Lucy Goosey. Also known as the Looster. Or Darth Lucy.

Since I know most of you care more about seeing cute pictures of Lucy than reading updates on our lives, I thought I'd add a quick second post about Lucy and the last few months of her life. In March Lucy came down with RSV so we got to spend some quality time at the hospital. Everyone there thought she was the cutest, of course :)

 This is by far my favorite picture (above). She reminded me so much of Grandpa Guelzow hanging out in his PJs at their house in Rochester in the mornings :)

In April Meghan and Lucy went home to Pittsburgh to surprise Grandma Sharon for her birthday/Easter. A big thanks to Aunt Rachel for making it all happen :) Lucy was a big girl and got to sit in her own seat on the plane (since most of the planes had open seats!!)

We got to be there for the annual Easter egg hunt (check out these pictures, awesome huh! we are all getting so old . . . )

Now (2011)

then (not sure what year)

. . .and when we got home dad surprised us with a nice note and candy (which we quickly ate) and flowers. What a great dad :) 

In May Uncle Brad graduated from the University of Utah and got his MBA so we got to spend lots of time with his family and with Grandma Sharon and Grandpa Steve. We LOVE when they visit.

Lucy started eating solids at 6 months, which has been a fun adventure. She also loves to read with us at night and can sit up all by herself now. She tries to crawl and stands on her hands and knees, but mostly ends up going backwards. Poor girl gets so frustrated! Her toys just get farther and farther away.

It's a Wonderful Life

Today has been one of those days where I have just thought and thought about how wonderful life can be and is. We really are so blessed and are truly enjoying our summer so far. We are especially glad that the summer will continue for another three and a half months! It will be wonderful.

Right now, Jared is working at a new job that he loves, I am a teaching assistant for my favorite class at BYU and as soon as I finish my thesis (the goal is before June 1) I will be done with school. Yay! I look forward to enjoying the second half of the summer with no worries. What a great feeling that will be. 

Jared's new job takes him away for 8 hours a day, and he is doing some internship hours in the mornings before he works, so we don't see him a lot, but I am enjoying learning how to stay at home with Lucy all day and I think it actually has made us enjoy our time together more, if that makes sense. I love when Jared comes home. It feels great to have him here and Lucy is in HEAVEN. She wiggles and giggles and smiles and gets so excited to see him. It is probably the best part of my day. She loves her daddy and she loves to have fun with him.

Saturdays are my favorite day. We go to the temple and we try to do something together as a family. Last week ended up being yard work but then we got to visit Jared's parents which was nice. I am a firm believer in The Family: A Proclamation to the World, especially where is says, " Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities." When we spend time together, especially time we've planned out with fun activities, it just feels different. Better. It's a wonderful feeling.

I'd probably have to say my highlight of the week though was Sunday night. Sundays are sacred days, really. They are days I cherish. We read together, go to church together, relax together, cook together, and occasionally I get to help Jared do his home teaching. His companion moved and so he let me come along this time to visit our friends, the Harnos family. They had a baby boy a few weeks before we had Lucy and we always enjoy spending time with them. They are the kind of people you can just sit and chat with about anything, especially the gospel and how it applies to our lives. I like that. I love new ideas and new perspectives. I think it is refreshing. We had a great visit with them, chatting about our babies' similar development milestones and funny habits as well as about the gospel and how it blesses our lives. I loved it.

I've realized this week how blessed we are. I get to go have lunch at Jared's job with him at least once a week, today being the first time. I love spending time with him and his work environment seems awesome. We have a beautiful baby who is finally learning how to sleep well and take good naps, and she is the cutest and funniest little girl on earth. Isn't it amazing that we are trusted with these little beings that bring such joy into our lives and we get to play with them and raise them and have so much fun with them? Lucy is such a happy baby. I love this time I get to spend with her. I wouldn't trade it for anything.