Tag Archives: Friends

Birthday girl

Playing with Viv and Grace. Shirt: “It’s my birthday!”

Ella, big fan of balloons

Des watching the first-year slideshow

Not knowing what was going on with the crowd staring at her, needless to say, Eleanor was taken back by the spontaneous singing

With prior cupcake training complete, Eleanor knew to eat the cake

…one tiny, non-smashing pinch at a time.

Desmond eating his cake and ice cream, with a side of Halloween candy. Someone found extra treats…

Even with demonstrating a lot off effort towards self-restraint, Desmond flirts with doing a majority of the unwrapping

Ribbons don’t get any easier later in life either

So happy

Opening her presents from mom dad- a tent/ballpit

and a new winter/indoor tricycle (there are days dad thinks Eleanor isn’t looking out the window at the trees or cars, but rather pining after brother’s blue tricycle on the front porch)

October 29th, 2017

Eleanor relaxing with mom during Ernie’s birthday party

Desmond and Cal go (sit?) for a joy ride, though Des later someone talks Calvin into pushing around the yard

This is a stare of toy happiness, not toy jealousy…

Eleanor and dad hanging out with Nora

While everyone was napping, dad found a garter snake while mowing. It cannot be overstated just how brave dad was in eventually capturing the snake for Desmond to see later.

Oktoberfest 2017

Checking out the newly renovated bridge over Dodge on the morning walk, in his pajamas… again.

Remembering

Toddler’s first honey stick

Wandering down to the kinetic exhibit at Kaneko after the farmers market and breakfast

(Tenth generation) Germans love their pretzels!

Oktoberfest at Gerda’s

Eleanor’s first reaction to spaetzle. She loved it once mom could get a taste in her mouth.

Friends, beer and jelly-filled cookie

September 2nd, 2017

Eleanor with mom’s oldest friend, Melissa.

Morgan, Ella, Des, Jack

Using whatever aids are available to walk

Learning why we don’t eat trees, with Dan

Des chasing after dad’s old Michigan basketball

Jamming with the big kids

July 16th, 2017

Katie and Stephen visiting their family in Sioux City it was worth a day trip up to see friends. Des quickly suckers Stephen into reading his newest Clifford book

Goofing around with Katie

Ella showing off her new crawling skills

“I’m not…. *SNORE*”

Light sabers: fun for the whole family

More light-up toys to put in mouth

July 2nd, 2017

Friends over for a Fourth of July cookout

Maybe not bouncing, but certainly standing and bopping in the room

June 10th, 2017

Morning at the park before it gets too warm

The girls have lunch with Kali

Baby’s first pool day

After a while, Ella just wanted to watch

He was surprisingly tolerant of the ant traversal, just too fascinated

Des “helping” with block party preparations 

Got lucky with this neighborhood

May 27th, 2017

At a friend’s Halloween-themed May birthday party, the bee costume doesn’t last long