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Catching Up: July 2010

July: Airshows, Bike Rides and a couple Sunny Days with Maji and Olivia....

Well, right on time, Seattle received it's first 'summer' day AFTER the 4th of July weekend.  We finally broke out the baby pool in the back yard and soaked in some sunshine.  Luca and Andrew spent the day at the super cool airshow at the airforce base and got to see lots of planes and guys parachuting!  Needless to say, Luca still talks abou this day.  Megan had to work her last few days and events on the weekends for Rugby WA so the month went by quick with not too much to report until the final days of the month....keep reading below......

4th of July Bike Ride....its cooooolllld!

Air Show!

Finally a SUMMER day!

Halftime at Daddy's Soccer Game

Maji and Auntie Livia Visit!!!: We had 2 great overlapping weeks of visits with Maji and Olivia.  This was Luca's FIRST ever 1 on 1 time with his Mama's Mama! (Without sharing her with his other two beautiful cousins).  We had a great time at the beach, at the zoo and more.  Then Livi came and we returned to the zoo and of course, Golden Gardens!

Luca Year 2 book

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Catching Up: May/June 2010

Well, it has been too long again...but thanks to Steph Dooley, I'm inspired to update this site. Sorry, I'm suffering from an identity crisis so I've renamed the BLOG AGAIN! We had a pretty sad summer in terms of weather, so the Red Blanket Adventures did not make it very far this summer...so, we'll return to basics and just update this blog about all things "HOOKS" so...here is what we did in May/June

May: Megan ran the Vancouver 1/2 Marathon for the second time with Team in Training. Luca and Andrew came up to cheer her on and Yaya 'aka Andrew's mom' came over from Victoria to spend the day with the 'boys.'

Megan and Steph just seconds away from crossing the finish

Ahhh...all done 13.1 miles...AGAIN

Yaya came to Cheer Me on and Hang with Luca and Andrew

Late May: Luca's Last Days of School

Luca had a great first year of 'school' / co-op with Mommy. We had a great time and Luca grew so much. Here is a pic of him walking up the big hill to the classroom looking cool. It made me realized how fast things happen when you're one. The first day of school in September 09 he couldn't even walk yet! And here he is, with a swagger!

Last Day at Olympic Toddler

Walking up the Hill to School

June: As we've already blogged about, here is another picture below from our trip to a super fun farm in Issaquah.  This time we ventured with our Friend Madeline who has since moved across the country to Baltimore, MD!  We miss her so much!

Luca and Mads at Fox Hollow Farm Issaquah, WA

June: Finally, we returned to Las Vegas to visit Megan's family.  We haven't seen them in 6 months - a record!  We had a great time filled with swimming, staying cool, a belated 30th Birthday Party, Luca had his first marygoround ride and lots and lots of cousin bonding!

More Golden Gardens

Oh so Golden Gardens.....

Down on the Farm

Today we opened our "Big Red Blanket Season" when we ventured east to Issaquah, WA to visit Fox Hollow Farm.

We met up with our friends from Co-Op preschool, PEPS and our friends Corin, Misha and Ivan. We saw so many animals including a baby pony. Now, ponies are tiny, but baby ponies are just itty bitty! We ate lunch out in the sunshine with our friends on our blanket. Drinks, peas and broccoli was spilled, but the blanket can take it. This is going to be a great season....

http://www.foxhollowequestrian.com/index.html

Ali's 1 year photoshoot

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Happy 1st Birthday Luca!!

A year has already gone by - I turned one on Thursday!! Can you believe it! I had a big party with a lot of my best friends. My mom made me a delicious cupcake! YUMMERs!

10 months old and WAY over due for an update!

I know, I know, I know.  My mom tells me you are all giving her a hard time about me not posting in the last 4 months.  I am SO sorry!  I have been very busy growing up and this past couple of weeks traveling all over the country.  My mom and I just got back from a trip to Virginia and Las Vegas to see family and friends.  I had such a great time and my mom kept going on and on about how good I was and how proud she was of me.   I had so much fun playing with my cousins and going swimming and playing with so many new toys.  It has been 4 months so there is so much to catch up on.  So here is a brief list of all that I've been up to just the last few months:

• I've gone from sitting sturdy, to scooting on my bootie, to crawling (at 9 months). 
• I can pull myself up on anything, I especially like pulling up on mom's hair when she's playing with me.  She gets mad about that for some reason.
• I said my very first word "DOGGIE", I've been saying it for months (even mom thinks so) but this time it was very clear and I said it when I first saw my doggie Bailey after missing her for 2 weeks while we were gone.  My Dad, Mom and Uncle Benj hear it loud and clear.  Finally - they understand me. 
• I LOVE swimming.  My mom says my skin doesn't love it as much as I do, but I had the best time swimming in my cousin's pool in Las Vegas.  I really liked the day Uncle Marty was testing out the heater and the water was 100 degrees - it felt like bathtime!!!   It was ok because, believe it or not, it was kind of chilly and windy that day so it felt really nice.
• I can wave hello and goodbye now.  My mom first saw me do this when my friend Audrey came over to babysit me so my Mom could check out my new school for next year.  We were very excited.
• I went to my first sporting event - the MLS team - Seattle Sounders on Mother's day.  I'm really cute in my jersey.  
• I can eat food with my own two hands now - I love Cheerios, peas, carrots and anything else I can pick up and smoosh with my hands and now, 4 teeth.
• Like my mom has been saying all along - I love music.  I like to dance when I first hear my favorite CDs played.
• Me and my mom and dad have been going on lots of bike rides.  My mom found a sweet deal on a trailer for me to ride in and we've been hitting the trails up ever since.  Our goal is to ride around a San Juan this summer.  (I'm not sure what that is.....)

That is about it.   As you can see, I've been really busy growing up here.  I will be 1 year old in just 1 1/2 months!!!  Can you believe it?? My mom and dad can't.  :)

Enjoy some of these pictures - Love Love to all!! 

LUCA