1. Lucy is really out to explore. She is finding new things everyday. Today, she discovered my wrapping supplies. If things are in a container, she has to take them out.   This was no exception. Even the cat wanted in on the action.    We took Alex out for his birthday dinner, to the Cheesecake Factory, and Lucy enjoyed playing with the utensils and Daddy’s wallet.  I think Dad’s in trouble already! 😂 Poor Alex was sound asleep before we even got dessert. Guess we’ll have to go back soon.

Today was Alex’s 6th birthday. Lucy was not interested in waking up for it though. I ended up missing him before he left for school because Lucy slept in until 9:45. (I had to wake her up at that point. 😂)  At least she was having happy dreams. ☺️    Once I got Lucy up and ready for the day, we rushed to get Alex a surprise lunch. I didn’t get any pictures though because Lucy stayed in her stroller the entire time. The ladies in the office said there was a lot of illness in the school. I am just happy Lucy was okay not getting out. Alex really enjoyed seeing us and getting a special Oreo shake from Chick-Fil-A. When Lucy and I left, we did some birthday shopping and then came home to play. She sure loves to empty things now. Kleenex boxes, wipe boxes, the shoe bin, the diaper bag. Life is never going to be tidy again!     Lucy is also really beginning to enjoy singing. As her “ABC Song” came on today she was really singing along. She even says some letters.  It is sometimes a long wait until the boys get home from school. Lucy now enjoys to go outside and wait for them. Khaliyah usually helps. Since tonight was church night, we waited to sing Happy Birthday, open presents, and have cake until Nate came home. Alex was DYING so we played Twister to pass the time.   Lucy enjoyed spinning around in circles on the mat over and overs again. It was hilarious! William sure knows how to Twister! It turned out to be a fabulous day! Happy Birthday Alex! We love you so very much and love having you in our family! 

Today I almost missed getting a picture of Lucy because I was convinced I had taken some. I was really busy and actually had not except for one I was not intentionally trying to get her in. Oh well. There are many days like this. 😆 Lucy loves her new toys that I got at Divine Consign. She is really jamming to her own beat lately, so it is very cute to watch her with toys that have music. She gets her little bum and legs shaking, and her arms swinging. I LOVE baby dancing!  

With the absence of sleep for this little girl, today Lucy decided to catch up on what she missed out on over the weekend. My visiting teachers came over, and Lucy fell sound asleep on me for almost 2 hours. (That is a VERY rare occurance nowadays!)   Once she took her nice long snooze, she was back to being her busy little self. This little girl wants to explore the world! She is just nonstop.  I took the kids to the park when they got home from school, and Lucy just had to be one of the big kids. If she would just not put EVERYTHING in her mouth, we’d be great. 😉  She had such a wonderful time at the park, she wore herself out. Hopefully with all these naps today, she sleeps well tonight. (Little Miss added a news war wound by falling on the tile while I was making dinner. Poor baby’s mouth. 😢)