Independence Day

We hit the Kirkland Kids Parade for the 4th. We decorated Lucy's stroller and walked down Central Way, with about a million other kids. Lucy was a little stoic but Ryan told her to wave and so she was waving at the crowd like a beauty queen - it was pretty darn cute, if I do say so myself.

Then over to "Gwacie's" for a BBQ. It was another hot one so the kids were in the pool and on the slip slide. Then of course, there was ice cream.

The 3rd of July

Lucy insisted on wearing her 4th of July dress on the 3rd. We spent the day at Lake Sawyer with friends and family - it was a scorcher.

Shoom

Lucy and Ryan have a new nightly ritual that involves a game called "Shoom." It begins with Lucy saying "Daddy, would you like to go Shoom with me?" They start with their hands extended up to the sky and jump off the rock wall in the backyard, rolling down the lawn and finishing by sitting cross-legged in the grass. They do this about as many times as Ryan will let her before it starts getting dark and it's time to go in for bedtime.

Awakenings

I've been trying to get a video of John smiling - he started last week. But have been failing miserably. Here's a little bit of one, not sure if you can tell or not...

I like to move it, move it

Here's Lucy and our beautiful niece, Karma, having a little dance party Saturday morning.

Time is Flying By

Just some pics of what we've been up to the last month. John is growing like a weed. His one month appt is on Wednesday, we will see if he is bigger than Lucy was at her one month. Also, we went to Chelan this past weekend and had a great time with our good friends Darrin and Lisa, and their daughters Kailee and Alex. .

First Weeks

Here's some pics of us adjusting to our new life as a family of four.