Tag Archives: Max

October 5th, 2015

Des feeding Max a stick. Problem is, Max eats sticks.

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FaceTiming with mom while she’s at a conference in Nebraska City.

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September 13th, 2015

Des and max playing around on a sunday morning

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Walking back from the farmers market, Des wanted a change of pace

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Hard to walk through Elmwood without a pit stop at the playground

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“Is your mama a llama?” I asked my friend Dave. “No, she is not,” is the answer Dave gave.

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September 9th, 2015

Finally some great deck weather

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July 11th, 2015

Des and Max patiently waiting for Mom to get this walk show on the road.

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Des ready to help dad install the child locks (wait, we’re doing what?!)

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All I need this this drill box…

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Shopping for grandma Anne’s new bicycle, decided to model the baby trailers

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Just need some phonebooks

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And still not certain about these cart things

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Looks can be deceiving, not a successful sip from mom’s water bottle

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Goofing around with mom and Max

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I Want to Break Free

Des and Max scheming their way out of baby jail

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June 30th, 2015

When “we” wake up at 4:15am and won’t go back to sleep, mom gives up and we walk the dog in our pajamas.

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Who has two thumbs and literally wakes up smiling? This guy.

Decorah, part 3

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Three generations: David Irving, Desmond Irving, Irving Anthony

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Pit stop in Ankeny, Hawkeye Park

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Driving by 1311 W. 1st St, Dad’s second house until age five and moving to Council Bluffs

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…shared a room with great Aunt Molly, helped put her belt on, dug a hole through the basement room wall with the door stop (Mom patched for the umpteenth time before moving), walking to the library with pond, my dear blanket, drank koolaid and ate popcorn w/ ketchup while mom was pregnant (and mint chocolate ice cream), met my sister, learned how to ride a bike, Mr. Good, watched Dan Rathers while eating Mac & Cheese, corn and fish sticks, picnicked out back with Kellie and wicker paper plate trays, eating frozen grapes, big wheel parade, annual broadcast of the Wizard of Oz on TV, Kellie stuck under the TV cart, first Halloween costumes, vacuum cleaner, bouncy rocking horse, picking grapes from the bushes, played with Jason England’s Star Wars figures (“lost” during the move to CB), rode several blocks west to Jason’s house on a big wheel, asking mom if we were taking a nap to determine the feasibility of sneaking upstairs to watch TV while she was sleeping

A boy reunited with his dog

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May 9th, 2015

Mom and max go for walk, Des goes for rolling nap

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