Meet Charlie!

My it's been a while since I've posted. I've finished out my pregnancy and we have a new member of our family. Charles Pennington Piper was born on April 29, 2012! Here is a picture and video of Lucy meeting him on the first day! She loved him from the minute he came home and loves to help him out by bringing him blankets and play with him.  My two little peas in a pod!

Easter!

We had a great time on a sunny Easter Day. The big bunny made his first trip to our house and Lucy had lots of fun hunting eggs and opening her basket. Here's a video of Lucy hunting eggs:

 After the festivities, Andy took Lucy to the coast to enjoy some sunshine and a little Father-Daughter quality time:

He also found a petting zoo for them to explore! Lucy was afraid of the cows but thought the chickens were pretty cool:

Finally, they hit the Tillamook Cheese factory on their return to explore the attractions and pick Mama up some of her beloved cheese curds!

All and all a very big Easter Sunday for the little lady!

Morning Stroll

Little Miss Lucy likes nothing more than to be outside. If you ask her if she wants to go outside, she will excitedly reply "side-side!" without fail. So, lately we've been bundling up and hitting the streets, despite the weather. Here she is exploring the neighborhood this morning.

Brother Doll

Not being much of a doll fan as a kid myself, I didn't think to get Lucy a doll until a friend left one at our house and she was obsessed with it. She named her "Baybay" and wanted to take her everywhere...even in the tubby. So, we got her a new doll we're calling brother doll to prepare for baby brother's arrival! She loves him and gives him hugs, stroller rides and changes his diaper. We've tried to quell giving him a tubby because we don't want her putting her real little brother in the bath! In the video, I tried to capture her dancing with him, but was too slow with my camera. However, you can see how she likes to tote him around while she plays:

Ducklings!

Last weekend Lucy and I went to Eugene to rendezvous with her Uncle Bill, Aunt Katie and cousins Henry and Reese. Lucy was pretty mesmerized by Henry and his big kid ways. He was so sweet to the little girls, it was really cute to watch. I caught her just staring at him or following him around throughout the vacation. His little sister Reese is quite a fun lover and was it was so cute to see she and Lucy start to recognize each other and play a little bit! It's so much fun and I'm sure will just get better and better each time they see each other, since the age difference of 4 months is disappearing quickly.

Here's a video of the girlfriends:

Also, here's a picture of Lucy and Henry in front of the U of O sign:

Portland Children's Museum

Lucy and I spent the morning at the Portland museum. It was so fun to just let her cruise around and make a mess that didn't have to be cleaned up. We started out in the 0-3 year old room, then made our way through a giant tree fort. Then it was onto play with the trucks in the "sand" pit made from pieces of recycled tires. Finally we hit the water works room. Here our some videos from our adventure.

In the little kid (0-3 year old) room

The water works room was also a big hit.

Happy 2012!

Lucy started walking right before Christmas. Grandpa came to share in the holiday with us and was able to witness her first steps! Unfortunately, we were all struck down by what I am referring to as "The Christmas Plague of 2011". We are now all feeling better and had a nice quiet new year's eve. Lucy is now perfecting her walking skills and should be an old hat in no time. Here she is yesterday walking around for one of the last times in 2011: