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Melissa completed her first half marathon last Sunday, with her proud family waiting at the finish line.
     

We took a nice trip to Avila Beach over the 4th of July weekend. Melissa found a killer place to rent right on the beach, which just happened to have a perfect dual kitchen set up for the impending Burger-Off™. The girls had a nice time overall, but definitely preferred to hang out in the [...]

 This year, we spent Easter at No-No and Ga-Ga’s. It was quite different from previous years, the children almost outnumbered the adults. The girls got their first taste of hunting for Easter eggs and we caught a very cute moment:

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The girls had their first birthday party, which was attended by the whole family. Each of them had their own cake, and while Kaitlin eventually got into the spirit, Ella would have nothing to do with hers. Something tells me she’ll get on the cake bandwagon one day soon.
          

The girls went on their first vacation, thanks to grandpa Warren. We spent three days at Seascape Resort on the coast near Monterey. The girls had a great time playing on the beach, and Ella even tried her first beer (joking - don’t call CPS).
        

After the girls’ first swim day was a total bust, their second one went much, much better.

Actually, I’ve taken about a thousand pictures.

Wow, to say that this was a big day is a bit of an understatement. Here’s how it all went down…
Melissa and I woke up pretty early this morning, neither of us could really sleep in anticipation of the big day. We finished packing up, threw the car seats (which we still need to figure [...]

At 12:46 and 12:47pm today, Kaitlin Jade Lev and Ella Rose Lev were born. Kaitlin was 6 pounds 2oz and Ella was 5 pounds 12oz. Melissa is doing great and the girls have been pretty mellow thus far. I’ll post more info later, but for now, here they are: