Lucy Jane

It's been a while since I did a post dedicated just to our little Lucy. She's growing up so fast and there are so many things I want to remember about her at this age. These "memories" will be in no particular order....I'm not sure how to put them in paragraph form, so I just won't.



Here she is St. Patrick's Day morning. The only thing I did to celebrate was put food coloring in her cereal. I know, I'm super creative. She thought it was pretty weird. She was having a hard time keeping her eyes open for the picture....hence the help from her hands.

-A few weeks ago, we were walking home from school and she asked me something. I didn't hear it all, so I asked her to repeat it. Then she said, "I think you're the master of not listening."

-Lucy has been so sweet with her prayers lately. We've talked a little about how Heavenly Father likes it when we try to not have our prayers all sound the same. We've discussed changing them up and keeping them from becoming routine. She does such a great job and I can tell that she's really trying.

-Lucy got up last month to bare her testimony in Sacrament meeting at church. She just beamed as she walked back to our bench when she was done. I love that she is so confident and doesn't shy away from being in front of people.

-She's also enjoying passing off the Articles of Faith during primary at church. I'm impressed at how well she does!



-Lucy loves to create things. She colors or draws a little bit almost every day. The last little while she has started to write stories. She draws pictures for friends and family all the time. Her walls are covered with many of her creations that she has taped up. She made collars last week for all of her stuffed animals.

-I love that Lucy is trying to figure things out. She always says things like, "I think I know how they make chapstick" then she'll proceed to tell me her theory. When I tell her the right way things are done, she almost always says, "But I think my way would work, too, right?"

-I love that she still says "wush" instead of "wish". (It rhymes with "push")


-Lucy still loves to sing and dance. I love hearing listening to her versions of songs. The best is when she hears me singing the same song later and she corrects me, even when I'm singing the right words and she is singing jibberish. Example: I sang, "Give me..a clue", her version is, "wipee...wahoo".

-She started ballet last month and really enjoys it, with the exception of the stretching at the beginning. She hated that when she took gymnastics last year, too. I'm not sure what it is, but it's "just too hard".

-She is doing so well at her reading! I love that she loves it! We've been reading Junie B. Jones books lately. We take turns reading them out loud and it's so fun watching her react to what goes on.

Some of Lucy's favorite things right now:
-She still loves the color red. It's been her favorite for a couple years now.

-Whenever she's asked what her favorite food is, she always says candy and treats. I wonder where she gets that??

-She LOVES jumping on the tramp when mom, or especially Dad, jump with her. "Will you jump with us?" is a common phrase heard at our house. It's almost always the first thing she says when Jason walks in the door.

-Lucy really tries to be patient with Graham, but usually her frustration gets the best of her. Recently, though, I've watched her efforts go up a notch. First, I'll hear her scream, "G-RA-HAM! STOP DOING THAT!" (Graham's name turns into a 3 syllable word when she's mad). Then, I'll listen for just a second and I then I'll hear, "Graham, will you please stop doing that?" More often than not, she feels forced to return to the first attempt because G-ra-ham doesn't care whether she screams or asks kindly.....he's not going to comply.



It seems like in the past year or so, the role that I have as Lucy's mother is slowly changing. She is getting so independent and can do a lot on her own now. But her questions are getting more and more complex and deep. There's more discussions about why behaviors are right and some are wrong. She sure keeps me on my toes.

I am so grateful for this sweet, beautiful girl in my life!