Llama kids attending winter PE class before lunch. Des has to get 10 coins on the Wii, and while he still tries at hula hooping, gets most of his workout through running and out-pacing his guide. Ella adorably interacts with her battery-less controller.
Des helping dad fix mom’s new office lounge chair in grandpa’s garage
If an object has wheels, it will be ridden
Grandpa showing Des how flutes are made
Ella surveys the fresh falling snow, baguette in hand
Early Thanksgiving dinner at grandma’s house, Ella has found her legos
At age two, Eleanor has already perfected her perplexed-reading-instructions face
And of course dinner breaks out into a verse or six of “Baby Shark”
She found a minion!
Everyone humoring dad/brother/uncle for a family photo
That’s a cute cousin set
Eating dinner over at aunt Megan’s new house for Viv’s birthday, the kids relax for a few tacos. And for the llama kids unaccustomed to smoothies that aren’t mostly spinach, fruit and veggies, it seemed like a treat they were “getting away with” and defensively chugged without pause. Viv gives dad the download…
Happy birthday, Genevieve!!
Ella’s piece of cupcake lasted about as long as you’d expect
Playing with some of Viv’s new birthday gifts, styling the bracelets with ma
Jam session turned tea party
Opening birthday gift from great-aunt (literally) Molly
Ladybugs!
From his prior experience with monkeys jumping on the bed, Des felt comfortable “reading” this new book to sister
Multi-tasking when one parent has a work event, “Sure Ella, you can set up a multi-toy picnic on the questionably clean kitchen floor so dad can attend to cooking dinner”
Eleanor is determined to answer the age-old question- how many peels does it take to get to the edible center of a brussels sprout? She’s no one’s fool, and declines the repeated, shifty advice to simply eat the entire sprout.
Bath drop colors by request- two yellows and one blue
Des’ second movie, with the cousins to see new The Grinch (which was remarkably good)
Beeping the dog’s nose, although later frustrated by its random responses- “No doggie, sing ABCs!”
A brisk November morning at the outlet mall for new shoes, Eleanor her eclectic outfit
Des “presenting” (?) the tree
Yup, someone really understands what that bright box is. Eleanor wakes up from the nap and starts talking to the monitor
Eleanor lounges back for Saturday movie night, The Sword in the Stone
Apparently she’s found her new style
Ella snuggles
Special treat- Salween Thai!
Yeah, everyone was pretty stoked
