Daredevil in the making.
“Whee!”
Brother playing peekaboo with sister
Not sure what to think of her first taste of peanut butter
Grandma and Eleanor have a tongue-sticking-out contest
Nothing wrong with grandma’s lips, just sputtering back to Ella
“Watch out for bridges and hop-ons. You’re going to get some hop-ons.”
Perfect spring morning to plant seeds in the garden- lettuces, squash, kohlrabi , spaghetti squash and cucumbers. Next up, tomatoes, basil and all the peppers.
Happiest in the dirt
Desmond showing off his dirt pile for Calvin
“I got worms!” is what Des would say if he knew better
All the grandkids looking mostly in the same direction
Ella cuddling with aunt Kellie
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
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 🙁
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!
Adventures in pop rocks
Eleanor laughing with grandma, wearing dad’s baby pajama’s (like her brother before her)
Ella batting her eyelashes at mom
Getting closer to crawling position, bum up!
Des sculpting playdoh with grandma
The first read through the new must-read book, Fine Feathered Friends: All About Birds
Cousins up at the crack of dawn
Ben Folds performing with the Omaha Symphony brings aunt Kellie, uncle Mike and Calvin back for a visit. The following night everyone convenes at the food hall for a laid-back meal. While parents gather food, the boys browse photos of the recent LEGO exhibit with grandma.
Eleanor stunned (clearly) to see aunt Kellie
Ella continuing her natural pose with Cal and Des
