Lucy's blessing

Lucy got blessed today and it was a great day, despite the snow. Daniel gave a beautiful blessing and it was great to see family and friends. (We missed you Ben, Laura and kids!) Here are a few pics from the day.

Here are some pictures of Lucy's beautiful blessing dress that Grandma Lu made. Doesn't she look pretty?

New outfit

So we went to JCPenny the other day and found the cutest little onsie for Lucy. I just had to take some pictures.

Baby Grace

Welcome Baby Grace!! Laura gave birth to Grace today and we are so excited! Can't wait to see pictures!

some cute pics

I thought this was the cutest little face. We are having so much fun with Little Lucy.

Here is Jon and Sam admiring their cute niece. They were fighting over who she was staring at.

black and white

The Bread Spoon

My Grandma was famous for her homemade bread. Once, when I was younger, I got to make it with her, and I tried to write down the recipe. Well, she didn't have a normal recipe. She had made it so many times, that she just knew how much of every ingredient to include. It was also not a normal recipe because she had a special measuring tool - the bread spoon. She knew how many spoonfuls of shortening, etc. She used it so much, that it was worn down. Unfortunately, the bread spoon was lost a few years back. My Grandma didn't know where it was. When she moved out of her house, we searched everywhere for the spoon. It made me sad that the spoon was lost, but it is not lost anymore. This week, my mom decided to refinish her wood floors, and so she did some cleaning and organizing as she emptied the dining room. And in her cleaning she found the Bread Spoon!! She wrapped it up and gave it to me the other day. I can't believe it has been found and I am so excited. I, unfortunately, do not have my Grandma's talent for bread making, but I am determined to try again now that I have the spoon. Maybe after years of practice, I will one day be able to make some homemade bread as good as my Grandma's.

Homemade Bread

(written by Velma Williams)

I’m certain all my grandmas and great-grandmas made it-my dear mother made it-even my father made it.-Homemade bread. So-my mother taught me and my sister, Irene, how to make bread. Of course our bread never equaled Mother’s, but we made a pretty good imitation, I have to admit-albeit modestly. One day after my marriage I decided to make a batch of bread to surprise my hubby. When he came home from work, I presented him with a loaf. He was shocked and surprised that I had actually made it. “Oh, I have to show this to my Mom. She will be so surprised that you are such a good baker.” And he hurries over to his mother’s with a loaf of bread.

Sometimes my bread didn’t turn out to be especially good textured, but there are some friends who seemed to enjoy it regardless.
For toast, homemade bread can’t be equaled. One morning I found this “love note" on the table from my dear husband. “Dear, these are the last two slices of your bread, and I know how much you enjoy homemade bread toast and I wanted you to have them.”

Now at the age of 86, I don’t have the strength nor ambition to bake. For our family’s traditional Christmas breakfast, Tammy has had to take over the toast department and brings her very good bread for all of us to enjoy.

Sunday Best

A lazy saturday

We were going to go out the visit Daniel's family today, but Shelly's kids were sick so we decided to stay home. Which was probably a good thing because Lucy was up all night and I only got few hours of sleep and Daniel didn't feel good when he woke up this morning. So, it is now 3 pm, and we are just getting out of bed. Yep, that is right. We pretty much spent the whole day in bed as a family. I did get up and get Lucy and put her back to bed once, but after the last feeding she stayed in bed with us. We have been having fun cooing and tickling and enjoying time as a family.

Lucy is growing fast

Yesterday, Lucy turned two weeks old and had a visit to the doctor. Nursing her has not been easy, and I was anxious to see if she was gaining weight like she should be. At the doctor, they weighed her and she now weighs 6 lbs 15 oz, up from her 6 lb 2 oz birth weight. I think that it is starting to show in her face, which is starting to fill out. Nursing is getting better, but she still makes it hard. I almost always have to wake her up to make her eat, which I think makes it harder than if I waited until she is ready. I just don't think she wants to eat 8-10 times a day. She is satisfied with 6-7. When I wake her to feed her, she will cry and fuss for a few minutes and then eventually start sucking and be fine, but sometimes she resists for awhile. Or, she will just fall asleep again or sit there and not suck.

Any suggestions on how to make the whole process easier would be appreciated! I'm sure it will continue to get better, and I don't feel like I have to worry as much now that I know she is gaining weight.

This is a picture of Lucy and Dad "spooning"

More pictures of Lucy

Amy wanted to see if any of her dresses fit her. I think it makes her hair look really red.