my mum mums are yum yum!!

Lucy loves eating her mum-mums! They're little crackers that dissolve really fast in her mouth. She also is starting to eat Gerber puffs...fun!!

Is summer really almost over???

Lucy and Daisy love to hang out under the table!

Swim!!
I can't believe that summer is almost over! We've had a really nice summer...it's been really busy! We've taken some fun weekend trips...we went to Mt. Hood for a few days in July, I went down to Napa for a few days for my friend Lauren's bachelorette which was a blast! We spent a day at the spa there and had some really good meals! It was really fun to catch up with good friends. August has been just as busy and just as fun! My friend Dorothy from the church we went to in Boston came to visit for a weekend. We haven't seen her in over a year...it was great to catch up with her and Lucy enjoyed meeting her! The following week we celebrated my 30th birthday. We took a trip to the Oregon coast for a couple of days and just relaxed. We stayed in a really nice hotel and just strolled around town, ate some good food and enjoyed just being away. When we got back that weekend, we had a BBQ at our place to celebrate my birthday.

In the mean time, we have been enjoying our weekly swim classes which we will continue in the fall. Lucy has been growing and doing all kinds of fun stuff. Her newest tricks are playing peek-a-boo with her initiating it by putting something over her face to hide, and then we say "Where's Lucy????" when she hears us say that, she pulls down whatever is covering her face and we say "There she is!!!" And she smiles and laughs. She'll do this over and over again! It's pretty cute. She also now waves intentionally when you say hi Lucy and wave hello or goodbye at her. It's so cute!

Next month will also be busy and fun. We are going to the Oregon coast again in a couple of weeks for a dental meeting. At the end of September, we are going to California for a week to visit family and attend Lauren's wedding! We can't wait for that trip. I'm also working on putting together a little baby shower in September for my good friend Dianna who lives here in Portland. Lots of fun stuff to look forward to!

And I think most of you know, but maybe not everyone, that Chris is going to stay home with Lucy starting in October after we get back from our trip to California. That will be a big change for our family and we're all very happy and excited about it!

So I think those are the major updates...sorry I haven't updated the blog sooner, but with the summer being so busy and Lucy on-the-go, it's hard to find time to sit down and do it! I've finally figured out how to take some video on my camera, so I hope to be able to post some videos soon too.