Daniel Tiger and friends laying some early morning mind grapes on healthy expression of frustration and problem solving. And the kids just think they’re watching cartoons…
Oddly enough, Des thinks the frog blanket is his (Ella got it at pa’s union hall when she was an infant and Des annexed it). The construction truck blanket actually was Desmond’s, but Eleanor has clearly claimed it as “her” blanket. A surprising symbiosis has emerged, possibly their first successful trade.
The good kind of buttons to push…
Ella, pizza artist
Des and Cal busy as beavers building damns
“Beep beep!” (as all tractors go?)
Ella getting in on the water play action, getting only slightly drenched
Pushing the button to talk, Cal respectively asks “Please give me some of your money.”
She’s definitely got part the bottle part down…
…giving medicine is a different story.
Likewise, the boys nailed their blood pressure testing
Slide! She sprinted back to go again about a dozen times.
Ella doing her signature dance move with mom
He’ll play with legos with a mouse, in a house. Or on the floor or a wall-
The crayon equivalent of dumpster diving
After Des is done assembling his creation with wood, nails and tape, Calvin quietly turns to suggest, “Uh, but it doesn’t look like an AT-AT walker” That’s ok.
“Game on!”
As he grows taller beyond the toddler days, a real Mavs hockey jersey puts it all in perspective
Game face.
Some kids like to kick around the soccer ball. Others enjoy collecting and stacking field cones 🙂
Excited to stop in and see aunt Kelli and uncle Mike at the restaurant
New favorite past time
A spaceport crane, naturally
Movie night: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Rest well, little pretzel dough balls