Christmas this year was a blast. Lucy had so much fun and of course we loved watching her enjoy her gifts from Santa- especially her new kitchen. She didn't even want to open her other gifts because she loved it so much. Nothing else interested her...well, that's not entirely true. Breakfast did. And so did lunch. And dinner. The girl loves to eat! She spent almost the entire day playing in her new kitchen, other than the few moments we stole her away to make her open her other presents from grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins who were there anxiously awaiting her reaction. She really made out this Christmas, that's for sure. Since Christmas Day she has spent hours in her kitchen. One of her favorite things to do is make "copy" (aka "coffee"). She gets out the "copy" pot and pours it into cups for us. It's so cute.

Another gift she got was a tutu, which last night she kept calling a "choo-choo", even though she knows good and well what a "choo-choo" is. I put it on for her and she was swaying from side to side saying, "Choo-choo? Thomas?" She loves Thomas the Train and apparently thinks all "choo-choos" are Thomas. She looks so darn cute in her little tutu dancing around the house. Last night she made "copy" for us while wearing her "choo-choo". I promise you, there has never been anything more adorable in this world.

Sunday night Lucy was in a foul mood- one of the worst moods I've ever seen her in, to be honest. I jokingly asked her if she's entering her terrible twos and she said, "YES", with a huge grin on her face. I had to hide my face so she didn't see me laugh. Yesterday her foul mood continued for a large part of the day and she didn't want to take a nap. She finally did but it took every ounce of energy I had to get her to go to sleep. While I was trying to get her to go to bed she pointed at the Gator on my hoodie and she said, "Gator". I said, "Yes, Gator. Say, 'Go Gators' ", and she did. Then she said (with her hands in the air), "Where Tebow?" Sometimes she will just randomly say things like, "Yay Tebow!" It's hilarious. Any time football is on TV she says, "Tebow, Tebow". It doesn't matter what team it is or if it's NFL or college football. If she sees football she thinks Tebow must be a part of it.

It amazes me how God always places the exact people in my life that I need, and He did it once again with Lucy. I can't imagine not being her mother. She's not the perfect daughter and I'm certainly not the perfect mother, but she's the perfect daughter for me- and I pray that I'm the perfect mother for her.

Now that we are quickly approaching the new year it amazes me how many things will change in 2009. In January Michael and I will celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary, then in February I turn 30. In March Lucy will be two, and in May Michael will be 32! And who knows- by this time next year we could be awaiting another visit from the stork! I'm excited about the possiblities that await our family in the coming year.