Vacation, all I ever wanted

I took my third (and final free) plane trip last month to Seattle and nearby national parks.

We hiked.

Opting against the 7-8 mile trails

And hiked.

More hiking

And hiked.

Having a good time

We saw snow.

Snow at 6000'

We saw mountains.

Will is excited for some more hiking

We saw the ocean.

Will at the Pacific Ocean

We saw lakes.

Lake Crescent

We saw waterfalls.

Marymere Falls

And we saw more waterfalls.

You guys are totally looking the wrong way

We saw trees.

Does anyone else see this?

And we saw bigger trees.

Tree huggers 2011

We saw tall buildings.

Will at the Space Needle

We saw fish.

Grandma shows Will the fish

It was the bestest vacation ever, or at least the best vacation since the last one.

Participant

I ran in my first race at the tender age of 1 (well, almost 2) on the 4th of July. The Macklind Mile that Daddy ran had a Kids Quarter Mile Dash. This would be the farthest I’ve ever run before (the one-year-old’s equivalent of a half marathon), but I wasn’t too worried because I can walk really far.

Ready to run

Me and Daddy before the race

My race number was almost as big as I am. Once I figured out what was going on the race was very exciting.

I ran the entire way without stopping, and I even accelerated towards the finish (which is more than I can say for Daddy). As I approached the finish line the crowd roared, making it even more exciting. Mom & Dad recorded an amazing video of this part of the race, but I decided to delete it from Mommy’s phone before we could share it with anyone. So you’ll have to settle for the race photo.

Will approaching finish line of Kid's 1/4 mile dash

Me nearing the finish line. Photo by tykanoya.

You can see my main one-year-old competition off to the right in the photo. He was in the lead for a while, but towards the finish he decided he wanted to turn around and run the other way. But I knew what to do because I watched Daddy run through the finish line before my race started.

Participant

As you can see from the ribbon they gave me at the finish line, I was indeed a participant. I can’t wait to do this again.

Hopping down the bunny trail

I’ve been dancing up a storm lately. At home. At daycare. At home. I really loved the Easter card Grandma and Grandpa R. sent me.

At the playground last weekend I rode the teeter-totter for the first time. Wheee!

I’ve been fighting crime in my spare time.

In the chill of night, at the scene of the crime

I have taken to eating on the couch.

Goldfisherman

Ba na na

The shredded cheese incident

I hit the terrible twos.

Terrible two's


But we still have a good time.

There he is!

Paint

Silly head

Mirror mirror

Peeking out