Sweet Lucy!

We have been having a wonderful April. Some of you may be able to tell from the first photo that our kitchen is torn up. We decided to go for it and update our kitchen. When we are done, the counter top will go all along the wall and under the window, and the rest of the kitchen will be nice and open. We will be re-finishing our cabinets and adding a pantry. The floors will be tile. We are lucky to have the help of our friend Arnie, who worked very hard to finish our floors in the rest of our house and the skylights before Baby Lucy arrived. It is exciting, but at the same time it will be an adventure getting it all done. Lucy has been so active lately. She is really getting better control of her hands, playing with my bracelet, and her shirt (or sweater, like in one of the above pics). She is transitioning into sleeping in her crib, which has gone well. We love her little sleep sack that my GranDad Earl picked out for her...it is great for our chilly nights and she is so cute in it. It is special that she has something from her Great-GranDad. She does still sleep in her bassinet at times, as evidenced by the above pic of her and Marc sleeping...so sweet! Lucy loves to look at interesting things, and one of the most interesting things that she has to look at is the beautiful quilt that our Sister-in-law Stephanie's Mom made for her. It really is a work of art, which she is sure to treasure! Thanks, Sheryl! We were lucky to get a quick visit from Auntie Colleen last week...too bad we have to share her with so many folks here in Oregon! But, we will take what time we can get! I hope that everyone is doing well and loving life! Love, Koree