Ah our little climber. He loves to stand on the hearth and the couch- both off limits. I say at least 10 times a day... Derek down. He has no fear. He is great at the dismount. He goes feet first every time. He even went feet first off our bed. It was a larger drop than he anticipated. His eyes were huge.. but he landed it quite well.
Derek went to work at Nike again and received these cute new shoes. This is the first pair of tennis shoes he fits into (the other pair are still a bit big). I was a tester as well because I still fit into kids' shoes.
We keep a towel by the door for the doggies. It does rain a lot here so we need to wipe the dogs off on a regular basis. Well Derek must have been observing this because today he picked up the towel from the chair and proceeded to "Wipe" down the dogs after they came in. It was pretty hysterical and very cute. then he just wondered off with the towel. Crazy kid! MIke and I were laughing pretty hard and the pictures are rather blurry. Sorry!
We had a great day exploring Seattle. Derek took his first streetcar ride. I think he enjoyed not being in a car seat. Then he took his first monorail to the Seattle Center. Derek loved the carousal ride in the comfort of the ergo. 
Derek made himself right at home in the hotel. We took him to the pool. He enjoyed the kiddie pool there.. and the water was warmer than the big pool. Back in the room, Derek quickly found the pots and pans in the kitchen as well as the spoon and started banging away. So much excitement! Apparently the pool and the pans were so much fun he didn't want to go to bed and partied until 11 at night. Ahh Derek. He just loves his crib at home and doesn't sleep so well anywhere else. Thankfully he did sleep until 7 the next morning and woke up ready to start banging away on his pans. He did enjoy the hotel breakfast. He ate eggs, potatoes, sausage, yogurt, waffles, and fruit! Where does he put it all?
We spent a wonderful afternoon on Bainbridge Island. We took a ferry ride. Derek loved the ride. He enjoyed running up and down the aisles. Once on the island we played a fun park. so Derek could stretch his legs. We enjoyed driving around the island and seeing the beauty of it.
We had a great visit with my mom. Derek had so much fun playing with Grandma. Some of the highlights and lowlights were:
Derek figured out his toy. Up to now he has been taking the pieces off, but last week he figured out how to put them back on. He found out it is easier if his finger was not in the hole of each piece. He would get so excited each time a piece would fall on and squeal.I think the secret must be his tongue. He has been sticking it out to concentrate lately!
I went out for a girls' night last night to celebrate a few friends' birthdays. It was great to be with the girls. The boys had quite a night too. Derek was playing with his toy cart that arrived from Texas yesterday. Then he climbed up it and started to climb over the pillows to Alex on the couch. Mike was able to grab photos of the whole deal while laughing and trying to protect Derek from killing himself. They had a fun night.
Mommy made me go to work today. I was a fitter for Nike shoes. I was a great sport and tried on about 8-10 pairs while they checked the fit, watched me walk around in them, and took pictures of my feet. Silly people- don't you realize you are supposed to take pictures of my face? At the end they gave me some treats and then I got to pick out a pair of shoes to take home. Mommy helped me pick out some cool tennis shoes. We might even go back in a few weeks and do it again.
We had lots of fun watching the super bowl. Derek loved to play with Daddy on the couch during the game. Derek also enjoyed lots and lots of guacamole as you can see. It was a nice relaxing day at home as Mike and Derek were a bit under the weather.
