Look at Me! I'm 2 months!

John hit the 2 month mark yesterday. He celebrated by getting 6 - yes, 6 - immunizations at the doctor. He took it like a champ, crying when the needle hit his leg, but recovered very quickly. He definitely isn't his usual chipper self today, but since he's so easygoing anyway, it's hard to notice.

He is 13 pounds, 13.5 ounces and 25 1/4 inches long. He has surpassed Lucy at this age and is off the charts in height. Everywhere I go, people ask how old he is and are quite surprised when I tell them. The consensus is he looks about 4 months old. He is "talking" and smiling a ton and his new favorite past time is sucking on his hand.

Lucy continues to be very sweet with him and I'm pretty sure she considers him one of her many "possessions."

Nana's 60th Birthday

We had a great weekend in Entiat for my mom's 60th birthday. Lucy had a great time swimming with her cousins in the river and the pool. We also hit the water slide park in Chelan again, and we had a blast.

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.