Miss Hiccup Gets Ready

I went upstairs to get dressed to go to the grocery store, and I came down to find that Lucy had the same idea...

A Fair Day

Yesterday, Lucy and I went with my mom to the California State Fair in Sacramento. We spent a lot of time going through all the exhibits and eating lots of high calorie food!

Lucy is no stranger when it comes to the salty and sweet combination of bacon and chocolate. She regularly eats Nutella and bacon sandwiches at home, so when we bought some chocolate covered bacon at the fair, she knew what to do! She devoured three pieces!


What kid doesn't like french fries? I don't know of one. Lucy had her batch of fries smothered in cheese!


While we were checking out the Fur and Feathers exhibit, Lucy was able to hold and wear a beautiful white and yellow Cockatiel. He was perfectly trained to open his wings for the perfect photograph. What a show-off!


In the horticulture exhibit, she stopped to smell the flowers. A lot. And even went so far as to kiss all of the veggies that were growing in rows. How very sweet of her!


And for the finale of this particular Fair post, we have a game of Where's Lucy? This game is similar to the Where's Waldo? pictures, but this takes place in the Toy Story 3 setting in the Animation exhibit of the State Fair.

Can you spot her among all of her favorite movie characters?

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

Lucy's favorite song used to be I'm Yours by Jason Mraz, but now it's the classic Beatles song in which her own namesake may or may not have been inspired.

Here is Lucy's own rendition of Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds...

Terms Of Endearment

HONEY...

is the term Lucy has been using instead of calling me "Mommy."

She says things like,
"Can you help me, Honey."
or
"Honey, I'm hungry."
or
"Good morning, Honey"
followed by a sloppy kiss!

This girl learns fast as to what really melts my heart and makes me giggle, and has crammed it all into one little word. She may have even used this new term of endearment to get out of trouble. The "I love you, Honey" coming from a two year old's mouth really packs a sweet punch. I could never be mad at her for long!

As for those horrible tantrums she was having while we were camping...they're GONE! She does have the occasional toddler meltdown, which is completely normal and manageable. I am going to blame the summer heat and her sniffling, summer cold that she had at the time. I will try, but I don't think I will ever forget that tantrum in the camping trailer that day. About an hour of screaming and kicking, all over a fingernail trim, and then another that day about a poopy diaper change! I was pretty certain at the time that both of our heads were going to explode. That, too, passed.

I am hoping to never encounter the wrath of Lucy like that again with the head spinning, kicking and screaming, but I won't hold my breath.

For now, I'll just take it all in and enjoy being her "Honey" while it lasts!

The Nurturer

My own little nursling likes to pretend she is nursing her own babies.

"Mommy, I'm giving my 'murf his milk." -Lucy