Winter with a toddler in the Midwest apparently means finding new indoor weekend activities. We had only been to Omaha Children’s Museum with Liam and Viv before, so thought it’d be a nice to take Des. It was fun, but quickly realized a lot of the activities were for slightly older kids.

Des wanting to turn everything into a walker, a lawn mower was an ideal choice.

Clinging to mom, still not up a fan of carousels.

Having fun sliding down Gordy, the elephant from Richman Gordman’s Zooland. One of dad’s first memories in Council Bluffs was sliding down this at the store on north 16th St.

Balls galore to throw and chase after.

Tossing the green ball into the hover machine.

Perhaps a bit of parental projection.

Jamming on the light piano.

After exploring, we decided to head back to the “wee ones” section and Des fit a bit more at home.

Always great to see our KC friends, hanging out with Jackson and Morgan.

Watching Jackson jam on dad’s electric guitar from high school.

Dan reading 100 First Words to Morgan and Des before bedtime.