Hanging out in Olympia, WA

Olympia is a beautiful place with lots of character, quirks and evergreen trees. It is always so refreshing to be there, and to spend time in a place I still consider home. These are a few photos from around the city, mostly downtown near Capitol Lake and Percival Landing.

We spent a good amount of time at Grandma and Grandpa Tirrell's house, letting Wendy explore and enjoying a slower pace. She loved the singing Spiderman that has proven to be a hit with all the grandkids. Her favorite song is currently the Itsy Bitsy Spider, which this toy happens to sing. She would get so excited when it started to play and she would do the hand motions along with the song. Oftentimes we would find my parent's dog Cosmo at her side. They became good friends during our stay, and Wendy has since become obsessed with dogs. 

Wendy looking very regal in her Odwalla mustache. Jeff let her sample some of his green Odwalla drink. As is evidenced by her face, she was a big fan and kept going back to dad for another sip. 

It was fun to see Wendy exploring and familiarizing herself with a new space. She started walking just a week or so before we arrived, so it was nice that Wendy had a lot of open space to cruise around in. 

Wendy loved running (not walking) the halls, exploring every nook and corner. She has gotten fast and has turned into a little blur of a baby running every which way. Sidenote: Wendy biffed it right after this photo was taken.

Wendy's not the only one who loves bath time. We all have a little too much fun with this part of our nightly routine. Thanks to Jeff's original game of "Ducky on Your Head", Wendy loves trying to put everything on her head. Coming in a close second is splashing as hard as she can. Her new favorite bath time activity is trying to stand up in the tub. This is a treacherous and very slippery task, so it doesn't happen very often. But oh, she is so happy when she gets to stand and Dad loves it too. He's the one responsible for those big grins (and her hair).