Little Bear with Ball, Big Birthday Boy with Blocks

When Josh and Sarah gave Lucy a cozy Carolina blue bunting with ears, I doubt they knew just how perfect their gift was. Not only does the bunting keep Lucy warm and garner "how CUTE" from every person we pass on the street, it transforms Lucy into a lifesize version of her longstanding lovey (attachment object) Grumpy bear, pictured below. When we hold Lucy in front of the mirror in her bunting she squeals with delight and holds out Grumpy bear to facilitate the comparison. She definitely appreciates the resemblance and it cracks us up.

Another perfect gift also came into our lives recently: 1000 Kapla blocks. In celebration of Daddy's big 30th birthday, family members far and wide chipped in to give him the coolest set of blocks on the planet. Here are some photos of Daddy hard at work frantically creating towers while Lucy sleeps. Lucy mostly likes to throw the blocks into or out of their wooden crate, and she seems to consider towers or other arrangements of blocks to be invitations to practice her demolition skills.