Desmond humoring dad learning his new camera
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December 14th, 2015
Santa Claus is coming to town
Des and the cousins visit pa’s union hall (IBEW Local 22) to meet Santa Claus, just like mom did when she was a little girl.
Oh yeah, Des is walking now! Just a few steps occasionally, but he’s officially mobile.
We’re all pretty excited about it.
Des itemizes his wishlist for Santa
Des also got a froggy from Santa. He’s paid much attention to stuffed animals before, but he’s enthralled with this one
Playing with grandma after waking up from his afternoon nap
Des here is in no pain or discomfort. He has demonstrated repeatedly that he can get out whenever he wants. No, here he is royally ticked off he can’t crawl fully under the couch. The little man is strong-willed.
No Desmonds were hurt during the making of this video:
And much like the velociraptors in Jurassic Park, Des has figured out the door. Pretty tall for not even 14 months.
Playing the piano over at Rebecca & Jason’s before our Friendsgiving meal.
November 28th, 2015
Winter with a toddler in the Midwest apparently means finding new indoor weekend activities. We had only been to Omaha Children’s Museum with Liam and Viv before, so thought it’d be a nice to take Des. It was fun, but quickly realized a lot of the activities were for slightly older kids.
Des wanting to turn everything into a walker, a lawn mower was an ideal choice.
Clinging to mom, still not up a fan of carousels.
Having fun sliding down Gordy, the elephant from Richman Gordman’s Zooland. One of dad’s first memories in Council Bluffs was sliding down this at the store on north 16th St.
Balls galore to throw and chase after.
Tossing the green ball into the hover machine.
Perhaps a bit of parental projection.
Jamming on the light piano.
After exploring, we decided to head back to the “wee ones” section and Des fit a bit more at home.
Always great to see our KC friends, hanging out with Jackson and Morgan.
Watching Jackson jam on dad’s electric guitar from high school.
Dan reading 100 First Words to Morgan and Des before bedtime.
November 22nd, 2015
Celebrating Thanksgiving early with grandma at Dixie Quicks, with dinosaurs
Drumstick and shaker?! Exhilarating!
November 21st, 2015
The cousins playing together at Viv’s birthday celebration
All ready for bed
November 5th, 2015
Not feeling so hot, Des heads home early from daycare. He’s usually quite the busy fella, but it was time to slow down.
Nightwalking
All bundled up for an early morning walk with mom
You know, boats are non-discretionary: in water, out of water, it’s all good.
