more fall madness

I have been busy planning a big craft fair for the Saturday before Christmas. It's called BANG!. I will be pretty busy for the next few months and I hope I will update this in a timely matter. before things get even more hectic, I thought I'd post a few new photos of this last month. Here is my first (and unpolished logo).

Today I took Lucy to Wellesley to visit her Grandmother (and I got to do some child-free shopping, yay!) on our way into town we stopped off to get some pumpkins. I took her to the same place last year and will try and fin the photos from then. she was 6 months old, chunky, and bald. needless to say a lot has changed in a year. I tried to get some video of her today but she was too fast for me. here are my tow favorites of the day...

We went to one of Lucy's friend's halloween/birthday bash on Sunday. One of Lucy's other friends is lending us her costume from last year. She's a bee. I would have liked her to be a little more scary, but she's perfectly content, and actually quite likes bees. She was running around and dancing (and eating fist-fulls of food) at the party. disco bee anyone?

Lucy's been able to spend a lot of time with grandparents this month. Patrick's parents (Omi & Opi) came up for a wonderful Sunday lunch and got to play with Lucy for most of the day. She was particularly funny this day, and I think it will stick out in my mind for a while.

Lucy is also fortunate to be able to have an ex-piano teacher as a Grandma. She's always been into music, and seems to really enjoy it when the piano is played for her. So far she is pretty gentle and pays close attention to the placement of fingers on the keys.

the beginning of fall....

Arlington shuts down the downtown area for a night and day to celebrate "town day". There are pony rides, fireworks, food, town info and artisan's booths lining the streets. It gets pretty packed and is a lot of fun. This year Lucy didn't get to ride the pony, but did get to sit in the fire truck!

One of Lucy's good friends, Isabele also had her second birthday party. It was supposed to be an outdoor thing, but the rain kept it indoors. they still managed to have a bouncy house in their house, lots of balloons, it was a super fun time! This photo is Lucy in her party dress practicing her dance moves.

dirt dirt dirt

one of the big reasons why it took so long for me to update this blog is because while Lucy would sleep, or during me free time, I was busy digging dirt, dirt, and more dirt.

see, what was supposed to be a little project quickly turned into a big mess. I wanted to tear up the patios in our back yard. it was old, oversized, and in a bad place. I was going to add dirt and grass to that area and be happy. well, I had WAY too much dirt delivered. the truck couldn't make it to the back yard, so it was dumped in my driveway. I spent weeks digging, loading and unloading the wheelbarrow, spreading it over the patio. I has a gross amount of dirt so I decided I'd also start leveling the back yard. BY HAND (yes, a little crazy) I have done a lot of work and I still have 20+ yards sitting in my driveway. what a mess! anyway, Lucy calls it the "wow!" pile.

playground play!

September was perfect for the playground. It wasn't too hot, too cold, and there was only one rainy day! Needless to say we visited plenty, I started a playground tour in fact. we'd hit up at least on in the morning and then another after her nap. I loved being outside and listening to Lucy cryptically count "one, two, three!" before heading down the slide. She's gotten pretty fearless on the equipment, but thankfully, for now, knows her limits and tries not to scare her momma too much.

farm fun!

we have been to several farms this summer and fall. It's a great way to get some great fruit and veggies, plus it's a lot of fun. Lucy LOVES running around picking (and eating) the fruits and veggies.

We met up with some friends at Honeypot Hill Orchards on a nice day in early September. it was a beautiful (and warm!) day. We had a picnic with friends, visited with the animals at the petting zoo, ate cider donuts, and then Lucy and her friend Maya decided to pick raspberries. They were just perfect! I think Lucy ate 3 or 4 for every one that made it in the little pint box. she had raspberry juice steaming all down her face by the time we were done.

a few weeks later Lucy and I met up with Grandma Allen at Busa/Lookout farm in Natick. It's quite an expensive farm, but a beautiful one. they have a train that drives you through grapevine covered paths to each picking station. peaches, apples, plums, they have it all! There is also a little animal area and playground fun for the kids. It's a gorgeous place to visit!