signs

I made Lucy a birthday sign on her easel.  

(She corrected my "a" in Tesfanish, above.  She thought that "a" didn't look very good.)

And I found this on the easel the next day. 

 It's the same message, but to me 

(including my age).

I love this sweet girl so much!

Happy 6th Birthday, Lucy!

 You started the fun at Aunt Ann and Uncle Ron's.

You had a great time swinging.

And a little swingin' with Pap.

And a big pile of presents to open.  AND a big
circle of people who love you all around you.

The three birthday buddies--Ron, Lucy, and Bonnie all share a birthday!

My birthday beauty

Feeling a bit sassy :)

Birthday pic with Mama.

I love her laughing smile in this one!  It is so very Lucy Joy.
(I love it enough to post with my face like this,)

Aunt Rachel made Lucy this beautiful princess cake.
It was almost too pretty to eat.  (Almost.)

The baker and the birthday girl :)

Birthday Cake Dance

Lucy Joy Tesfanish, 

You are such a precious child.

I love you with all my heart and I'm so proud of who you are!

I can't wait to see what new adventures being 6 brings!

pumpkin patch

(holding hands--so sweet!)

happy fall!

front page news!

Lucy lost a front tooth!  Number 3, and boy is her smile cute.

Please, no, Google!

You recall that Lucy was asking Google EVERYTHING?

Well, things almost went horrifically wrong last weekend.

She had rare use of the phone in the car on a long trip.  I heard her in the back seat, saying, "Okay, Google, show me Lucy Ricardo Balls."  No problem, funny slip on the name.

Then... "Okay, Google, show me Ricky Ricardo BALLS."  Yikes!  I grappled with her for the phone, horrified, but it just showed Ricky Ricardo.  (And not his balls, thank you Jesus.)

Swoon.