Highlights from the Comments

We appreciate the comments you all give us, keep 'em coming. We feel the love, especially from those of you we don't see everyday. Here are a few of the best comments in the 4+ months of the Van Smithstrand blog:

"This is the photo you show when Lucy's prom date comes to pick her up! Or better yet, sometime in the far future to be shown at her rehearsal dinner...'roast' style!"
(Grandma Marion)

"really? i make a special visit and get to see you playing croquet? how is that fair?"
(Chris Van Complainsalot)

"We want the Leenie pics!!"
(Ali and Mark)

"so cute so cute so cute."
(Rach)

"lucy, if you start playing the dijeridou and bathing in patchouli, i will be crestfallen."
(Chris)

"Note papa's pathetic attempt to match up snaps"
(J)

"GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI GOOBICHI !"
(Geertje)

"Um, I too vote for goose. Goose is way better. Uncomplicated, simple, silly goose. It'll make her games of duck-duck-goose pretty darned spectacular as soon as she starts doddling around on those legs of hers." (extra credit for using "doddling" in a sentence).
(Susie)

"How about Lucy Loo Chibigoo Yes, I like it!"
(GrammLeenie)

"Ah!! I cannot handle this much cuteness at once!!"
(Sarah)

A Few Outfits

See if you can pick Papa's favorite!

Roar!

From a month ago, but wanted to post more J and the Chicken.

Tough

BOOYAH!

Wait for it....

The greatest picture ever taken of Lucy, strike that, any baby will be posted tomorrow. Get your comments fingers ready.


Today: one of ME!



Welcome Summer, we've missed you. Please let Spring know that despite global warming, it is still expected to show up sometime between mid March and mid June. Can't just skip a year!

Catching Up

Hopefully the last few posts have sated the masses of people that check us out everyday (we're staring at you, Chris and Sarah). We've now covered her first three months. The next posts will be Lucy in month four and GrammLeenie taking over the house.

Love you all!

Ich bin ein Baby!

German Pyjamas!

Cherry Blossoms

Grandma Marion, Redux

More from when Grandma Mrs. H was here. Enjoy!


They are so cute together.



Lucy is so secure with her.



They play so well together.

Onesies, Part Twosie

After a long hiatus....the 2nd of 10:

(Her first month)

Sorry for the Delay

So much has happened, which we will show you in the coming days. The "Amazing GrammLeenie" has taken over the household and Lucy could not be happier. J's show is up and looking fabulous, and Smitty is back at work and missing the Goose every working minute. Seattle is still giving us a wintery/spring mix of weather, but things are looking good for the second half of May (wasn't it March that goes in like a lion and out like a lamb?) It is light out until 9 PM, which is a nice consolation.

Lucy is smiling and starting to find her laugh. It's a clearing the throat, gutteral laugh at the moment, with a few squeaks, squeals, and coos to keep us ooh-ing and aah-ing everytime she does anything. She has us in the palm of her hand, completely. She's crafty, that one.

She has also moved on to the #2 diaper size (they go newborn, #1, #2, #3...). The beginning of a new diaper size is great because they are slightly bigger than ideal which causes less poo to find its way out of the diaper. This past week has been the tail end of the #1 size, and GrammLeenie has been changing onesies almost as often as diapers.

J and I also had our first time away of sorts without the little chicken. Lara, Tobin and crew asked us out dinner and cleverly chose a restaurant near our house, and since we love them and walking 6 blocks to go somewhere is our life, we of course went, leaving Lucy at home. Ok, not the greatest escape considering we were within a 2 minute brisk walk home and Lucy was under GrammLeenie's watch, but still.

Pics coming soon. Miss you all!