Auntie Emily & Hugo visit!

Auntie Emily & Hugo came up to visit us on Saturday.  Luna & Gracie were so excited to see how much cousin Hugo had grown and to hang out with Auntie Emily.  We had a leisurely afternoon on the deck and a delicious garden salad a la Brian (yummy!).  Luna entertained the babes with her naked swimming & dancing routines.  She is quite the exhibitionist these days! 

Waiting for cousin Hugo to arrive

The cousins

So excited to see Hugo!

Getting some quality Uncle Brian time

LOVE this girl!



Post feeding snooze & smile

More Gracie

Gracie is growing so fast!  After her initial newbie fussiness, she has definitely become quite the little sweetheart.  She has a pretty mellow personality and loves to be around Mommy, Daddy and especially big sister Luna.  Her smiles and laughs are generous and such a joy to watch.  Here a few pictures while we were just hanging out the other day.  

Starting to roll over, but not quite yet.  That dang arm keeps getting pinned beneath!

Swim Lessons!

Luna took swimming lessons again this summer at Bayside Swim Club in Fairhaven.  This girl takes to water like nobody's business! We started lessons in the end of July and the weather here in Bellingham was not the most cooperative (we liked to refer to that month after June as Julember around these parts).  Despite the chilly weather, Luna was excited every morning to head to lessons.  She even graduated from Level 1 to Level 2 - woo hoo!  By the end of it all, Luna decided she was ready to jump off the diving board all by herself (see photos below....)

Excited to be heading to swim lessons!

Friday Fun day includes going down the small slide

Diving board, week 1.  Ms. Independent wanted to climb up herself

It was so chilly out, the instructors had to pour water from the hot tub on to the kids while they waited their turn

Notice the bundled up life guard and parent

Diving board, week #2

Level 2!

Diving Board, week #3

Again!

The fabulous Gracie Ann

I have to admit it's not as easy keeping up with pictures and the Blog these days.  Despite being home for the summer, we seem to be chronically busy (all good stuff - no complaining here!) and I haven't been great about remembering the camera on all our adventures.  Gracie is growing like crazy. As we creep up on her 4 month (already?!) birthday, I realize I haven't been doing a great job keeping her changes updated on the blog.  "Dark Luna" as a friend of ours affectionately calls Gracie due to her dark(er) hair and dark eyes is becoming quite a happy baby.  She cracks us up with her full body smiles and hearty laughs.  Here's a set of pictures over the last few weeks showing Grace's latest and greatest feats. 

Check it out!  Sitting up in the Bumbo.

Gus loves that Gracie is on his level and isn't super mobile yet

There's that smile!

One of Grace's lovey's

Grace's dance moves

Tummy Time!

Grace discovered her toes a few weeks ago and they are in her mouth any chance she gets

....along with anything else she can fit in there, including Sophie the Giraffe

Working on rolling over.  Almost there!

Gracie & Oma

Gus kisses!



L-U-N-A

So, Luna has been able to identify her alphabet letters for some time now, as well as be able to spell her name out loud.  During a recent drawing session on her easel, I looked over to see Luna spelling her name in writing.  Check it out.  I'm allowed to brag, right?