Lucy and Abhi

My college roommate, Abhi, and his wife came to Phoenix for a visit last week. Lucy was quickly smitten by her new playmate.

In The Driver's Seat

This image was taken in the front walkway of JJ's cousin's home. I love the warm reflected light off the pavement just outside the door. 

Rest Stop Near Palm Springs

During our drive to SoCal two weekends ago, we stopped to stretch our legs at a famous landmark. Lucy was excited to stretch her legs....

...until she realized that she was standing under a giant scary t-rex. Then she ran past daddy and his camera straight to mommy

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Yup... Still Cute.

Lucy sometimes wakes up with a crazy mop of hair. I snapped a couple shots this morning to capture it.

Static

This isn't exactly a portfolio shot, but it's all I've got for today.

Pedicure

Few people know this, but our back porch doubles as a nail salon.

Smoothie

We flew back to AZ yesterday and have a day in town before flying out to CA tomorrow. This morning I made some fresh orange juice using some oranges from our tree in the back yard. It's delicious when mixed with some frozen berries, milk and yogurt. 

I think Lucy thought so too.

Neighborhood Kids

We're headed out of town tomorrow morning. This evening we spent a few minutes in front of our neighbor's home sipping wine as the kids road on things with wheels and wore helmets.

Lucy had to borrow a helmet. 

It was a little large.

She's learning early to look both ways.

This is Will. He has a bruise on his forehead, and scratch on his nose and a scab on his chin. I'm going to go out on a limb and say he's a bit top-heavy.

This is Will's older brother Jared. He was kind enough to pose for me while I lay on the ground... then Lucy jumped on me... then Will jumped on me. Fortunately no one else jumped on me.

Away they go.

Ice Cream

My sister told us earlier today that if you bring two children's books to Cold Stone Creamery, then they'll give you free ice cream. We decided to take them up on the offer. Lucy surveyed the options and naturally wanted to taste "the pink one."

Mommy settled on Oreo and mint chip.

Bubbles

When you're two, blowing bubbles takes supreme concentration.