one, two!

Here you are Lucia, two years old. I can't believe how big you have become just recently.I can't believe it was two whole years ago that India gave me her lucky penny and I came back home with my own. You talk all day. I don't know what I did before I spent every minute having little conversations with you. You are like a little tumbler of scotch, warm sunshine, every great woody allen line, every beautiful reggae song, every bite of the best popsicle from the paleta man. You are delicious and hilarious. I can't believe you are mine. You are so in love with India. Your sense of humor is a lot like hers. You are mischievous like aunt Julia. I tell you, " I love you Luc" and you say ,"you not love me, India love me! India kissing me!" and squeal with laughter. So incredibly naughty and so difficult to scold (without laughing). What will we do? Two years old. Papa tried to teach you your whole name & you insist that you are ,"not Pen en O pee!!" Oy vey. Your laugh is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard, your deep little voice is music. I can't even tell you how much I love you Lucia Penelope, how much we all love you. Just like your sister, you're a gift and a treasure. Who will you be? You ask me,"you nice mama? You my mama? Mama rosie? Awwwwwwwwww... my mama nice". It's amazing that I can leave for work. Happy birthday my sparkly eyed, curly haired, chubby thighs cookie mama!!!!! 2! xxxoooo mama Rosie

more practice

need keys

Playing at India's school before dropping her off. She loves the cars. She told me, " need little keys, mama and sunglasses"

broken?

We are having our little bathroom remodeled and Lucia is just so confused. She walks in and looks up at me and says,"bathroom broken?!"

papa!

wink

Michigan park

farmers market

venice lattes

bathing suit

blues

Santa Barbara

the nap portion of our Venice weekend

tea?

pink

Quotes

Watching India and I pick tomatoes- "I do that! Pinou! I hold that backpack! Feet uckie!" / "I'n hungy! Granpa reach! I do that! Put suup on it!!! More! HUngy!"- eating pancakes / Lucia kisses my scratched finger solemnly / She is often carrying two babies while she plays-the babies aren't even really what she's playing with-they are just her babies. She sat up from napping yesterday & told me, " baby crying!" and darted off. / "okay!!!" crying while i hug her & tell her I have to go to work, "Okay mamaaaaa!!!" ugh / puppies=butt paste= all medicines / The other night Luc climbed into bed with India & they pulled the blankets up to their eyes & peered up at me. Too sweet. Another night this week Lucia could not stop smooching, hugging & kissing India. India was laughing. / Luc & Sach kissing-She points at his chin & says "ow" then says "nose!" they rub noses like eskimos. Then "cheek!" they press cheeks. Then says "ow!" and kisses his lips. / Shoot! kitty! (instead of shoo) / dammit! dammit! dammitdammit ( after I told her it's not nice to say dammit) / "I miss mama. I miss papa reach." to sach when I was working / She says "I do that! I do it!" all of the time. She wants to do things herself, smart little girl.

poor papa Sacha

Oh ladies, this will never do. Sach sent this picture to me right after I started work with a text-miss you!

Lucia, time traveler

mine & Joshua's passport photo. I can't believe how much I look like Lucia

Olympia VII

Lucia didn't go kayaking with us but she was very brave being baby sat so we could get up early, get coffee at the sweetest bakery (San Francisco St) and see seals, jellyfish & a gray crane. Thanks Heather & Lu! And David. It was really something.

Olympia VI

It was a little too cold for ice cream, we managed

Olympia V

Heather, Luc & I went on a quick hike. It was the greenest place I've ever seen I think. Lucy wanted to take her "shoes off!Water!!!" every time we passed a stream