Cookies, Computers, and Ballet! Oh my!

A Lucy update is LONG overdue. Many apologies. According to the doctor, Lucy's ears are again perfectly healthy. She still has trouble listening, though, and I'm wondering if maybe it has nothing at all to do with her ears! She's a good girl most of the time, and is growing up more and more every day.

She has discovered the computer games at Nick Jr. She's gotten very good at using the mouse, and enjoys spending a little time "gaming" in the evenings.


We also spent some time making cookies. Lucy was in charge of the mixer, as well as licking the beater. She rolled out the dough, and cut it with her Noah's Ark cookie cutters.

We didn't get any pictures of the cookies, however. As a general rule, when doubling a recipe, it is vitally important to double EVERY ingredient in the recipe. This part was my fault. I don't think we could have called what came out of the oven "cookies", per se. It was more like lumpy, buttery, blobs. (Cut me some slack, though, wouldja? I had Amy in the bouncy seat, Lucy chomping at the bit, and the phone rang twice.)

Last Tuesday was Lucy's 1st ballet class. She actually kept up pretty well. Here are a couple of pictures, and I will get a video posted tomorrow or the next day. (Read: by the end of the month.)

The class is actually very affordable--$22 a month, for a once-a-week, one hour lesson. Of course, there's always the "hidden" costs like the $8 leotard and $4 tights (thanks to Granmom E for buying the ballet shoes), as well at the $53.36 I dropped on the first day for the very darling costume she will wear for a few hours one night in June. At least we get to keep it, right?

And finally, we have the birthday party. Cousin Aiyanna came to visit with her mom, uncle, and grandparents. Lucy's party has had many incantations--a ballet party, a Tinkerbell party, and an Ariel party. We finally ended up with a Pink Princess Party.

(thanks to Aunt L for taking these last two pictures!)

The girls made their own pizzas and decorated their own cupcakes, complete with a candle to blow out right along with the birthday girl. When all was said and done, I think they each took about 3 bites of pizza apiece, along with a spoonful of ice cream after licking the frosting off their cupcakes and nibbling at the cake. But a fun time was had by all. Next year? A family party.