LUCY TURNS FRTHREEEEE!!!

 Before February 13, a certain 2-year old could be heard at least hourly, saying, either, "MY BIRTHDAY CEREAL!!! WE GOING EAT MY BIRTHDAY CEREAL:  FRUITYCOCOA--HOORAY!!!"(while guiding any audience to the pantry for proof); OR, "MY BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP BY VALENTINE'S!! I BE FREE!!"(or 5, depending on the day :) )

Thankfully, she did survive until her birthday and that morning of cold cereal and presents:  Tangled Barbie (dubbed "Ballet Doll"), a doll playpen (which she, as "Pink Baby"--her new favorite nickname--usually cuddles up in more than the dolls), a polly pocket, Dora figurine, dora socks, and 12 Dancing Princesses(Barbie movie).  Despite her outfit, she really didn't need clothes! Lucy just likes the power of being able to dress herself--a LOT!! Remember the clothes she got for her birthday last year? She was just learning then, but managed to put all of them on at once!  She regularly empties her drawers (and Anne's) finding just the right shirt or skirt or pair of pajamas for that hour, and even after we tuck her in, she still changes pajamas (or into her swimming suit) on her own.  It's just such FREEDOM, I guess!

After Breakfast and presents, I took the girls to a funeral for a dear sister in our ward, and we had hot dogs and sweet potato fries for dinner, w/ an ice cream cake for dessert--quickly since it was scouts/ YW, and Brian was stuck in Provo until late.  Lucy is quite hilarious--she is passionate about whatever she's doing, singing, dancing, or screaming refusals.  She LOVES pretending--especially that she's a baby, or a dog or cat. If we call her cute, she retorts, "NO--I RUCY!!" (unless she's "Pink Baby"). She loves her "Dee-Dee" blanket, loves her brothers and sisters, and LOVES doing things by herself--she always insists on pouring every drink, dressing, or gravy on her own, and can already make her own peanut butterjam sandwiches, scale the pantry shelves for a snack of chips or nuts, and check her "toemails" on the computer (childhood emails?).  Her little gap-toothed smile brings us all a lot of joy! It's hard to believe how she's grown!