Saint Petersburg

For Gregoire's parents 35th anniversary, the entire family trekked out to Saint Petersburg in Russia for a long weekend. We had a grand time all together and Lucie got a lot of attention from everyone. It was a somewhat symbolic journey as Gregoire's family comes, in part, from St Petersburg.

The weather wasn't all that, but the Hermitage is the Hermitage...
Lucie showed her "Dadou" a thing or two.
She danced at the St Peter and St Paul fortress.
There some nice chandeliers in the church where all of the Romanov tsars are buried.
Lucie posed for some pictures for her grand pere.
She played horsey with Dadou.
Gregoire's parents' had hired a guide for the weekend (you basically have to), and we had a very interesting visit, with much details about Russian history and culture.

Aunt Morgane ran around with Lucie.
Lucie trying to long jump from one lamp to another.
It's not a trip to Russia without a picture of a church with onion bulbs.
We all went to the Hermitage museum, and Lucie slept through the whole thing... Notice the beautiful wooden floors, though.

Various things

Lucie likes to eat soup with a straw, which we frankly don't mind since she's eating vegetables. In this case, the soup was delicious (and made by Michele - I point this out for all those who might doubt that she's an excellent cook), which helped.

Slightly more worrisome are her sitting manners, which leave something the be desired.
As part of the famous series "Religions of the World for toddlers", Lucie gives her opinion of the Buddha.

On a slighltly different note, I am of the opinion that Father's day should really be Father's day weekend. After all, there is a Memorial Day weekend and a Labor Day weekend. Makes sense to me (me = gregoire, obviously).

Stylish Lucie

Lucie has a definite sense of style. She often fights with us over what to wear, and she knows what she wants to look like.
Nothing like a pair of mom's glasses....
Cute, but devilish smile...
That backpack holds her most prized possessions, including an extensive collection of farm animal magnets and sometimes a ball. And of course, those are some very nice monkey PJs.

mikkey

Lucie lexicon

Inspired by a friend who did the same for her daughter, we're putting up a list of words that Lucie uses regularly now that she's 20 months old. The problem with this list is that, just like computers, it's outdated the moment you put it out. But whatever...

Lucie	English	French
Cat	Cat	Chat
Oua-oua /dog	Dog	Chien
Missieu	Man	Homme
Dame	Woman	Dame
baaa	Sheep	Mouton
Aaaarrhhh	Lion	Lion
pik	Pig	cochon
Moon	Moon	Lune
Daddy	Daddy	Papa
Maman	Mommy	Maman
Dodo	Sleepy	Dodo
Book /booka	Book	Livre
Sale	Dirty	Sale
Caca	Diaper/poo	Couche/caca
Couche	Diaper	Couche
Douche	Shower	Douche
Baline	Whale	Baleine
Baline	Banana	Banana
Pom	Apple	Pomme
Hmmmm	Bottle	Biberon
Schuschu	Shoes/socks	Chaussures/chaussettes
Tata	Nanny (Elise)	Elise la nounou
Judju	Julie	Julie
Pstuisui	Petit suisse (creamy yoghurt)	Petit suisse
Bato	Boat	Bateau
Ball/ballon	Ball	Ballon
Cado	Gift (wrapped)	Cadeau emballé
Appa	Rabbit	Lapin
Pache	Cow	Vache
A voi	Good bye	Au revoir
Coucou	Hi	Coucou
Meci	Thanks	Merci
Pease	Please	SVP
Potty	Potty	Pot
Broom broomm	Car/bus/truck	Voiture/bus/camion
Elo	Bicycle	Velo
Pouss	Stroller/push/move away	Poussette/pousser/pousse-toi
Cok	Cookie	Gateau
Cot/manto	Coat	Manteau
Cassé	Broken (and other unidentified meanings)	Cassé (et d’autres significations inconnues)
Poul	Hen, chicken, rooster	Poule, poulet, coq
Apo	Hat	Chapeau
Palo	Pants	Pantalon
Chump	Jump	Saute
Pel	Shovel	Pelle
Boujou	Hello	Bonjour
Maaché	Walk/down	Marcher/descendre
Mnumm mnumm	Eat	Manger
Tote (french) /tuhtah (english)	Turtle	Tortue
Bébé	Baby/doll	Bébé/poupée
Montt	Climb, up	Monter
Kakak	Duck	Canard
Sak	Bag	Sac
Mouche	Fly or any insect	Mouche ou insecte volant
So	Pail	Seau
Sa	this	Ça
Mikkey	Monkey	singe
Done	Done	Fini
Tou’n	Turn	Tourne
Boum	Fall, hurt	Tomber, se faire mal
Gull	Girl	Fille
Kab	Crab	Crabe
Lo	Water	Eau
Ffffff (blowing)	Flower	Fleur
Né	Nose	Nez
Pié	Foot	Pied
Main	Hand	Main
Voilà	Voila	Voilà
Lulu	Lucie	Lucie
Bubbles	Bubbles and her bear	Bulles et son ours en peluche

There are also a few words that seem to have various unknown meanings, but we expect to find out soon enough what those are. There is a slight chance that haah! means yes, but we're not sure.