My favorite

Lucy had a really great Valentine's Day...the party seemed to live up to her expectations and when we got home, she and I gave Daddy a little Valentine's gift and she asked, "Do I get a Valentine's present, too?"
Of course!

She was pretty pumped about "Frozen music" (the soundtrack) and an Anna doll!
She also got another valentine in the mail...from Grandma and Troy!

And I finally got to see the beautiful box she made at school for all of her valentines from her friends:

Complete with three feathers, just like she told me!

The next day, Lucy and I went with Sam and Katie to see Mickey's Music Festival!  Katie spotted a good deal on Cincysavers.com and I was pretty excited about it (though my friend Christa had to one-up us and win tickets - for better seats! - on the radio!  But we were happy our friends Claire Bear and Karli could see the show, too).
Lucy and Sam loved it!!

And Lucy got a feel for what it will be like to have a partner in the backseat of the car.  At first they took turns being super noisy in the car and Sam had the first shift...he chattered noisily the whole way to the show.  Afterward, we went to Skyline for dinner and it was Lucy's turn to make all of the noise.  They ganged up on us on the [thankfully short] ride from Skyline back to my house and were so noisy that Katie and I couldn't even talk to one another in the front seat!

Sam's a pretty easy-going, likeable guy but I was still pretty proud of my girl...she had a great time with him, even when we got back home - the two of them went up to her room to play for a few minutes - unsupervised! - and continued to have fun!

Last Saturday had to be one of her favorite days ever...in the morning, she got to deplete my sticker stash by making Grandma a birthday card, then we had our fun Mickey adventure, and that night we met Grandma and Troy and Aunt Amy for Grandma's birthday celebration and she was allowed to order a bowl of ice cream (since she'd already eaten dinner earlier).  We may be in trouble the next time we're in a restaurant!

This week we made an impromptu trip to the library.  Since we (I) didn't plan it, we didn't bring back any of the books we have out but as soon as we walked in, Lucy looked at me and asked, "Do we have any books to borrow back?"  Don't you just love kid-speak?!
She walked in and there was a little boy playing in the kid's area.  She walked right over to him and he said, "I'm playing with dinosaurs, see?" and she smiled and kind of giggled, "I see that!"  The little boy followed Lucy around and they talked about puzzles and other toys and at one point, she brought me a book and asked me to read it to her - and she was totally fine with it when her new friend sat with her to listen.  Then the two of them went off to the side to read:

She's getting better at befriending other kids and it's so cool to watch! 


Look how cute (and how big and grown up!) she looked before school that day in a dress she got from GranJan and Grandpa for Christmas:



Super silly!

 Guess who got to play outside for a bit this week!!  These two are a bit mischievous...

Since baby #2 isn't out yet, can I still call #1 my favorite??
I had a doctor appointment yesterday and things are looking great with #2.  Dr. Lea said, based on the old wives tale and the baby's heart rate, he'd guess boy (he doesn't know, either!)...not much longer before we find out!  Lucy currently thinks if it's a boy, he shall be Leo and if it's a girl, she shall be Leah...