While Mom has the girls over before the opera, everyone else goes to the pizza joint up the street for some quality mass-sporting screen time pizza.
While he’s usually out not too long after 8pm, tonight Des was awake until 9:30p. Before dad’s third trip into his room, he’s seen clutching his pooh bear. Apparently this is what toddler insomnia looks like 🙁
When Eleanor gets tired of waiting to eat as the bottle warms at daycare. It does NOT go this way with dad and the nighttime bottle.
Because good lighting.
Started the nice weekend weather at the zoo, but decided to focus on a few areas not recently visited. Adventures in the Bell 47 helicopter and safari truck.
The vintage Land Rover in the foreground is real, as are the lions in the background.
Toddler happiness: eating french fries in the jungle and watching the monkeys.
“I want to be your personal (photo op) penguin”
Eleanor’s first trip to the aquarium where she was alert and tracking all the fishies.
Traditional jellyfish and tropical fish stops, now with more children
Sister loves her birdie
It was warm enough that Des could wear his short-sleeve, rocket pajama top. Apparently since the first appearance required a photo, each subsequent wearing starts with scurrying back to his dresser and requesting, “take picture!”
With the weather near 80 today, it was the perfect afternoon for a picnic at Lake Manawa
Rocks and sticks and water? Des was onboard.
Ella was content just to hang in the shade
Yummy picnic, sans blanket dad forgot
Someone was ECSTATIC to finally wear his short-sleeve “rocket ship!” pajama top since it was finally warm enough. Note the day-old glow stick from aunt Kellie- after a day in the freezer, still going strong.
Right. The fork is the best Mousekatool to use!
Sunday morning story time. Frog blanket and moose required.
Said frog blanket in action-
Des before bonking his head and teeth no fewer than three times before he learned to rock gently
Rounding out the unseasonably warm February weekend, it was a great day for flying a kite at Memorial Park
Flying a kite is fun, but Des soon learned that flying a kite while running is the best.
Mom got some good runs in too
While sister didn’t run around, she was more than happy to cuddle in the newfound breeze
Desmond and the Kite squaring off
Brother and sister holding hands, or just Ella grabbing more hands to chew
Des running around in the snow after daycare
Mom talking with the baby in the mirror…
Family reading time
Des demonstrating more of his memorization by knowing the last word of each line in Clifford’s Birthday Party
Eleanor starting her long day with early morning exercises
Eleanor’s three-month photos with Kam
She was a trooper
Eleanor presumably looking at mom’s brunch with envy, wishing she was on to solid foods
Meanwhile, Des went on an adventure with grandma Anne to the botanical center. Des was clearly ecstatic for the annual LEGO exhibit
French fries, mac & cheese, grilled cheese- oh my!
Post-nap, staring at dad’s new grow light for starting seeds in the basement
Bedtime stories- vicuña violining!
Baby sister finally sleeping, it’s a miracle.
Deep in the throes of the terrible twos, moments of sweetness with this boy.
