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Lucy enjoys playing with her blocks
and occasionally enjoys climbing into the box and having us cover her
up with the blocks.
Friday, 5-May-2006. |
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| Lucy at the bottom of a pile of
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In the morning, we drove to a local
park so that we could all play for a little bit. This playground is
the best for miles around—huge!
Saturday, 6-May-2006. |
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| Lucy runs across one of the
bridges |
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Back across again |
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| Waiting |
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So excited, she can hardly
stand it! |
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We had a great weekend at home,
doing some yardwork in front. And Lucy helped out quite a bit, as can
be seen in these photos.
Saturday, 6-May-2006. |
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| Lucy helps Daddy add some dirt
to the front garden. Note the large amount of dirt and the small size
of her shovel—this might take forever. |
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Dumping dirt just a little bit
at a time |
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| Another exciting action shot |
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Getting another shovelful |
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| Surveying the work—and
noticing that Daddy hasn't been working as hard as Lucy |
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Expressing indignation that
Daddy isn't helping, but just taking photos |
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| J'accuse ! |
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A great Lucy face |
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| Running on the porch and just
generally having a good time |
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Lucy and woodpile |
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| Lucy |
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Closeup |
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| Another closeup |
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Mommy closeup (Lucy likes
taking photos and then looking at them on the camera LCD in play mode) |
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| Lucy with Daddy |
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Giggling |
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I've been working on Lucy's swingset
/ playhouse and I thought I'd ask Lucy to help me with putting together the
frame. I let her help me pull the trigger on the cordless drill to
tighten up some lag bolts. Then, when I turned my back, she picked up
the drill on her own and carried it to another bolt, to try tightening it.
Sunday, 7-May-2006. |
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| Prior to the power tool thing
mentioned above, Joana took Lucy for a little walkabout in Lucy's new
backpack |
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Lucy and Mommy |
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| Ready to hit the trail |
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Heading off into the woods for
a short hike |
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| Lucy grabs the DeWalt |
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First use of power tools
unassisted |
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| She learns quickly—technique
and brand name loyalty! |
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Asking for Daddy's help when
she couldn't pull the drill out of the hole |
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| Moving on to the next lag bolt |
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Good form! |
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| Dang, that's a nice tool! |
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Using Klondike to assemble the
playhouse frame |
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| Tractor ends up being used for
so many chores |
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Just some basic photos of Lucy at
the dinner table.
Thursday, 11-May-2006. |
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| I'm not exactly sure what she
was eating |
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Probably yogurt self-feeding |
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Lucy |
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Notice the ponytail |
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Mother's Day Eve at Applebee's with
Grandma Sexton.
Saturday, 13-May-2006. |
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| Contemplative, leaving home |
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Lucy in the car seat |
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| At Applebee's |
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Lucy |
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| Ashley |
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Ashley again |
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| Grandma Sexton |
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One of Lucy's favorite activities
lately is putting stickers on sheets of paper. She's very organized,
putting all the stickers of a particular object grouped together. She
also enjoys putting some of the stickers on her face and arms (or on Daddy).
Monday, 15-May-2006. |
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| Sly girl with sticker on her
face |
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Asking Daddy to place another
sticker |
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| Lucy |
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Happy kid |
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| Lucy and Daddy |
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Getting ice cream is not a common
thing to start with and this was probably Lucy's first attempt to eat it out
of a bowl, unassisted—messy, but very nummy.
Sunday, 21-May-2006. |
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Watching TV with Daddy.
Saturday, 27-May-2006. |
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| We might be watching Bugs Bunny
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Lucy and Daddy |
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We drove out to Osceola, Wisconsin,
to ride on the Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway, which runs an old
passenger train from Osceola, WI to Marine on St. Croix, MN. The train
was powered by an older diesel locomotive and pulled a series of old
passenger cars. The locomotive and cars are beautifully restored, by
the Minnesota Transportation Museum. The scenery from the old cars was
gorgeous, with the train running along the St. Croix river valley.
Sunday, 28-May-2006. |
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| On the way to Osceola |
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| "Empire Builder" car, which we
rode in, dating from 1949. We were surprised to discover that the car
was air-conditioned! |
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View of car 1096, dating from
1947 |
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| The Osceola station |
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Nicely restored cars |
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| Station platform in Osceola |
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Lucy waits to board the train |
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| Lucy and Joana |
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Lucy and Sean |
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| Lucy with Daddy |
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Nice closeup of car 1096 |
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| Another nice closeup |
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On the train, Lucy has her own
seat |
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| Joana and Lucy. We were
also surprised to see that the train wasn't very crowded |
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Sean and Lucy watch the scenery
go by |
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| Lucy, having some water |
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Lucy was eager to explore the
train, getting on and off the seats frequently and looking out both sides of
the train |
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| Lucy and Mommy look at
something outside the train |
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Lucy having a good time on the
train |
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| Eating some cheese |
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Looking out the window |
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| "Hi Mommy!" |
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Crossing an old steel girder
bridge |
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| View of the St. Croix |
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Front row seat |
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| And now, time for a banana |
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So much to see! |
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| Lucy |
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| This is how we spent much of
the 90-minute trip, looking out the window |
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Need a sip of water again |
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| Telling Mommy about something
that she's seen |
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Happy kid |
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