His mother’s child, Des picking out all the carbs at the grocery store
Driving the tractor with Clara
Des and Ella visiting dad at lunch before lunch. Desmond is beginning to think that dad works with cranes trucks.
“Sure son, you can polish off the rest of the lime juice”
Family story hour
Ella passing her “take a nap” quiz at daycare with flying colors
With an evening thunderstorm rolling in, Des is sure to alert those around him every time it thunders
After the sirens go off in midtown, everyone heads to the basement. Des’ first time watching Bill Ranby keep Omaha informed
Desmond out surveying the storm status when all-clear is given
Desmond accompanying mom to her gifts and cards, near her Mother’s Day lilac bush
Eleanor’s flowers to mom
Cousins, chilling on the playground at the farmers market
Side effect of trying to grow grass: puddle splashing before lunch out on the deck
Liam and Viv look on as Des plays his first pinball with mom
Furious crayon action
While trimming fingernails after bath time, Des’ squirrel joins the already busy front yard (lots of robins feeding their adolescents with the abundance of damp soil). With the walnuts close at hand, his squirrel gets quite the dinner.
After patiently sitting through several minutes of his request for mom to read her non-profit book to him, Desmond eventually surrendered and accepted her offer to resume reading The Princess Bride.
Perfect spring morning to plant seeds in the garden- lettuces, squash, kohlrabi , spaghetti squash and cucumbers. Next up, tomatoes, basil and all the peppers.
Happiest in the dirt
Desmond showing off his dirt pile for Calvin
“I got worms!” is what Des would say if he knew better
All the grandkids looking mostly in the same direction
Ella cuddling with aunt Kellie
At Mother’s Day tea 1 of 2, Des shows his present off to Eleanor. She appears less than impressed, though mom loved it.
Silly faces, though the best “stick your tongue out” Des could muster
The monumental event this week was aunt Kellie, uncle Mike and Calvin moving from Iowa City to Omaha. Assisting the move, great-aunt Molly also gets to meet Eleanor for the first time.
Calvin showing off the new attic play area, as well as the fire engine’s features
Des still has no clue why he’s putting these round things in a box, despite mom and dad’s best efforts to explain
Sitting at the table
Extra messy after dinner tonight, Eleanor joins brother briefly for their first sibling bath
