Lucie is 1 today!!!! What a fun year we've had with her. She's turned into such a little pie! Well, she was always a good baby. We actually felt a little guilty about how easy she was as an infant. That being said, I notice a little, let's say "independent" streak in her lately. I guess she's not a baby anymore!
We're having her official birthday party this Sunday, but we celebrated a lot today! I'm pooped and Lucie is fast asleep already, even though it's still light out. Last night, I put up the paper flower arrangement I've been working on (with a little help from Trav). That, with a "Happy Birthday" banner went up on the Dining Room wall. We're keeping it up for the party, but it made Lucie's breakfast extra festive.
Trav surprised us both by hanging up streamers in the hallway. It is a tradition in the Theobald family to wake up to streamers. Fun! Lucie thought they were hilarious and loved running through them. Though it made her a little off balance and there were a few tumbles.
I made waffles and fruit (well, I cut up the fruit and put it on the waffle). I think Lucie ate the entire thing. That was the start of the sugar. Yes, I'm a bad mom.
Lucie opened her presents from us: a red piano and a wooden pushcart that transforms into a scooter. For once, she was really interested in both presents. Score!
Lucie and I took Trav to work and then tried to go home and fit a nap in. Didn't work. So we packed up the beach bag and headed to the beach in Sausalito. After weeks of cold, rainy weather, the sun came out in full force this week. It is beautiful outside right now. Of course, Lucie fell asleep on the way to the beach, so we sat in the car with the air conditioning going for about 45 minutes. Thank goodness for iphones.
Her delayed nap ended up being better timing for hanging out at the beach. We met up with Trav and brought a picnic to this really cute sandy area very close to Trav's office. Because it was so awesome outside, there were quite a few families there. Lucie got into her swimsuit, I lathered us up in sunscreen, and we plunged into the bay. OK, we just waded around, but for a 2.5 foot tall person, it was a plunge.
I forgot to mention that we rode bikes to the beach from Trav's office. Then, on the way back, we rode around for a couple extra loops, since Lucie seemed to be enjoying herself. I could tell because she wasn't trying to pull the helmet off her head like she was when we were stationary on the bikes.
It was getting on in the afternoon by the time we headed home, so Lucie fell asleep in the car. Again, she didn't transfer to her crib for a solid nap, so we fed her some cake! No, actually, we hung out in our backyard for a bit. My parent's gave Lucie a sand and water table (actually it's rice and water. sand is just too much for me), so she played around in that, chased the cat, and pulled at some of Trav's potted plants.
We had cake for dinner (hey, it was carrot cake. that's healthy!) and now Lucie is fast asleep.
What an awesome day for a totally awesome girl!
