Tag Archives: Calvin

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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