Perfect weather for a back porch “picnic”
Des helping dad replace the lawn mower blade. Each turn of the socket driver was accompanied with a, “spin…”
Des is still trying to figure out how to play with baby sister.
The (recently planted) lawn growing so long, Eleanor nearly got lost in the front yard
Ella was a big fan of avocado and beans
Chewin and a splashin’, ya ya ya
Desmond demonstrating to Ms. Kristen his mastery of blowing bubbles
Des filling dad’s tires, listening to air fill the tires and learning not to bend the tire gauge
Toe check. Oh good, still there.
On the Sunday morning walk with Ma and mom, Des had the playground all to himself.
Des helping dad till the garden by hand, practicing the two new garden rules: don’t play with the sprinklers, and dirt stays in the beds. Guessing there’ll be a slight learning curve…
A new generation of auto mechanic is born.
While the spark plug change was a bust (ugh, seriously, new cars), Desmond successfully changed his first set of license plates. Each turn back on the socket wrench, he’d say, “ratchet ratchet ratchet”
Not pictured: After dad once said, “be right back, need to get a new tool from the garage,” a bit later Des hopped down from his stool and headed to the garage, though briefly looking back and saying, “be right back, new tool.” He eventually returned with the spray bottle used for fish oil in the garden. This remained his companion tool for the remainder of the job, though fortunately, unused.
