We head off to breakfast on a cold January morning, but not before Des squeezes in one more book with grandma.

We trek off to the Lauritzen Gardens conservatory to warm up and walk off some energy. Des has been a walking machine over the past week.

Downhill walking is much faster

Still not sure what he’s thinking when he holds his hands out in front of him as he walks. Is he catching something? Soliciting low-fives?

Just skipping down the trail

Unlike everywhere else, all the plants are “look, but do not touch.” It’s a difficult concept to master; we’ll point instead.

Trying to glimpse all the fishies

One of the koi fish jumped up!

A montage of Des walking