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Today I am thankful for the special little girl that Lucy is blossoming into right before our eyes. She has always been amazing, but most people didn't get to see that. She was just too shy and reserved. But lately, as in the past month or so, she has started totally opening up to people. She doesn't take hours to warm up - sometimes she doesn't even need a few minutes. She is full of life and laughter around everyone. I love it. Seriously love it. She is still extremely protective of her personal space and doesn't like that being invaded by a stranger, but her overall personality has opened up so much. I have always tried my hardest to not push her. It has not always been easy. There have been times when we have been around other kids or families and she has stayed glued to me the entire time. I wanted nothing more than to pry her off and tell her to just play with the other kids. But I didn't. I let her do this her way. And it has totally paid off. She is kind, loving, affectionate, trusting, and just plain funny around other kids now. She shares her stuff and likes to make people happy. If she is at all unsure, she will stick close to me until she feels a little more comfortable, but again, it doesn't take much for her to warm up these days. I really didn't ever think that she would be like this. I thought that she was always going to be that painfully shy person in a group setting. But she has totally proven me wrong. It makes me so proud to know that she has gotten to a point where she knows it is okay to show people how much fun she loves to have. I just couldn't possibly love her any more.

Today the high here was 90 degrees. No, that was not a typo, I did say 90. I think it got to the upper 80s but not quite 90. When we left dinner tonight at 6:30 my car said it was 84. It was a really beautiful day. As long as we weren't in direct sun, it was perfect out. Lucy, Annie, and I met our friends Katy and Ava at the Arboretum this morning. I took some pictures of Ava and the girls ran and ran and ran. They were so cute together. Then Katy and Ava came over to our house and ate lunch. After they went home, the girls napped and then we went to dinner with Mandy, Louis, and Anna at our very favorite Vietnamese restaurant. It was so delicious. Lucy was a hoot. She was eating pho noodles with my sunglasses on. I was really proud of her because she normally won't even touch any of the food. We came home, put Annie straight to bed, Lucy and I hung out for a while, and then she went down. It was a busy and lovely day. We are all worn out from being on the go so much.

Seashy - how do you think the dress looks? Pretty cute if I do say so myself. Mom, this is the Senorita Margarita dress, or that is what we named it!














These 2 are from Mandy's camera at dinner tonight.