Lucy's First Easter Egg Hunt

Pre-Easter Egg Hunt...basket grass silliness which Lucy called "scrabbling"

Autumn in McCarthy

September in beautiful McCarthy

We spent 10 days away from Fairbanks and drove to McCarthy to enjoy our recently weather-proofed cabin. It was deliciously relaxing.

Lucy warms herself by the fire after being outdoors for a bit.

Matt made the most comfy bed where Lucy slept the best she has ever slept at night!

A walk through Kennecott

Little Lucy against the giant mill.

Windy!

Watching dad caulk the window.

Checking out the mountains

Sassy.

As usual, Lucy lends her hand while we work at clearing trees from the Nizina Rd on the way to Jeremy and Ali's farm.

Checking out the giant pig at the farm.

Lucy has her first taste of animal milk: fresh goat's milk!

Greeting a 3-week-old puppy.

Our little forest fairy.

Crossing the foot bridge.

Big land.

Lucy said she did not want to go home and that we should stay in McCarthy. We agreed. But back home we had to go!

Tanana Valley Fair Fun

Lucy waits to go on her first ride ever all by herself! We thought she'd be nervous but she was  all for it. Meanwhile Matt and I stood watching her and waving happily during the ride and she didn't even look at us she was so excited to be moving. Our little girl is becoming more independent!

Smiling from ear to ear in the front seat!

Next ride was a construction truck.

It was equipped with a steering wheel that Lucy turned back and forth the entire ride. More smiles.

Lucy went on the big slide with both of us. "More again!" It could have gone on all night.

Today Lucy said her most favorite thing at the fair was the goats.

That's my girl! She pet many of them and touched noses with a couple too.

After seeing face painting at the fair last night...Lucy decided to give it a shot this morning on her own face while I was cleaning up after breakfast. 

Best Friends

Lucy and Kaelin spent the afternoon hanging out together while their moms picked blueberries.

On Blueberry Hill

We've been berry picking every day recently. Lucy and I seem to have permanent berry stains decorating our feet this week. She likes to compare hers to mine when we return home to snuggle after all our hard work. Matt came with us on Sunday for an early morning berry excursion. This was great because we came home with twice the amount of berries. We have to keep up with our blueberry-eating habits! Lucy, well, she took off some clothes to be...ahem...a little more comfortable. She decided a shirt and boots were all that were necessary to get the job done.

 

Lucy came over to tell me she was tired in this photo. You can tell what a happy girl she is here - in good spirits even though she was exhausted from not sleeping well. She feel asleep for an early nap upon getting home. I was happy to have filled my container just in time!