Eleanor was up early in the morning with ma, so she was ready for a quick catnap by mid-morning

Desmond takes a few minutes to wake up, even after naps

Eleanor’s first time walking outside to the car. This was immediately proceeded by her falling down the slight declining slope. But a resilient spirit, she was back up faster than you’d think

Desmond was pretty stoked to be in sandals once again, demonstrating his newfound foot agility- with conviction

Dad is occasionally jealous of the fun that warmer-month birthdays invite. So why not pack and pile the kids into a hotel room merely 10 minutes from the house just to play at an indoor waterpark? Because he had one of the best birthdays in recent memory, that’s why.

Yup, lots to look at, pretty exciting!

After Eleanor got tired walking around the pool (you know, because she’s decided that she’s solely a walker on all surfaces), it’s time for a break

Not shown (regrettably- though forever engrained in dad’s memory, via fear): Desmond, resident three-year-old, going down a two-story waterslide by himself (hey, he technically cleared the 40″ minimum height line). TWICE!

Hanging out at the end of the kiddie slides to watch big brother

“WHEE!”

“Look, Dad, Dad, I’ve ate my share of snapea crisps. In fact, I’ve ate like a lot of people’s share of snapea crisps.” Eleanor clearly prefers the snack course of the hotel room pizza party

In jammies and exhausted

After the girls fell asleep, Desmond and dad laid on the bed watching the rest of Brave. Good movie, fun times