Tag Archives: Reading

January 27th, 2019

Eleanor is shocked to find out there’s another trip to the water park after breakfast.

After seemingly panning splash pads this past summer, she spent a surprising amount of time here- flittering from one to the next to wash her hands, and those of whoever else is near

Des is just tall enough to grab a firm pull on the lever…

…wonder if the first time he knew what it’d do?

Sister gets in on the big splash action too

Wash all the hands

Team llama looking (surprisingly) in the same general direction

Then someone was merciful and offered to take a picture

Des for one last trip down the big slide (which is apparently constructed in such a manner that it is mathematically impossible for kids to careen down and arrive in a jumble of no fewer than two)

Well-rested after a long nap, making the most of the opportunity to gather for one last pizza dinner. Ella and grandma in the mermaid blanket-

Story time with grandma, for a repeat reading of Car’s “Tractor Trouble”

Looks like Eleanor had fun at the water park

The boys construct a fairly ambitious car track, though a few actually made it all the way

December 21st, 2018

Mom and Eleanor cheesing at the daycare holiday party, which just happened to coincide with pajama day

Reading in the loft

Des got pajama day too, building and creating still the one constant

Des’ first crossword puzzle!

Getting ready for the traditional tour of holiday lights, car-friendly thermoses of hot chocolate in glove/mitten

Ella is ready!!! (for hot chocolate)

Arriving before the crowds descend, this really is the greatest few residential blocks in Omaha for those twinkling lights

Leaving the now bumper-to-bumper line, onward towards the next neighborhood

December 17th, 2018

Des building a tractor and trailer to haul Lightning McQueen

Eleanor with those leftover blues (despite the brussels sprouts!)

“There’s jam on my cookie!!” Des is pretty excited about his cookie from Megan-

Ella modeling her reindeer/santa pajamas

Little Ella Marie, who was no more than two, reading How the Grinch Stole Christmas with mom

December 13th, 2018

Eleanor starts every reading time by declaring her choice- does she want a story with Margaret or Dr. Anna? It is merely implied that of course the book is the collection of Daniel Tiger stories.

December 3rd, 2018

Just kicking back with some light reading

November 26th, 2018

Des “reading” Llama Llama Red Pajama before school

November 4th, 2018

The morning Daniel Tiger crew

Ella finding endless entertainment sitting in Big Bear’s lap

Hummus everywhere, but apparently she’ll “pass” on the carrots

Reading to Margaret Tiger

DJ “Dr. Ella” prepping for tonight’s rave

What could imaginably be almost any mammal, Des explains this is a sea turtle

After dinner dance party ends with a dip

October 26th, 2018

The elusive Ellasaurus and the Dinosaur Scientist (yes he knows what a paleontologist is, but he prefers his alternate title), ready for another year’s Halloween parade

The cutest little pink-chucks-wearing dinosaur you ever did see

Parading

Ma’s handmade costume has a quality last appearance

What started as a joint venture slowly turned into a one-man con job on dad to complete a puzzle for Des’ viewing entertainment

Oasis Hummus – Good to the very last lick

“Can we do bath drops tonight, dad?”

Des and Ella learning that flying kites inside is big trouble