Finally Updated the Blog!

I know it's been months since I've written on the blog! Sorry to those of you who have been checking in with it and not finding any new Lucy pictures!!! It's been a busy few months with a fun trip to Hawaii in May, a trip to the Oregon coast in June, a quick trip for me to Atlanta for my good friend Tina's engagement party over the 4th of July, and lots of other fun stuff in between. The rest of the summer is shaping up to be pretty busy too. We just had a fun 4 day visit with my dad here in Portland and we're going to Reno for Chris' dad's wedding in a couple of weeks. That trip will be fun because we'll also get to see Chris' brother Kevin and his wife April. Their baby girl is due next month!

This week, Chris is getting his wisdom teeth out so we'll just be laying low at home while Chris recovers.

When we get back from Reno, Chris will be going on a fun men's retreat which will be a 2 day camping trip with white water rafting, hiking and fishing. Then we leave for California to visit friends and family the first week in August.

I hope you enjoy getting caught up with what we've been up to the last few months. There are 6 or 7 new posts below to check out with lots of great pictures of lucy.

Random Summer Fun

Feeding Her Baby


Pool party!



Gymboree

Hawaii

We had an amazing time in Hawaii. We went at the end of May for 10 days. We spent 5 days in Oahu and 5 days on the big island. The first part of the trip I was able to see some friends from residency during the dental conference on Oahu. My mom and Bob and my sister and her family also joined us for the 10 days. On Oahu, we stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian village where the conference was being held. It was very beautiful but also very crowded. On the big island, we stayed in a beautiful house right on the coast with our own swimming pool and lots of space. We had a great time there. Highlights of the trip were seeing old friends, spending time with family, snorkeling, visiting the Volcano National Park, lots of sun and swimming and visiting pearl Harbor. We of course also ate lots of great food including a luau at the hotel. It was so much fun and I can't wait to go back!!!

Relaxing out by the pool at our house on the big island


Our house on the big island-view from the back






The View from our Hotel on Oahu at sunrise

Beach Bikes in Manzanita

Here are some photos of us riding our beach bikes in Manzanita. We even saw a bald eagle! The girls looked so cute in the little bike trailer. Julia fell fast asleep.

Trip to the Oregon Coast

A few weeks ago, we took a two day trip to the Oregon Coast with our friends Dianna, Aaron and Julia. We stayed in a little town called Manzanita. We had a great time just hanging out, flying Aaron's kite on the beach, riding beach bikes with the babies in tow, and visiting the Tillamook cheese & ice cream factory.

18 month photos

A couple of weeks ago, we went to Peninsula Park in North Portland to have Lucy's 18 month photos taken. It was so much fun! The park is beautiful this time of year, and April (the photographer and a friend from our church) did such a nice job! If any of you are looking for a photographer here in Portland, check her out at www.aprilhascall.com
The file sizes on the photos were huge, so I could only upload a couple of pictures, but here are a couple cute ones.

Shoes and Socks

Lucy LOVES putting on shoes and socks. Especially if the shoes and socks are mine or Chris'. Here are some funny pictures of Lucy putting on our shoes and socks.

More Fun at the Zoo

We love the Portland zoo and we go as often as we can when the weather is nice. We have a family pass and we try to take advantage of it! Lucy loves the petting zoo, the polar bears, the otters and the elephants. Here are some pictures from a couple of different zoo days.