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
Tag Archives: Bedtime
Boxing Day 2018
Shenanigans with pa before brunch
Ready for ma’s special french toast
Three cousin peas in a pod
“My monkey!”
Des opening his present from ma and pa- a “fort building” set that’s effectively a life-size set of tinker toys
Everyone gets a UNO Mavs hat, though Ella’s has big googly eyes
And quite possibly her favorite, a (kids themed) duck call
“QUACK!”
Ella and Margaret taking a nap
Chilling like a mermaid
R2-D2 minifig, dad’s inner child is a little jealous
Feeding her baby after mom lends her diapering expertise
And again.
Although she’s becoming an increasingly active sleeper as well
Christmas 2018
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a Max
The stockings were laying by the presents with care
When, what to Des’ wondering eyes should appear…
Ella knew in a moment it must have been St. Nick.
Desmond and Eleanor listen as mom reads Santa’s thank you letter for having left out the pretzels and carrots (for the reindeer, of course) with (almond) eggnog
Eleanor mines her stocking for the next surprise
…and last, a navel orange!!
Sporting her fancy new red glitter clippy (great-grandma Jane would so approve), Ella volunteers to unpack dad’s stocking
Eleanor either steals or instinctively stows dad’s gifted jar of Huey Fong Chili Garlic Sauce (thank you, dear Billy–and Santa) in the pantry
“An orange!”
Eleanor’s “covering random objects with blankets and putting them to sleep” game is seriously upgraded with a new baby crib
A recent evolution to the family tradition of a post-stocking pretzel snack, Ella and Desmond crack open their package of craisins
Where’s Waldo? Dunno, but another generation is now searching through a crowded beach for the bespeckled and red/white scarf-wearing adventurer
Baby’s first lego set
“Backpack! Backpack! Butterfly! Backpack!”
Not sure if he’s more excited about Yoda’s hut on Dagobah, or that he now has an R2-D2 minfig
Showing off his new underwear, as you do
Present-opening collaboration for the new sushi set
Des opens Robot Turtles– an educational experience in computer science masquerading as a fun kids game
Santa is real- he got Desmond a real “remote-controlled dinosaur” (yes, apparently it’s a real thing)
Eleanor feeds her new baby
Looking over dad’s exciting new record addition- a translucent green (!) copy of A Charlie Brown Christmas by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
And lastly, a new remote-controlled car
“Here son, let me help you with that.” Hard to tell who’s having more fun…
Eleanor is curious what this magical dinosaur robot is all about
Des drawing on the 21st-century equivalent of the etch-a-sketch
Yes, Ella is fairly excited about Christmas thus far
Where is that Waldo?
Ella modeling her new/first clip-on earings
Instantly his new favorite pajamas
Lego airplane from grandma
Perusing Cal’s new ninja turtle book
Shenanigans with grandma
The yeti is now indeed in the spaghetti
“I’ll give you [Eleanor], the Founder of the feast!”
Ella trying to start another verse of “Baby Shark”
A round (literally a parade around the table) of cheers
Everyone finds a cuddle buddy at the end of the night, drifting off to sleep with visions of sugar-plums dancing in their heads…
December 23rd, 2018
Watching an episode of “Inspector Gadget” (thanks grandpa!) before breakfast, definitely a bit of nostalgia for dad
Time to roll out the pretzel dough, Des definitely has the yolk step down (splat)
In an exhibition-style format, Ella bags the grand slam of puzzles
Bonus movie night: The Muppet Christmas Carol
Des tending to his stuffy flock, everyone is tucked in and there’s even a little room for him to ball up near the crowd
December 17th, 2018
Des building a tractor and trailer to haul Lightning McQueen
Eleanor with those leftover blues (despite the brussels sprouts!)
“There’s jam on my cookie!!” Des is pretty excited about his cookie from Megan-
Ella modeling her reindeer/santa pajamas
Little Ella Marie, who was no more than two, reading How the Grinch Stole Christmas with mom
December 14th, 2018
Desmond caught playing after bed time, with what turned out to be the stereotypical toy when doing so…
(clothes hanger)
December 13th, 2018
Eleanor starts every reading time by declaring her choice- does she want a story with Margaret or Dr. Anna? It is merely implied that of course the book is the collection of Daniel Tiger stories.
December 10th, 2018
Eleanor’s first egg sandwich, and she’s eating it as a sandwich! (as opposed to grilled cheese, where she eats via later- pinching off the top layer of bread, followed by pinching and eating all the cheese off, then…)
“Footsie pajamas!” (her absolute favorite)
Des giving it a spin during the world’s longest game of Chutes & Ladders
