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Earth Day 2017

When the afternoon’s activities call for starting naptime a bit sooner than usual, it’s best to run out all the energy in the morning. A trip to the children’s museum it was…

Still months away from enjoying the outing herself, Eleanor happily tags along with mom

Desmond literally making it rain at the Platte River water cycle exhibit

Depositing at the (First National Bank of Omaha branded children’s exhibit) bank.

After his jailbreak last weekend, Des apparently seeks out the chickens

Plastic balls, vacuums, tubes… concentration.

Driving the train, making the smokestack swirl

Dad was a sucker for activities, getting to ride both the train…

…and the carousel. After briefly surveying the ride options, Des was adamant about sitting on the chicken.

Des playing on the Richmond Gorman animals, immediately initiating a flashback for his parents 

Mother and son

Desmond the Firehouse Kid

When it’s nice, weekends are for back-porch lunches

The Earth Day crew grows by one

Ella thought crinkling paper was fun, until she got her hands on grass

Toddler rodeo while sister teeths on dad’s finger

Successful bubble-blowing with grandma

Kiai! Perhaps a little martial artist in the maker? Dad wouldn’t mind.

Photop with (presumably) Salvador, the Crane

April 21st, 2017

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 🙁

April 20th, 2017

Must have been a long day, Eleanor is completely passed out after feeding with mom after daycare

Chew all the things!

April 19th, 2017

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.

April 17th, 2017

Sitting at the table! How is she old enough yet?!

Desmond’s family tree in his daycare classroom

Easter 2017

Parents may be really excited about giving their toddler his first bike, but toddlers might be most excited about the $5 Hot Wheels (and larabars) from the Easter Bunny.

Sunday morning reading

Fitting his new “youth” sized helmet

Des reading his Highlights magazine, san helmet. It’s almost like the bike in the background is less exciting…

With a little bit of encouragement, Des takes the bike for it’s first spin

Sweet little easter bunny.

Ella identifying cousin Cal by taste

Eleanor with grandma during a rare break from chewing and/or eating

Ok, now it’s getting funner

Still not sure what to make of this “grass” thing

Cousins in a peddle-off

Sorbet, yum!

April 15th, 2017

Desmond finding new ways to get stuck under furniture. At least it was less crying this time.

Cousin love

Ella exploring new heights and toys

After brunch, the cousins popped out on the deck to see the chicken’s they could clearly hear while eating

A bit later inside, the front door was heard closing while Liam and Viv were in plain site. About 30 seconds later, it registered with dad’s classroom management spidey-sense that “door + cousins visible = des somewhere unknown.” Scurrying out the front door and jogging right to the backyard, a gate was seen standing open. Des had made a run for it. Pushing further into the backyard, everyone finds that Desmond (on the lamb) had also jailbroken the chickens from their pen. Shown here is Desmond and his accomplices looking up at the onlookers on the deck above- all looking down in astonishment in what he had accomplished in under two minutes.

Desmond, ever the big helper, assisting Liam with corralling the chickens back in the coop

Des temporarily commandeering a game of Stinky Pig

Unaware of the recent shenanigans, Ella hangs out with pa after her nap

All smiles

After nap time and the storm clouds pass, it’s time for a picnic with the Sobczyk’s at Stinson Park. Des and Ernie steer the playground

Abruptly warm, the kids were eager to run free

…and seek out puddles to jump in.

Dotty, Ernie and Des looking down at the alligators resting below (?)

Massive bubbles to chase and pop

…we all fall down

Lots of open space to just run

When two huggers say good-bye…

Eleanor sitting up by herself, seconds before falling backward

April 14th, 2017

Eleanor catnapping peacefully as Dad picks up from daycare

Easter egg dying techniques: kool-aid tip from ma, whisk handle from the interwebs. Who knew a dozen years later, those Wakarusa Festival cups would be egg-dying vessels?

Des scoping out the next color…

Eleanor supervising

After all the eggs are dyed, and keeping with this week’s scientific method curriculum, Des running experiments on combining colors. Or just playing with colored water, who knows

Surveying his results

With  mutual interest, two pals fighting over sticks.

Washing up after a rousing verse of “Little Buddy Foo-foo”