August 19th, 2016

Des has a lifetime of Mom’s bunny ears behind/ahead of him

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August 16, 2016

New height PR in stacking

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August 15th, 2016

Des learning how to hold a knife and slice a cucumber. Each careful cut announced with a “CHOP!”

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August 14th, 2016

A mild Sunday morning at the  zoo. When did he get so big?

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Pointing at all the butterflies

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First time on the Skyfari, you can tell Des is thrilled

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Learning how to hook up guitar pedals after nap

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Des helping dad scrape the front porch trim by putting the paint flakes into the trash bag. Then promptly dumping out said bag and starting again (?)

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August 13th, 2016

At the Children’s Museum, building lego dams on the Platte River.

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Manna from heaven

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After visiting several times without riding, it was time for a few laps in the choo-choo train

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At first he sort of surrendered to the molasses-like ball pit, but eventually mustered enough energy to make his way over to the slide/exit

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August 12th, 2016

Lots of energy to burn, so it was a trip to the splash pad and a walk around Stinson Park

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Ever vigilant, Des points out the helicopter overhead (upper right)

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Pool II

For a change of pace, everyone went to the pool after work. Des is certainly more confident, at least in the kid pool. Each careful entry initiated with him ironically proclaiming, “jump!”

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Of course 15 minutes before leaving, he was only interested in the vending machines (don’t think he actually saw what was in there, just a big box with buttons)

August 7th, 2016

Enjoying the mild weather and playing at the park before dinner

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Reading The Little Engine That Could with grandma while dad is cooking

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Watching grandma’s tricks during bathtime

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