Wishing Cal good luck on his first day of school, Des is showing his “thumbs” up
Waiting for sister’s nine-month checkup, this may be the first time Des has drawn on an actual chalk board
28.75″ (82 %), 22.2 lb (93 %), 17.52″ HC (64 %), happy as can be
Everyone engrossed in their pre-bedtime activity
Good Napping Tour 2017 continues…
Eleanor wanders towards the new, faint light above her crib
Eleanor heard mom open the door to Des’ room and she immediately crawled in and pulled herself up on Des’ bed railing to say good morning.
Picture from Ms. Kristin- “Ella woke up and rolled over and got patted back to sleep!!!!!” Only lasted a few minutes, but a win nonetheless.
The ecstasy of yogurt bites
New trick…
…sleeping bum up! For over two hours before her first wake up.
With mild weekend temperatures, it was a (surprisingly) perfect July morning for a more in-depth exploration of the new adventure trails area at the zoo. Des surveying the lay of the land
He needed a bit of encouragement, but Des quickly acclimated to climbing the rope tunnels high over the park. They even made it strong enough for parents too (there was one other dad traversing)
Peek-a… Ella!
Des had no reservations this time getting arm deep in the pool to pet the stingrays. They were hungry and seeking attention.
Eleanor had to get in on the splashing
Desmond communing with the peafowl
Eleanor’s first train ride
It took a moment at gorillas to see what all the commotion was about, but clearly everyone was excited to see this little guy. Kgosi was born this past winter.
Ella trying to pet the penguins 🙂
These two just stared at each other for a while
At this point Des usually sprints through the tunnel to go see the jellyfish
After nap, it’s time to class up the neighborhood with “running through the sprinklers in our underwear” time
Sure, why not
Dry baby
Des sucking down his first root beer float
Des runs off his spare energy around the block with mom and max
Meanwhile it’s Ella and daddy splash time
Time to lower the crib again
In attempt to recover from the bad sleep habits formed during the Decorah trip, Eleanor sleeps in the crib with the help of her new sleep suit. Only woke up twice this first night (though later determined to be a fluke)
Checking out the progress the crane truck is making at dad’s work
At dad’s new office’s open house, Eleanor discovers hummus. After that, she demanded it.
Desmond laughing, despite his new road (sandbox?) rash
Desmond accompanying mom to her gifts and cards, near her Mother’s Day lilac bush
Eleanor’s flowers to mom
Cousins, chilling on the playground at the farmers market
Side effect of trying to grow grass: puddle splashing before lunch out on the deck
Liam and Viv look on as Des plays his first pinball with mom
Furious crayon action
While trimming fingernails after bath time, Des’ squirrel joins the already busy front yard (lots of robins feeding their adolescents with the abundance of damp soil). With the walnuts close at hand, his squirrel gets quite the dinner.
After patiently sitting through several minutes of his request for mom to read her non-profit book to him, Desmond eventually surrendered and accepted her offer to resume reading The Princess Bride.
