Tag Archives: Aunt Kellie

Decorah, part 3

June 8, 2015 shreffler

Three generations: David Irving, Desmond Irving, Irving Anthony

Pit stop in Ankeny, Hawkeye Park

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Driving by 1311 W. 1st St, Dad’s second house until age five and moving to Council Bluffs

…shared a room with great Aunt Molly, helped put her belt on, dug a hole through the basement room wall with the door stop (Mom patched for the umpteenth time before moving), walking to the library with pond, my dear blanket, drank koolaid and ate popcorn w/ ketchup while mom was pregnant (and mint chocolate ice cream), met my sister, learned how to ride a bike, Mr. Good, watched Dan Rathers while eating Mac & Cheese, corn and fish sticks, picnicked out back with Kellie and wicker paper plate trays, eating frozen grapes, big wheel parade, annual broadcast of the Wizard of Oz on TV, Kellie stuck under the TV cart, first Halloween costumes, vacuum cleaner, bouncy rocking horse, picking grapes from the bushes, played with Jason England’s Star Wars figures (“lost” during the move to CB), rode several blocks west to Jason’s house on a big wheel, asking mom if we were taking a nap to determine the feasibility of sneaking upstairs to watch TV while she was sleeping

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A boy reunited with his dog

The Farm: Decorah, part 2

June 7, 2015 shreffler

Words cannot express what visiting our grandparents at the farm–a few acres nestled between limestone cliffs with the incredible house, cave, creek, pond, meadows and pastures–meant to us during childhood. Before dinner on this visit, we journeyed over for a few photos with our own children too.

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Decorah, part 1

June 7, 2015 shreffler

On June 7th, 2015, we drove from Iowa City to Decorah to visit our (great) grandparents. Dad, Mom, Desmond, and Grandma Anne had just traveled to Iowa City to celebrate Calvin’s fourth birthday. It was Desmond’s first road trip and he slept all the way to Decorah.

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Aunt Kellie and Calvin re-enact a game great aunt Molly first taught us as kids: telephone with the pantry beads.

Dad and aunt Kellie also spent many happy hours playing pool on trips to visit great Grandma and Grandpa.

Aunt Kellie and great grandpa Irv

Desi and Cal

Des and Molly

Great grandma Jane and grandpa Irv’s 60th anniversary

Iowa City, part 2

June 6, 2015 shreffler

Des has this hotel thing figured out

Iowa City art fair

Snow cone bliss

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Des’ pride and joy: spoon

Stopping in at the Airliner for lunch and a pint

Des and grandma playing paradiddles on the cheerio container

Des, Cal and mom tickling the ivories

What are these “cows” you speak of? Are they these gray things here?

The sun has gone to bed, and so must I

Dad and Cal playing with the stomp rocket

awesome mid-air rocket shot by grandma Anne

Iowa City, part 1

June 5, 2015 shreffler

Traveling over to Iowa City for Calvin’s fourth birthday, Desi taking a break at his first I-80 rest stop.

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Aunt Kellie and cousin Calvin picking us up at the hotel before heading to North Liberty

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Dad entertaining the troops

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Meeting great aunt Molly

Visiting uncle/chef Mike

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Dad and Cal assembling some pirate legos

Big Day Out

May 2, 2015 shreffler

Like the last few Saturdays, the day started out with swimming lessons. Doesn’t look much different, but he’s definitely more into splashing now (a fun trick he’s extended to bath time)

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