The Richardsons: Lucy Goose Turns 2!

Happy Birthday to our little Lucy Goosey!! Today she turns 2 years old....or 14 years old, however you want to look at it. She started out this year as a little puppy that still liked to run away from us and do things she knew she wasn't supposed to, but then baby Ryleigh came along. We weren't sure how Lucy would react to not being "the baby" anymore, but gladly, her motherly instincts kicked in and now Lucy is like a little built in babysitter. She wouldn't dare run away from us, she knows where she can and can't go, and aside from getting a little over-excited at the sight of new dogs and people, she has really calmed down. We are so excited to watch her as she starts to interact with Ryleigh more now this next year, and for many years to come. We love our Lucy and can't imagine life without her! She has brought so much joy and many great memories to our lives. Here's to many more wonderful years with our precious Lucy : )

Lucy's 2 year Celebration

Lucy's presents

mmmm...vanilla ice cream

loungin' at Maxie B's

the babies

Since we don't really blog about Lucy that much, I figure I'll post pictures from the beginning through this past year, that way we can really appreciate Lucy on her special day. Enjoy our pooch!

The Beginning

These pictures are from Lucy's first days as part of our family. For those of you who don't know, we were in Michigan for a quick weekend trip when we saw a sign on the street for bulldog puppies. We called the number and set up a time to see them, not thinking we would end up going home with one. We should have known better. Lucy stole our hearts from the minute we saw her little 11 week old, 17 pound body. We went home with our first baby that day.

This was our first picture of Lucy. It was taken before we even got her into our car. She had an instant love for Yaya.

Our first family photo, taken the day we got Lucy

Lucy's first Michigan-North Carolina road trip

Some Classics

Lucy's first year

Lucy loved to play on our stairs at our old house, but most of the time her little puppy legs couldn't keep up with her!

Lucy's favorite place to lay as a little puppy

always getting into mischievous when Mommy isn't looking

it took Lucy many months before she got used to the ceiling fans

Lucy's Cherry Eye. She was too young to get surgery done once it popped out, so she had to live with it for another month or so. It didn't bother her though, just Mommy & Daddy.

puppy snores

First Halloween (2009)

After her eye surgery. She fell asleep standing up in my car while driving home.

drugged puppy snores (this was the day we picked her up after her eye & lady parts surgery)

Lucy finds the door stopper

Thanksgiving 2009. Waiting for something to fall.

typical Lucy freak out

Jimmie Johnson terrorizes Lucy

Merry Christmas 2009

riding shotgun

watching Daddy fix the baseboards she decided to eat while we were gone

Lucy was ready to move from Charlotte to Greensboro!

she got a little too "helpful" while we were painting our new dining room

trying out her new stairs that Daddy built her

football destruction!

cooling off by laying on top of the air vent

Newbies

Lucy's second year

Daddy locked her out of the office...she's so pathetic.

Lucy loves pillows

trying to cuddle with Daddy while he drives

Daddy's co-pilot

protecting Mommy's belly

Lucy meets Ryleigh for the first time

still trying to figure her out

"I guess I'll have to watch the baby if no one else will"

Yaya and her grandbabies

dressed up for Halloween 2010

hiding under the Christmas tree

Lucy on drugs...the poor thing after her first "knee injury"

Lucy positioned herself into Ryleigh's boppy the second Ryleigh was out of it! I think she was just as fond of the boppy as the baby was.

Lucy loves her giant Mr. Pink Guy!

tyring to get as close to the front seat as possible

Lucy really wants her own binkie

Lucy's love of pillows grew this past year

While we were on vacation, Lucy spent time with a family from church. Clearly, they took good care of her...their son on the other hand, it's debatable.