January 9th, 2019

Des’ latest pre-bedtime creation

January 8th, 2019

Hanging out with dad getting ready in the morning, just chilling on the scale

January 7th, 2019

The elusive Ellasaurus at play

The game when seeing dad at daycare- run away and hide in the pillows

A girl and her Max

Des putting the final touches on assembling his dinosaur using the drill and screwdriver

January 6th, 2019

Part headband, part headlamp. All “Adventure Ella.”

(Hearing) safety first when building rockets with magnets

Winter movie matinee with Yellow Submarine

Mom and dad clearly forgot just how scary the music-hating Blue Meanies were

Dad’s getting pretty decent at making Pad Thai

Yum, noodles!

January 5th, 2019

A treat for breakfast- chocolate malt-o-meal, although Ella blindly declines before tasting (via her favorite phrase- “no thank you, I do not like that”)

Upon leaving aunt Megan’s house for brother’s haircut, Eleanor had to say good-bye to the potpourri light (?)

Clearly her “happy to be awake after nap” face

Ella walking Max or is Max walking Ella?

It was just barely warm enough to venture downtown for the fireworks display with aunt Megan, Liam and Viv

It was nice to see the familiar Gene Leahy Mall holiday scene one last time before construction begins soon

Pre-game snacks

Eleanor can sense there’s something going on, but she’s still not quite sure what exactly is happening here

Des scored some sweet new shades for the fireworks

Ella charges with, “KISS!”

Des staring out at the lights- one of mom and dad’s first dates many years ago walking around with hot chocolate, counting these very same lights

And then there were fireworks!

Des insists the glasses he got are a worthwhile optic effect, dad is less sure, given the required effort

A classic Omaha night

January 4th , 2019

Making rug angels, as you do

The future is indeed bright

Ella sensing the instinct to scrub the tub clean

“On your head, for a hat”

Is she gone? Nope, just sleep-wandered to the north end of her crib

January 3rd, 2019

“Gimme a break, gimme a break. Break me off a piece of that… fancy feast.” Kit Kat in the tub- one of those rare times where treats and bath time overlap

January 2nd, 2019

After confirming the color of each crayon before use (“this blue? this purple?”), Eleanor doodles through a new series

Grandpa stops by for a few, so of course it’s time for “show and tell”

Ella demonstrating pretty decent fife form, for a toddler

Ok, back to show-and-tell