Nap time with mom, froggy and monkey
Lunch with friends and corgis
Saturday afternoon shenanigans with family
Thai food, even with the kiddos
Mom and adoring son
Oh my oh my oh dinosaurs!
“Look, Lightning McQueen!”
Building block collaboration
A picture of looking at pictures
Pretty much sums up their relationship: Des pointing, Sydney squawking
A fine portrait, thumbs up indeed.
Cousin hugs!
After a long day, time for bedtime stories
Buggy rides at daycare are tiring when you wake up at 4:30am
Pre-season sandbox visit, dreaming of summertime
Sixty degrees on a Friday in February? That can only mean fish fry time at Holy Name, with our friends Eric, Gini, and Ethan.
Ethan found a pine cone and gifted it to Des
Just goofing around
This was Des’ second year at the fish fry, but the first for eating. Basically a plate of fried stuff, so it’s a once-a-season visit.
He also took quickly to dunking french fries in cocktail sauce.
Valentines Day party is another opportunity to hang out with Des in the afternoon, enjoy snacks and paint using our feet. “Son, you know that part of you that doesn’t like sticky stuff on your fingers and likes to put toys away? That comes from me. And here I am painting your feet.”
(Mostly) all cleaned up
Des got to take a party balloon home, so it of course was in hand for the better part of the evening
Drumming excitement!
Bubbles: taste good or no?
What has been nicknamed “SnOMAhog,” the Groundhog Day blizzard closed schools but underwhelmed predictions. Lots of indoor playtime with daycare closed, so everyone ventured out in the afternoon to play. Des apparently thinks people go out in the snow solely to eat said snow.
With aunt Kellie, uncle Mike, and cousin Calvin visiting, it was a great Saturday morning for a trip to the Children’s Museum. Des was mostly overwhelmed during the last visit, but now with his new walking skills, it was an entirely new game.
Still a bit short for most of the pneumatic ball fun, but he was all too happy chase them all down anyway.
It was still time for an intermission mid-morning though.
Des is happy on the inside too, he’s got his pouch.
Des returning to sorting fruit with Calvin, he could have spent hours here.
Des went in today for his 15-month check-up: 32.5″ tall (90%), 27lb (96%), 19.5″ head circ. (98%). Healthy and happy.
Mom taking photos with the new camera
Bedtime nursing has been more acrobatic recently
We ventured out on a cold morning to the zoo with our KC friends. Des nearly wore out his pointer finger…
Mabel smiling, the baby pigmy hippo born October 1st
