Vacation to the Pacific Northwest

We just got back from a week long stay in Oregon and Washington. We started the week in Oregon for my Great Aunt Helen's 90th birthday party. Pictured below is a bit of her awesomeness. She took a turn at the pinata and rocked her sombrero and maraca's.


Nathan enjoyed playing with his second cousins Walker, Cory, Kaylee and Caleb. The played on the slip n slide and in the pool at my uncle and aunts community:





Anne, my cousin Greg's wife took us to Fir Point Farms so that the boys could feed goats, rabbits and cickens, run in the hay maze and just get some energy out:






After the boys (and girl napped) we headed over to my cousin Erika's house where we watched her four-year old Cory, tearing it up on his PW50, swam, ate, rode bikes and just hung out:






After a weekend in Oregon we drove up to Anacortes and took the ferry over to Lopez Island to spend the rest of the week. We crammed in a ton in one week. I played tennis with Aunt Bette and Erika for the first time in five years. I forgot how fun it could be. We hiked Chadwick Hill, where three years ago my mom had broken her ankle. She handled it well this time. We took a ferry over to San Juan to Lime Kiln Park so that we could see the Orca's. It was really cool. We also took the kids swimming, walked around the property, had a pinic and kayak ride at Odlin Park, bbq'd, ate well and most importantly had a good time with my family.

Six Months Old

Kira is now six months old! How has half a year already gone by? It is amazing how quickly things go with number 2! We had her well baby check today and she has gained 2lbs in the last 2 months, so for her that is HUGE! She now weighs 13lbs 5oz and is in the 7th percentile and is 25 3/4 inches and is in the 52% for height. Her head circumference is 16 1/2, which is 36%. As far as her milestones this month go, she has two teeth, sits up pretty independently, goes from sitting to her tummy and is moving around in an inch worm way to get to where she wants to go. I think she will be crawling in another couple months. She has tried rice cereal, oatmeal, carrots and sweet potatoes and liked them all. She grabs for everything and it goes straight to the mouth. She is still not sleeping through the night and at this point coffee is my best friend. Kira is very aware of people and animals now, as well. She loves our dog and cat and they are really tolerant of her. There have started to be some cute interactions between her and Nathan these days too.

Nathan's Song

Serenading his sister with his original lullaby!

Happy Fourth of July

Happy Fourth Of July from the Davies Family!

Good-bye Gramps

On Thursday June 22, 2010, we said good-bye to my grandpa. He was one of the funniest people I have ever known. I am so happy that Nathan and Kira got to see him just over a week before it was time to say good-bye.

5-months old

Kira is now 5-months old. We went to the Dr. on Friday and she had only gained 4oz so it is now time to start supplementing. 11lbs 10oz is not an ideal weight for a 5-month old, especially since she weight 11lbs 6oz just one month ago. I am really ok with the whole supplementing thing since we did it with Nathan at a much earlier time in his life. He turned out just fine! Anyway, this month Kira started on rice cereal. She has had it a few times in the past week and really seems to like it. She is consistently rolling from both tummy/back and back/tummy. Kira is sitting in the tripod stance (holding herself up with her hands) for short periods and she reaches for everything. Everything now goes straight to the mouth, as well. She also tries to scoot when on her tummy. Currently sleep is still a struggle. We have had some really bad nights lately. I think part of it was she didn't take to well to the milk based formula so we are trying out soy now. We will see how it goes. All in all, she continues to progress with all of her milestones, now we just need her to start packing on the pounds.

Edited to add that Kira just cut her first tooth!

Outdoorsman

Nathan recently went on his first father/son camping trip. Our nephew Jared came along, as well. He really enjoyed himself. I am excited that he and Brian will be able to share a love of the outdoors. Nathan caught the first fish of the trip. They also explored Green Valley Falls and Julian. This past weekend we visited my parents in Fresno. Grandpa Larry took Nathan and Brian fishing along the San Joaquin River, where Nathan caught a bluegill!