Lu and Ollie

We actually call Lucy "Lu" a lot but I'm not sure how Emily and Jared feel about calling Olive "Ollie". But I thought it was an aptly named post. Here are the two cousins with Olive's latest trick: sitting up.I guess Lucy feels the need to steal the spotlight since "little" Olive almost outweighs her and has a heck of a lot more hair.

Or maybe Olive just hasn't learned to be as much of a ham for the camera. But if she has any Sturgis genes in her, I'm sure this will come out eventually.

Lucy and Her Cabinet

Unlike most responsible parents who actually babyproof their homes, we keep moving things around the house to let Lucy "explore". That might just be an excuse for being too lazy to put locks on our cabinets. But it's pretty ingenious if you ask me - less work installing cabinet locks, more entertainment for little Lucy.


This cabinet under the sink used to be full of all our toxic cleaners but we moved them above the sink (so still very accessible - I'm very pragmatic like that) and all the cereal that it displaced under the sink (so Lucy can have a snack whenever she wants by dumping the cereal all over the floor). We also might have small leak under the sink that we have put a plastic container under to catch the water that Lucy will occasional get to and drink. But don't worry people, it's not water from the dishwasher or disposal, it's leaking from the tap. I know, we should win a parenting award. Hasn't anyone seen Babies though - the Namibian and Mongolian baby are practically eating dirt! So I think that Lucy will be okay.

(Evidence of the leak: the little water spots on the back of her onesie - so precious!)

Race for the Cure

Brandon and I recently found out that his mother's breast cancer has returned after a 3 year remission. However, it is now in her lungs, liver, spine, and brain. It's hard to find the right words to describe the feelings. Cancer affects us all in one way or another because I am sure that we all know someone who has battled it before. Sometimes, it just hits closer to home by affecting those most near and dear to us. It's easy to feel helpless because there is not much to do - love and support the ones affected and pray for a cure or a miracle. My brother-in-laws describe some of their feelings (quite more eloquently than myself) here and here.

I have watched my husband break down in tears several times since the news. Last night, he frantically searched the internet...for something. He found the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. We thought it would be appropriate to participate in honor of his mother and also his grandmother who is a two-time breast cancer survivor. It's somewhat short notice but we'll be participating this Saturday, May 8th in Salt Lake City with Lucy and a group from his work. Anyone who wishes to join us can register here. Anyone who can't and would like to donate can do so here.