Swimmmin'.

Day 12: Church with Gaga.

Since you guys cant even see this blog, I'm not quite sure why I faithfully update this each day. But I do. & you guys arent even keeping your updated! So today we lounged around & watched some Sunday morning cartoons. For some reason, Lucy told Bud that she wanted a sausage egg biscuit. So of course, Bud went and got her one from Hardee's to go with her fruit and yogurt. Then, Lucy and I got ready for church. She had on her new dress, and she look precious, for sure. During church, Lucy was good besides swigging tea and having to go to the bathroom every five minutes. She even drew pictures and handed them out to senile old women. How generous. Now she's down for a nap, and we're gunna take a dip in the pool while Bud grills our dinner. Later, after endless play time, we'll probably pack our suitcases up and finish our plans and surprises we've been cooking up in preparation for Wednesday. Hurrrrrrrry up!

Day 11: Cleaning, Pool, Church, Thai.

We must have worn Lucy out last night. Because she went to bed at 9:30 last night & woke up at 9:15 this morning! But anyways, I always tend to forget the messes involved in babysitting Lucy. Between our busy schedules and planned events, we all kind of fell behind on the cleaning. Shoes, clothes, toys, blankets, and other items were strung throughout the house. So we all pitched in to clean it up. I'm happy to report that the house is sparkling and Lucy is almost packed, and has each outfit, down to the shoes and underwear layed out for the remainder of her stay. We're in tip top shape. Lucy was a big help. After chores, we swam for a while and Lucy literally had to be dragged out of the pool for nap. She was having so much fun. Then, we got ready for church. Please note Lucy's poof. She looked glamourous. She really enjoyed church again, like last week. Then, she got to choose where to eat and chose Thai food, to see Joe. Unfortunately, Joe was in Thailand to care for sick family members. After having eaten there probably 30 times, it was the first time he wasnt there. Lucy was devastated, but a teenager working took note. He introduced himself as Joe's son and happily brought out Lucy's special peanuts and sticky rice. So no harm was done. She was all smiles, as shown in her picture. Then after we got back in the car, she said she wasnt ready to go home so we stopped for some ice cream and Lucy ordered "chocolate almond delight" all by herself. She's been quite the character.

Trip to the Park.

Day Ten: Baking & a trip to the park.

Nana and Uncle Mike. How are you today? We're great. Today Lucy and I helped Gaga pick up her house and pull a few weeds in the garden. I am happy to report that Lucy now carries around her own newspaper to warp Coco and threatens to "get a piece of her". She's learning to hold her own. After lunch, she suggested that we make cupcakes. So of course, we did. Coconut, just like she asked. With pink icing, as usual. They were delish. After nap, Mimi got off work early & brought home Lucy's piggy bank that we painted last Friday. Lucy is quite proud of it, because after being glazed, it's super shiny with blue, green, and yellow. It even says her full name on the back in pretty writing. Naturally, she had to scrounge up a few coins to slip into the slot & make it jingle. Tonight, Mimi and Bud had a "grown up party" to go to, so its was just us three little girls. We first ate a good meal at Jalisco's, where Lucy loved her quesadilla. Then, we went to Fortress of Fun, the community park. It was huge and Lucy ran up every step, bridge, ladder, net, wall or bar. She swung, jumped, kicked, and swang. Worn out, we settled for an ice cream at Lic's. As you can see, Lucy put on her best cheese for you. Haha. Lastly, we stopped by Gaga's to tell her goodnight before continuing with our nightly rituals. Yes, every single ritual. Jammies, brush, floss, potty, read, lights out.

Chick-Fil-A

Day Nine: Chuck E Cheese.

Well, Lucy's deffinately not sick. After eating two eggs, a kashi bar, fruit salad, grapes, chicken nuggets, fries, pizza, and a few snicky snacks, Lucy's back better than ever. We ate at Chick-fil-A today. Then after nap, Lucy woke up, and as usual, Gaga snatched her up to get the sleepy sweetness, and then returns her to me when she's loud and awake. But today, she was extra loud because Mimi promised to take her some place special, some place she had never been. The minute Lucy entered the doors of the lovely place, her eyes lit up & a smile crept across her face. She wiggled to be let down & ran straight to the games. She likes all the character cars, the bucking bronco, anything that flashed, dinged or made music, and the clock chair, which lifted her to the celing. Her all time favorite ride was the humongous rocking horse that was over 10 feet tall. We probably rode it eight times. After being given 100 token (Kailey & Bets & I might have slipped in a few games), Lucy finished with 264 tickets, and chose a ring, tootsie pops, bracelets and poprocks (which she loved). We had a good time, and it definately wore her out. So we're hoping to go to bed early. She's been an excellent sleeper too, by the way. I guess all this madness has her stirred up & thats why she refused to talk on the phone. She was probably just being contrary. Whats new. We're reaaaallly starting to miss you. POST. MORE. PICTURES. of my precious cousin please, because I'm keeping my end of the deal up!