A busy Spring Break!

Lindsay started Spring Break with her Girl Scout Troop making their cars for the Powder Puff derby all pretty and sparkly (while the dads made them fast!)
Grammie, Papa Jim and Auntie Heidi made a trip out to see us and then we all drove down to see Bobby in Austin and then a day trip in San Antonio
The Texan Bauslaugh at the Alamo.

We ended Spring Break with 6 inches of snow in our back yard! What a crazy week!

A few of new milestones for Lucy this week.

Lucy needs to slow it down a little for her momma. There is literally something new every day.
Earlier this week, Lucy started pulling herself up on the baby walker to actually taking steps with it. She is also very speedy in her crawling and keeping us on our toes! I should mention that this also means that she has a few new bruises on her noggin as well. Of course she finds things that she is not supposed to play with much more interesting than her actual toys!
Lucy also poked a tooth through today. For the last 2 weeks I have been very teething suspicious, but nothing to show for it until today!
Finally (and most fun) Lucy is clapping! She will play pat-a-cake and loves to clap when someone says "Yay!"

It's been a busy week for her. :-)

Lucy eating a biter biscuit for the first time:

I had better be careful!

Leslie has informed me that she is watching me. She says she wants to know everything about being a mom so when she grows up to be a mom she knows what to do. This is VERY convicting. Hopefully she remembers the good stuff, and not the screw ups! :-)
Tonight we were making dinner and she was helping. I opened a can of beans to drain and rinse and put in the chili. I turned around to get rid of the top when I came back the entire can (juice and all) was in the pot with the other ingredients. I kept my cool, said "oh well, I guess it will be a little runnier than usual." Leslie said, "When I'm a mom, I'm going to say that if my daughter accidentaly puts something in that doesn't go in the pot"
Whew! Passed that test!

A few days ago, she came to me a little worried, "mom, what if I forget everything about being a mom?" I told her she could call me. :-)

Bragging on my Lindsay

We are so proud of Lindsay girl! She has been working hard this year in school. At first, 1st grade was a little of a struggle for my girl. She struggled mostly with reading, writing, and getting her work done. In recent weeks, it has been like a light switched on. Lindsay is reading like crazy and liking it! She used to only read what she HAD to, now she chooses to read and seems to be enjoying this new world that is opened up to her. She also wrote two pages of a story she made up for fun the other night. Well, today we got a note from her teacher that said this:
"Lindsay is on a roll! She's working faster & reading faster & writing more! Hooray! Ms. S."

Way to go Lindsay!! We are so proud of your hard work and determination.

Lucy Jo is 8 months old!

Today marks Lucy's 8th month. She is growing up so fast! Though not growing out. :-) She is long and skinny, continuing to make clothing her a challenge. Over the last month, she mastered real crawling and in recent weeks, pulling herself up on the furniture. The last few days have been tough for her, trying to push a tooth through gums is hard work. She has also developed a bit of a clogged tear duct, causing her to wake up looking like the cutest cyclops you've ever seen this morning. For now, it is just irritating and causing swelling. If it doesn't get better, we may take her into the DR. As for sounds, Lucy is pretty much sticking with Da Da Da and Ma Ma Ma (not really connected to people though) and she has learned to click her tongue, always entertaining. Lucy also seems to have learned to play peek a boo when she has a blanket handy. In the food department, Lucy loves anything that chef Gerber offers. She loves her veggies as well as her fruits.