Well, Excuse You!

A short glimpse into Lucy life...  I'd heard about this from my mom via a phone call, but I hadn't experienced it until tonight.  Halfway through dinner, I hear her growling. I look at her and she smiles and says "me, me".  Allow me to explain: she's discovered fake burping, but being my child, she always excuses herself afterward.  And she's only 20 months old! Oh my!!

Burping. 

Isaac took Lucy to the park today, and a bee there took quite a fancy to her.  Needless to say, she flipped out!  "No, bee! No!" ...now every little speck of black she sees anywhere (or, heaven forbid, an actual bug) is a " BEE! BEE!"  She's also saying "Gowaybee!"

Showing me her "bee" -- a piece of dirt out of my planter. 

"Gowaybee!"

On Friday Lucy told me "poopoo, ba ba" until I finally took notice.  

Me: "You need to go poopies on the potty?"

Lucy: enthusiastically, "yeah!"

So off we went...  and she sat, and nothing happened. I brought the now naked child out into the living room with the potty, and set her up.  She sat.  Nothing.  I figured she'd tried and was safe to run around for a couple minutes. I started to smell "toots", so I looked down to sit her on the potty aaaand -- too late! Poop log on the carpet. GAH!  

Me: (still haven't learned my lesson) "Lucy, we go poopies ON the potty!" (long conversation as we clean up)... 

Then, to myself: "Well, at least she's not going to go again. Might as well let her enjoy some naked time" (Because she calls it "nay nay" and it's the cutest thing ever. 

WRONG. AGAIN.  

Lucy pees...all. over. the kitchen.  All. over. 

Potty training may be a couple months off still... 

Um, Lucy, you're doing it wrong.  All of it. Wrong.
We still love you, though! 

Aand lastly as I'm trying to type this up, I'm met with this sight: (SO proud!) "Dada!" 

"Da Da!!!!" 

Just Cause...

This girl seriously melts my heart daily.  She's just so cheerful and full of life, which she tells me all about in a language only she can understand.  

When Papa went to be with Jesus, mom saved one of his favorite dress shirts.  This week I finally felt ready to cut into it to make something special to hug when we miss him.  My first thought was a bear, but I love how this special bunny turned out. 

Smelling mama's favorite summer flower: pinks (aka dianthus). 

just cause... 

Summer Traditions: Blackberry Picking! Pt 1

Every summer a much-anticipated event occurs: the picking of the first sun-ripened, warm off the vine, oh-so-sweet blackberries!  This year Lucy was old enough to get in on the fun.  Daddy showed her how to find ripe ones one she was hooked.  Like daddy, like daughter.

 

Unlike her daddy, though, she does not like for her hands to be messy or sticky. Sadly we didn't have any wipes with us and she scowled at her hands most of the way home.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to my love, Isaac McPhee! 

You teach me so much about our heavenly Father by your love, gentle discipline, and patience for our sweet Lucy! We love you so, so, SO much! Thanks for loving your girls well!

We spent the day together, serving at the church, then heading up to Franklin Falls for a family hike.  Note to Selves: Do NOT hike on a family-friendly weekend day, if possible. It was crowded!! We still had a ton of fun, though, once we found parking. ha! 

We weren't the only ones in this transportation situation!

 Denny Creek is beautiful!

Tree Love!

Franklin Falls is a great family hike near Snoqualmie Pass.  It's so refreshing on a hot day when you reach the falls and the breeze (or wind depending on the day!) blows a fine mist over you. The elevation gain is slight, so it's great for kiddos. I saw many kids not much older than Lucy walking the whole thing! Just take it from us: it's best on a weekday or it's suuuper busy!

Daddy and Lucy throwing rocks

She loves her dada! 

Let's pretend she's a budding lefty, even though she's 95% righty! 

Dada, Mmmmm!
Translation: Dada, come get in on this kissin' action! 

High Five! "Bye?!"

Mama love

Photo Credit: Isaac McPhee
Love the angle on this one! A perfect day! 

I love that it looks like we're alone! 

Signing water and saying "wawa"

This little profile! 

 We ended the day with a wonderful home cooked meal: steak and potatoes -- elevated! (We're big Masterchef fans!)  This was the least we could do to show our appreciation for such a wonderful father!

The "We" on the card is Lucy and Mama -- Let's not go starting any rumors!  ;)

Daddy's Girl - Upcycled T-shirts

We're still in quarantine here in Poxland, so I did some quick sewing to beat away the boredom.  Isaac had a shirt that we both loved, but that was never quite long enough for him.  He finally decided to put it in the donate pile.  I saw it and quickly snatched it up to surprise him with a nightgown for his biggest little fan!  Lucy's becoming quite a daddy's girl -- and why not -- she's got him completely wrapped around that cute little finger with her "dadaaa?" 

When you've got the 'pox and you can't leave the house, you spend a lot of time reading and contemplating life.  I love this series!  She was reading quietly in the "ra-ra" (rock-rock), when she heard some kids playing outside on their way to the bus stop. 

There was a mix-up with Isaac's softball jersey, so Lucy benefited.  A snip here, a stitch there, and she's ready to cheer on daddy at his next Unicorn Squadron game!  And no, we had no say in the name...one of us (or maybe two) love the name....one of us is not so excited about it.  Three guesses who that might be. 

And because she's such a daddy's girl, of COURSE she had to steal his hat and wear it proudly around the house: 

Happy Father's Day!