We've had an exciting and very active week since Grandma Lyn and Grandbob arrived. Lucy was so excited to meet them for the first time! We had 10 whole days to spend with them and we even had some great weather.
Friday night we all made the trip to WEIO (World Eskimo Indian Olympics). None of us had been before so we were all looking forward to it. Not one of us was very surprised to see how much Lucy enjoyed the event and spent most of her time looking all around taking it all in! We sat with Maya, Da-ka, Keet and his Emah, Lesley. It was a good time and Matt and I look forward to going again in the future. Below is a video of Lucy watching Da-ka at WEIO - she really liked his hat!
Saturday morning we went to the Golden Days parade downtown for some more visual stimulation for Lucy-bean followed by the Farmer's Market and a BBQ with friends. Lucy slept and nursed through about half the parade but she especially perked up for the bag pipes and the marching bands that went by.
Sunday was a beautiful day and it was
spent at home on the dome picking blueberries and doing yard work. Grandma Lyn helped us out quite a bit with her master-perennial-gardening knowledge as she planted some new items and moved things around. She even did some weeding for us!
Matt and I were so happy to finally be picking berries with little Lucy because we daydreamed about it last year around this time. The bonus was that the grandparents were there too. We celebrated that night with fresh blueberry pie.
Monday we all went to the Upper Fork of the Chena River to go fishing for grayling. Matt and Grandbob fished away the afternoon while Lucy, Grandma Lyn and I read and rested peacefully on the gravel bar. Grandbob said it was the best fishing day that he could remember on the Chena. They did well!
Wednesday afternoon we went on the River
boat Discovery up the Chena River, a must do in the summertime for visitors in Fairbanks. This was my 3rd time on the boat since I moved here 4 years ago and I still enjoy the trip very much. We had really great weather for it. At the native village stop, a husky named Miki was completely enthralled with Lucy so we spent some time with her. What a sweet dog!
Lyn and Bob wanted to check out Manley Hot Springs so we headed up there for an overnight on Friday and of course did some fishing along the way on the road. I enjoyed the West Fork of the Tolovana the most as Lucy and I were able to suit-up and wade in the water together. It was chilly but Lucy truly enjoyed sticking her feet in and rubbing them on the slippery rocks!
In terms of Lucy development this past week, we witnessed her roll from her back onto her belly! Pretty amazing. She also does the "happy baby" pose all the time now (grabbing both her feet at the same time) and it is pretty cute. Lucy has started being mesmerized by her hands and slowly moves a hand in front of her and watches it intently as she moves her fingers! She continues to growl and will literally chomp on your finger over and over if it is placed in her mouth. Uh oh!
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