Grandma Cathy and Aunt Christina come to town!

This last week was spent with family. Randy's mother and sister came to visit. It was Christina's first time meeting Lucas. We did lots of fun things together-took walks, explored nearby towns, shopping, ferry rides, "Sorry" games, movies, dinners, and playing around the house. We sure enjoyed their visit!

Hawaiian Vacation!

We are back from our two week vacation to the island of Oahu. 14 fabulous days on the North Shore - plenty sun, sand, and surf. Lucas did great. Cut his top two teeth, mastered the "ga ga ga" sound, and learned to pull himself up - on everything. He had a great time with Grandma Rose, Papa, Grandma, and Aunt Jana, not to mention all of his Aunties and Uncles that he met while we were there.

Having fun on the plane.

The first couple of days were spent cutting his top two teeth, so a bit rough, but we made it through. Went through a lot of ice.

Lucas loved the ocean...

...and the sand...he only ate a little bit.

Lots of great sunsets.

The beach where we stayed.

Lucas and Grandma Rose, they had great fun together.

Our evening walks.

Don't forget the Luau!

Doesn't Lucas look cute in his aloha crisp!

Of course we made it back to the Memorial to pay our respects and to introduce Lucas to everyone. He really enjoyed meeting the PHSurvivors.

Aloha, a hui ho!

Milestone for Lucas

Lucas has begun to master a few milestones. He is now crawling, sometimes, pulling himself up to a sitting position and drinking from a cup. Last night we decided to let him try to feed himself, but that didn't go so good. Oh well, three out of four ain't bad.

Our first big hike!

Lucas and I went for a hike yesterday with our friends Malinda and Lilly. We had a great adventure. Hiked about 4 miles through old growth doug fir and cedar to a pretty little stream. Lucas did great! And he slept great last night too. Only woke up one time! That's a new record in this household. Mommy is very proud of our nature boy. By the way, he loves the dirt!

Gettin' ready for Vacation!

We're trying to get Lucas used to wearing sunglasses so while we're in Hawaii, he will actually wear them. We've had them for a while now and he's finally letting us put them on him without major protest. Gotta protect the eyes, after all, he's never seen the great Hawaiian sun!

The word of the day..."Dada!"

...or so we want it to be said.

The tongue

aka: Lizard Boy!