Lucy's One!

 On the 15th was Lucy's birthday! Can you believe she is already ONE!? This year has gone by so fast and I have loved watching Lucy grow and learn and explore. We had her one year check-up and she is 29" long and 21 pounds. She's in the 73rd percentile for height and 53rd percentile for weight. She has 8 teeth and lots of hair. She climbs the stairs, can walk backwards and sideways (forwards also :) ), and dances. She 'talks' on her play telephone, and gives hugs and kisses to her dolls and stuffed animals. She is a wiggle worm and is constantly going. Lucy can say uh-oh, teddy, daddy, and hi. She says more stuff but i dont think she does it discriminately. She says hi to everyone and several times to me after she peeks around corners and from behind blankets. Anything thats stuffed is teddy. And she thinks its a game to throw things on the floor and say uh-oh. I love her so much and I love to snuggle with her (when she lets me)
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For her birthday she was spoiled. She got lots of gifts from relatives and friends. She didn't really have any toys until now and she's in heaven. Her grandparents and aunt and uncle came over for a small get together. We ate and opened presents and of course ate cake. Lucy wasnt interested in her cake and she didnt eat any of it. I tried to encourage her though. She loved her sucker though that I got her at the store.  She LOVES her new toys!Can you believe that she used to be this tiny!? She has grown so much!I Love her.

Mount Rushmore and Julie's Wedding

We drove to Canada for Julie and Tony's wedding and on the way we stopped in South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore. We had such a fun time. It was windy and cold but we got to take great pictures and visit a museum about the historical site. Gutzon Borglum was the scultor. He had the idea and ran with it in 1927. It took over 400 workers and 14 years to complete. 90% of the sculpting was done with explosives. Borglum chose Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln to represent the founding, expansion, preservation, and unification of the United States.

There were columns leading to the mountain that had all the names of the states. Here Lucy and I are in front of Utah (45th state, admitted to the union in 1896).

When we got the farm Lucy warmed up quickly to everyone there. She loved her grandparents and loved wandering around the house.

On Easter we dyed eggs with Mom, Tony, and Julie. We got pretty creative.

Here we are shooting at the farm. I'm still learning but I did pretty well for a novice.

Lucy and I went to chicken coop several times a day to see all the chickens.

Julie's wedding was beautiful and Lucy did so well with such a busy day and no nap. They were married in the Regina, Saskatchewan temple on the 29th. Here Lucy was waiting outside the temple to see Julie and Tony.

All the girls on the Shugart side.

Lucy was an angel for the 19 hour drive there and 20 hour drive back. It took 3 hours longer than it should have on the way home because Lucy got the flu and got sick in the car about 7 times. It was a mess. Also we got stuck in Sidney, Montana because the roads were closed from so much snow. We got stuck and thankfully a man had a shovel and dug us out. I am so grateful Ben is such a good driver and kept us safe despite the fact that we could not see the road and were swerving back and forth for 15 miles. Once we got to Sidney, we called the bishop there and spent some time at the church building cleaning up Lucy, her carseat, and waiting for the roads to open. After that, the roads were perfectly clear and Lucy did not throw up again. She slept the rest of the way home. Heavenly Father was definitely looking out for us.

We had such a great vacation and I'm so glad we got to go and that we could enjoy time with family. I only wish I got a good picture of Lucy with her grandparents. They are so kind and we are so blessed to have them in our lives.