Mixing up some waffles with mom
Eleanor instinctively planking on ever-patient Max
Dad thought was cute for a few moments before he realized he’d made a huge mistake
Almost as if he could sense parental mistake in precedence, Desmond arrived freaky fast to participate in the shenanigans
Mom thinks this is a dog, Eleanor thinks it’s a cat. “Maww!”
Nice in clean in their pajamas, ready for bedtime stories
Visiting the children’s fair during the Omaha Summer Arts Festival despite the sweltering morning heat
She may be a bit ways off from playing harmonica yet
Decorating a cookie and immediately eating it in the shade, summer goodness
Des got inked [get it?] with a Pirate Octopus
Eleanor swinging for the fences with the bubble wand while brother is making some spin art
What is it about summer arts festivals and the cool relief of snow cones?
Snow cones are a messy sport
A very generous mounted officer walked his horse over so Eleanor could pet “horsey!” Overjoyed was an understatement.
Now for some food to go along with all of ice and sugar water
Calvin and Des reading the Star Wars book
The boys clearly impressing Aunt Kellie with “the force” factoids
A (vegetarian) Ethiopian feast for grandma’s birthday
Practicing her kiss blowing
Group engineering
Des wanted a photo of his (hand-me-down) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pajamas to show Cal
Eleanor wasn’t sure what to think about sprinkler during the spring activation. She initially appears to be open-minded
But then is somehow surprised–and dismayed–at getting wet
Sister trying to wave brother off from drinking from the sprinkler head
What a boy wants…
“EEE!!!”
Eleanor exhibiting signs of brother’s bad habit of sleeping on top of his stuffed animals
Eleanor lounges at the start of an unusually cool, and slightly drizzly, farmers market
A post-nap viewing of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
She totally has the hang of the froggy blanket
Clutching her llama and bunny, Ella apparently wasn’t quite ready to go to sleep
…but quickly passed out with her pals
After feeding the baby plants, an old relic was rediscovered. Outside for some light tree/target practice, Des glances over his shoulder in clear appreciation for dad’s toy archery coaching
Eleanor, not one to be left out…
Eighteen months and what little hair there is feels coarse, money is on curly hair
The new fascination during bath time: pouring. Pouring into things, out of containers, filling cups only later to pour again…
What’s different about this photo? What’s the same? Well Eleanor wearing Des’ old PJs, that’s for one.
Just two Jedi reading before bed
Eleanor found a new buddy at a family friend’s graduation gathering
Eventually Tosca made her solitary preferences known
Someone is turning out to be an early side-sleeper
While mom and dad are at a friend’s wedding, grandma holds down the fort with the kids’ dinner, baths and bedtime. Eleanor took a little extra snuggling, but
Des was eager to have someone read Gorgonzola to him again, the story of the dinosaur who stunk but learned proper hygiene with the help of a cantankerous old bird pal
