Sweet Lucy

 My sweet Lucy. She is such a blessing and a gift. It's so fun to see her personality develop and shine through as she gets older. She is very independent and wants everything to be her way! But she also has an incredibly sweet side to her. I had a lot of fun taking these pictures of her before church one Sunday morning. She's wearing the cutest little dress made by her Grammy. I love how the color pops against the yellow flowers. She had a lot of fun running around in my flower bed, where the kids are normally not allowed! And of course, she managed to crush a few of my tulips - but it was worth it to capture her sweet spirit!

 Note the crushing.

 And then the ripping out of the ground.

 One of her favorite places in the house is in her bedroom with her pile of books. When it's really quiet and I'm worried, the first place I look is her room. Usually I'll find her just like this reading a book!

Although there has been an occasion or two where I've found her like this!

Easter 2014

 Another great Easter day. Got all the family together for a few pictures before church. After church, we headed over to a friend's house to let all the kids hunt for eggs together. It was a lot of fun watching them find eggs and get excited. Lucy had no idea what was going on, but since the other kids were hunting she needed to as well!

 We saw this hilarious car on the way to the egg hunt! The boys thought it was the best!!

 Getting eggs!

All the hunters!

Easter Eggs

 I love Easter! It's always a fun holiday and seems to be a lot more relaxed and calm than most of the others.  The boys had so much fun decorating their eggs. They each picked out a decorating kit basically right after Valentines Day (if you wait, they're all picked over - learned that the hard way!) So we've been saving them and waiting until just the right day. Today was the day!! Henry picked out a super cute pirate themed set and Jonah chose an Angry Bird themed set with lots of stickers for the eggs.

 Ready to go!

 Deciding

Just Silly

Lucy's Birthday Party

 Lucy's birthday party was so fun to plan! There are so many different fun themes for a baby girl's first birthday, but I decided to go with a spring flower theme. It turned out so cute and I already had most of the decorations! We had a nice lunch, cupcakes for dessert and then Lucy opened her presents. It was a really sweet day to enjoy with our closest friends.

 Lucy's name banner from her bedroom.

 Flower cupcakes

 The Birthday Girl!!

 She LOVED the cupcakes!!

 She got a lot of fun goodies from her friends. Lots of clothes (which was great!)

 And her first Bible!

 This is part of her actual birthday when just our little family celebrated her birthday. She got this little hedgehog, which she immediately hugged!

 She also got a cute little purse, complete with her own "lipstick!"

 And more cupcakes!

 Cupcake aftermath = bath!

Lucy Turns One

I can't believe my sweet little girl is already one! The year flies by and it seems a bit unfair at times. It's so true, the days are long but the years are short. Anyways, Lucy was super excited to open all her presents. Unlike the boys at this age, she knew exactly what to do with all the wrapped presents!! She had enough practice at Christmas and watching everyone else! I think her favorite presents, without a doubt, was her dolly stroller. The boys were certain she needed one, and they were right! She didn't even want to continue opening presents once she saw the stroller. She loves pushing her dolly everywhere. And she has been know to hop in at times and allow her brothers to take her for a spin around the house!

Lucy's First Steps!

Lucy decided to take her official first steps about two days before she turned one. She likes to do everything on her own schedule! She was so cute! She's been practicing and thinking about it for some time now, but just wasn't confident enough. The game changes completely once these little ones learn to walk!