Baby’s first visit to 11-Worth Cafe to celebrate aunt Megan’s birthday. Eleanor seen here modeling the new hat ma made her.
Eggs- now you see them, now you don’t
First helium-filled balloon experience
Love at first site
Balloon just as entertaining after nap, naturally
“Pose like this?”
“Wait, where’d it go?!”
“So relieved to have my new friend back”
After-dinner snack
Ella has a love/hate relationship with the velcro ball game
Other than yogurt bites, no other food solicits her R2-D2 dance like tomatoes. And if you still have any on your plate when hers are gone, she’ll yell out “JUSTICE!!” (presumably)
Des has invented the cookie sandwich. Immediately preceding it was the spaghetti squash sandwich.
Eleanor heard mom open the door to Des’ room and she immediately crawled in and pulled herself up on Des’ bed railing to say good morning.
Picture from Ms. Kristin- “Ella woke up and rolled over and got patted back to sleep!!!!!” Only lasted a few minutes, but a win nonetheless.
The ecstasy of yogurt bites
New trick…
…sleeping bum up! For over two hours before her first wake up.
With mild weekend temperatures, it was a (surprisingly) perfect July morning for a more in-depth exploration of the new adventure trails area at the zoo. Des surveying the lay of the land
He needed a bit of encouragement, but Des quickly acclimated to climbing the rope tunnels high over the park. They even made it strong enough for parents too (there was one other dad traversing)
Peek-a… Ella!
Des had no reservations this time getting arm deep in the pool to pet the stingrays. They were hungry and seeking attention.
Eleanor had to get in on the splashing
Desmond communing with the peafowl
Eleanor’s first train ride
It took a moment at gorillas to see what all the commotion was about, but clearly everyone was excited to see this little guy. Kgosi was born this past winter.
Ella trying to pet the penguins 🙂
These two just stared at each other for a while
At this point Des usually sprints through the tunnel to go see the jellyfish
After nap, it’s time to class up the neighborhood with “running through the sprinklers in our underwear” time
Sure, why not
Dry baby
Des sucking down his first root beer float
Des runs off his spare energy around the block with mom and max
Meanwhile it’s Ella and daddy splash time
Toddler breakdancing
You are doing something right when your 8 month old double fists shrimp pesto pasta
Morning visit to the Children’s Museum to wear out Des before he would up late for the fireworks. Mom seen here displaying her best disco moves.
Intrinsic tetris skills, having never been shown what to do with the blocks
One of the coolest installations was the Sketch Town piece, where Des scanned his coloring of a crane truck (of course).
His drawing then came to life on screen as a 3D truck driving around!
Pretending his an “ausnaut,” looks like he’s wearing a LEGO helmet
Up close with the dinosaurs
He’s driven a fair number of jeeps in his day
Probably dad’s last ride until Ella needs a train buddy
Dad demonstrating how a creeper works, it may not have been designed for adults.
Having never actually used on in the wild, the museum’s has certainly provided him sufficient training
Got milk? (editorial note: sorry.)
First opt-in on the smock, which consequently did almost no good
Our girl laughing
Another “generation” on the whimsical hammer
A first, “I like oysters!”
Home Run Derby at the TD Ameritrade Ballpark
Eleanor’s “I’m excited to be at a baseball game in this heat” face
Desmond excited to show everyone his newly-discovered affinity for stadium peanuts
Des’ first Dippin’ Dots
The cousins getting ready for fireworks
If you think she looks excited just by seeing dad’s camera screen, you should have seen her fascination when the fireworks began
All ready.
A boy up wayyyyy past his bedtime
The last day before mom and dad’s trip, up bright and early
One! One happy napper… ah ah ah
Two! Two happy nappers… ah ah ah
Father’s Day breakfast, Ella decides she likes mascarpone
Des singing, what turns out, happy birthday to aunt Kellie
“Desmond Shreffler, space cadet!” Des got his first action figure as a special gift before going to ma and pa’s house for the week while mom and dad were in Colorado.
Baby’s first trip to Canfields, “Desi-sized tent!”
QA’ing the new flashlights
The hummus life
The velveteen pilot
Living room camping, toddler style
