June 20th, 2017

Eleanor taking a good ol’ fashioned sink bath

June 19th, 2017

Morning snack is here for you, milk and berries and broccoli stew (Ew! For the bunny, not for you. Oh phew!)

The many views of Facetiming with a toddler

Evening bubbles entertainment

Father’s Day 2017 (observed)

The last day before mom and dad’s trip, up bright and early

One! One happy napper… ah ah ah

Two! Two happy nappers… ah ah ah

Father’s Day breakfast, Ella decides she likes mascarpone

Des singing, what turns out, happy birthday to aunt Kellie

“Desmond Shreffler, space cadet!” Des got his first action figure as a special gift before going to ma and pa’s house for the week while mom and dad were in Colorado.

 

Lightning Bugs

Eleanor reviewing the results of dad’s new (borrowed) lens

First time chasing lightning bugs as the rain was rolling in

After the storms of early summer

June 15th, 2017

Baby’s first trip to Canfields, “Desi-sized tent!”

QA’ing the new flashlights

The hummus life

The velveteen pilot

Living room camping, toddler style

June 14th, 2017

Watching a launch video with his own space shuttle

Raspberries in the making- like a bajillion.

June 13th, 2017

In attempt to recover from the bad sleep habits formed during the Decorah trip, Eleanor sleeps in the crib with the help of her new sleep suit. Only woke up twice this first night (though later determined to be a fluke)

June 12th, 2017

Still rocking a fever from the night before, it was a dreary, stormy morning to be stuck inside

Eleanor helps assemble and inspect the tent before mom and dad’s upcoming Colorado trip

The first of hopefully countless times putting up a tent, he got the hang of it quickly

First exploration in the tent

While mom was trying out her sleeping bag, Des snuck in for cuddles