2 years + 4 months!

Lucy's speech is getting more and more clear.  There are times when she gets so excited to talk that her sentences becomes a tangled mess of words and ideas.  It's one of the most endearing things she does right now.

I guess it seems like there are a lot of things at this age that both G and I adore about our tot.  Perhaps it's because we get more than 3 hours a sleep a night or because we all can communicate better with one another since the cognitive areas grow so much every day.

Impressionable Child "Rolling her back"

Lucy is... impressionable.  I had strained my back a month or so ago and spent a lot of time on the foam roller trying to get it back in shape.   So, naturally, she now uses the foam roller to help her "hurt" back.   I guess I need to get my act together so that my kid doesn't end up knowing how to use a foam roller by the age of 3.  Core conditioning here I come!

Becoming a steward of the lake.

We spent the July 4th holiday up at the lake.  G's brother and nephew came into town for a few days so it was sunshine and playtime for the cousins.  Lucy went fishing... a lot.  This might not be too surprising if you are reading this as she is at least half of G...but she loves being on the boat with a fishing rod in hand.  G is much more patient and under control than I am when it comes to having Lucy with a long fishing rod near the water.  She even learned how to jig.

Turtle Races 2016 - small turtles guarantee a loss!

One of the days the family was at the lake, we headed into town to participate in the Turtle Races.  G was sure to find the smallest turtle for our tiny tot to race in the contest.   Not surprisingly, the turtle did not win the race and therefore we didn't have to stick around for a few more hours to run in the other rounds.  Turtle races are always a fun time.  A lot of people from all around the state/country and tons of kids running around with unfettered excitement!

In the shortest summer of my life, I had to attend a super awesome culinary training in Mississippi for a week.   Because it was a week long and G still had to work, Lucy was able to stay with Grandma Lynn at the lake all week.  Despite all the rain, she had a blast.  She even missed us a little bit.  When we got home, she was not interested in straying too far from us.  It was insanely adorable, endearing and cute despite her alligator tears when she went with a friend to a swing set too far away from us.

All giggles at Grandma's despite illegal foot placement.

Rain, Rain went away and now it's...beach time!

Already more hip than her parents