Thank you, for a real good time!

This past weekend we traveled up to George, Washington for a camping and concert experience! Lucy did such an amazing job, and really seemed to have fun. She is learning so much, and so into new things. Camping was a breeze, and the concert was outstanding. We saw the Dead (the remaining members of the Grateful Dead), the Allman Brothers and the Doobie Brothers. The Gorge Amphitheater is a great venue, overlooking a gorge in the Columbia River. The views are spectacular. The music was great, and the Dead even played her song, "Loose Lucy" which was exciting for Marc and I. The Grateful Dead represents something very special in both of our lives, and it felt so good to come full circle and bring our daughter. She slept through most of it, but that was just fine. We also had fun with some good friends, including Robin and Katie, who helped us out with Lu-Lu. We can't wait for more camping and concert trips with Lucy! Love, Koree

Mom's Day :)

It's Mother's Day! We had a nice, relaxing day. I worked last night, came home and played with Lucy before catching some sleep. The afternoon was so nice. The weather was calm, Lucy happy, and Marc played with her while I did some gardening. Yeah! It feels good to get some gardening in after neglecting the yard for a year. Marc made a wonderful dinner of BBQ'd salmon, sweet potatoes, garlic, cauliflower and a green salad. Yum. Later I came down here and have had some time to surf the webs and make not one post, but two! Lucy is really becoming more and more aware of her surroundings, and recognizing new situations and places. She is easily distractable. She is getting better with her fine motor skills, reaching for and grabbing toys, bringing them to her mouth and even learning how to activate the sounds on some of them! Wow! She is really lifting herself up during tummy-time, and starting to make the first moves towards rolling. She kicks and kicks and kicks her legs...she is a little squiggly worm! It has been nice having a couple of days break from the rain, as we have been hanging out in our yard. She looks around at the trees and flowers. Of course, she is a bundle of joy! Happy Mother's Day to all of the Mom's out there... :) Love, Koree

Cousins!

Last weekend Marc's brother Matt, his wife Stephanie and our nephew Mason came down from Spokane to visit. What a fun time we had! I really enjoyed seeing how much Mason loved Lucy, and how much she loved him as well. At one point she was just smiling and smiling at him as he smiled at her. When I said to Mason, "She loves it when you smile at her!" Mason replied, "I am so happy, I couldn't possibly make my medium face!" It really touched my heart to see them connect and bond. While they were down, we were able to ride the Max (our light-rail train) downtown for the Cinco de Mayo festival on the waterfront. We had fun playing games, people watching and eating food. Marc and Matt were finally able to talk Mason into riding the bumper cars after much debating. He ended up liking it so much he wanted to ride them again! Aunt Stephanie held Baby Lucy while Marc and I rode the Ferris wheel...our first date! :) It was fun being up so high over the city. Portland really is a beautiful place. It was so nice to spend time with Matt and Stephanie and Mason. Thanks for making the trip to see us! Love, Koree