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

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

New height PR in stacking

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

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


Pointing at all the butterflies

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


Learning how to hook up guitar pedals after nap

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 (?)

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

Manna from heaven

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

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

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


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

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!”



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)
Enjoying the mild weather and playing at the park before dinner


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

Watching grandma’s tricks during bathtime
