October 18th, 2016

“Copter!”

October 17th, 2016

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Buzz Lightyear has some wild hair

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Bath time is now “copter” time, thanks great aunt Lori!

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Year Two

A foggy start to Des’ birthday at the pumpkin patch

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Tromping along with mom to find the perfect pumpkin

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Presumably reflecting on the second year of his life, or contemplating the mass of mud on his shoes

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Snacks with Liam and Viv

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Not so thrilled about the stormtrooper

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Swimming in corn, such happiness

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Shaking the nap daze with grandma as the birthday party starts

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Ask Desmond how old he’s going to be, the answer is “six!” However he knows the shape for “two,” so it may be starting to sink in…

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CAKE! (with baby carrot)

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Hammering on his new workbench

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Dad demonstrating the mechanics of screws versus nails

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Figuring out his new drill, saying “skeeze, skeeze” while squeezing the trigger 🙂

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October 15th, 2016

The birthday weekend continues with a trip to the zoo, Des is eager to get there

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A young boy on the verge of two

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Almost more interested in the pumpkin in the  tank than the fish themselves, although it’s a good combo

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Jamming on the keyboard at the park

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Harvest 2016

Knowing we were going out to garden, he insisted on grabbing his bucket from the kitchen. After having watched dad model eating kale, he remembered and wanted in on the action.

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Perhaps not totally happy with his adventurous decision, he at least kept it packed back in his cheeks until dinner.

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Picking the two habaneros that ripened

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And after visiting the one ripened squash many times over the summer, he was proud to carry it inside. Until he realized it was too heavy (even for him) and swapped dad for his bucket ‘o kale.

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October 12th, 2016

New bedtime routine includes “robing up”

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October 10th, 2016

Aunt Kellie visits and gets pulled into the “Where’s Spot?” wormhole

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October 9th, 2016

Everyone deserves a few pumpkins in their bedroom

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“Helping” dad move the sprinkler head

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