Her Golden Birthday!

 My baby is turning 12!  Lucy is full of life, excitement and a bit of sass.  She is ALWAYS up for a good time and ready to be an extrovert.  This year she turns 12 while attending a "new" school.  She has joined the adolescent program at the farm where Marcus teaches.  They spend their days together, which for now, seems to be working out great.  She passed her swimming test (3 minutes of treading water, followed by 2 minutes of treading with hands out of the water) She is assimilating into her new surroundings and tackling homework like a champ for the first time in her school life.  

She, Izzy and myself have been binge watching Gilmore girls this summer.  Lucy loves to watch shows about relationships and adult topics.  She is already asking what the next show is that we can watch together.  She recently learned how to play Euchre, while she was up north with her friend Leighton, and her family.  She loves playing games and will play just about anything with anyone at any time.  She is not super competitive and just enjoys playing to play.  

We recently welcomed two new kittens into our family and she is loving playing with them and snuggling them, while also being fiercely protective of Max and the attention that she gives him.  She still continues to love animals and learning about them.  Now she gets to spend her days with the goats at the farm

Lucy has become quite a sports fan and enjoys talking to her dad, Papa, Auntie Marla and Uncle Jake about sports.  She is eagerly awaiting the Celtics upcoming season, and in the meantime she is watching tennis every chance she gets.  She and Izzy are also recently interested in learning how to play tennis. Marcus has been taking them out and running them through some drills.  

She continues to enjoy the water and had many chances to swim in the pool, and in the lake over the summer. She enjoyed time with both sets of cousins and thrived during our "cottage" weeks with family. She is a girl who loves to be busy and loves to be creative. She is still interested in baking/cooking.  I often find a text message from her that includes a new recipe that she wants to try.  She will offer to take over dinner prep for me when she sees that I am busy, and I love her for that.  She is kind, considerate, and loving.  We can't wait to see what new experiences and adventures she encounters during this trip around the sun.  We love you Goosey!