Summer vacation has begun! The family and I are down in Cannon Beach for the next week or maybe two. So cool to spend time together with no where to go and nothing to do. We are here to play. Luca and Skye are so cute but the constant battle of toy possession is relentless. I think now that Skye can crawl and her direction is always towards Luca there is a new challenge for him.

Lara and I were chuckling that the happiest vacation camper is Diesel the dog. Since we have been here he has been off the leash and doing really well with it. He cruises close to us at the beach and comes when called. Very much the opposite of the last time we were here. Ha and a bonus of sitting on Fuzzy's bed.

So beautiful here, sitting on top of the ocean and hearing the surf is a full recharge for me.

Lara had her birthday just about a week after Skye came home. Heather brought over a feast and we enjoyed a quiet morning... Kind of quiet except for Luca tearing through the house with unstoppable excitement.

Grandpa Todd made it up for a quick weekend to meet Skye. We went on some Luca field trips and had a great time.

Luca has started Soccer and loves it. They are so cute all running around at LIL Kickers.

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Skye was born on september 5th 2010 at 10:59 am. She tipped the scales at 6lbs 11ozs and 21 inches long. Overall she is way more mellow than Luca was in his first days. Evergreen hospital is a great facility and has super nice staff. We were only there two days and are now back at home.

Upon coming home Skye gave Luca a blue race car which helped ease her in to our pack. Very funny but it worked. Lara is on the quick road to recovery as Skye feeds and sleeps.

Lara and I were lucky enough to have both our Mom's here during this first week. Lorraine stayed in the hospital with Lara at night and my Mom took Luca during the days. Thank you guys, that was a huge help!

Skye is very cute and loves to be held by everyone. We went yesterday to her first post hospital checkup and she had already gained 6 ounces. Feeding is going well!

Lara found a great preschool close to our house for Luca. He was not very excited to go but had a good time here at orientation day. The best part is our neighbor Jake is in the same class.

Not much to report from here. The days tick on as we wait for Skye. Will she turn head down or will she be breech like Luca? Lara is slowing down and has to time her days depending on the heat factor. Hot days are spent with her feet in a cold tub of water. Luca is as cute as always. His counting and letter recognition is through the roof. So fun to watch him grow.

While we were house sitting my sisters house Luca became obsessed with seaplanes. He took inventory of which ones were coming and going and had us pick our favorites. Grandpa Todd gave Luca a seaplane ride for his birthday present. It was a lot of fun. For Luca looking at a seaplane and riding in one are two very different things. He was a little scared at first but after we landed he kept yelling go again. James our pilot had a big smile on his face.

Seeing Seattle from the low plane was awesome. What a beautiful city from the air.

Slowly but surely we are getting settled. Heather the seller of our house left it in great shape. We are super grateful to find such a awesome house in a great location.

All around us are short trails that I have been running and biking on with Diesel. We are on top of a big hill and my legs were fried the first two weeks. I made the mistake of going too hard running on the steep stuff when my body can only handle that one a week or so. The ride to work on my road bike is a snap. Super fun jetting down the hill in my dress shirt. The ride back home is a tough one but is getting easier.

Luca loves the backyard and his new room. We are still trying to transition him in to a big boy bed. He escapes and runs around the house as soon as we leave his room. In the afternoons we have been going to the ball fields to play soccer. So cool to play on such big pristine fields.

Next up are photos on the walls and plants.

Last weekend we were able to take some time off from Ikea runs and moving to go on a family trip to Snowqualmie. Luca had a blast. We sat in the oldest old car on the train made in 1902. Super cool!