Tag Archives: Sleepover

September 8th, 2018

The boys scheming after a reasonably restful sleepover

Puzzle time- Calvin was awfully proud of completing the barn puzzle himself

Eleanor, puzzle master

Clearly ignoring brother’s antics

Picking up campaign signs for some excellent women candidates, Eleanor fearlessly tries the scooter

Morning trip to the library, to color (of course)

Des signs his coloring before posting to the wall

No stairs too big for her ambitions

New library card holder

Dad spends the afternoon practicing indoor flash photography before the restaurant’s soft opening. The result? A new series, Indoor Llamas:

Amidst all the new faces, Eleanor beelines for grandma 

Grandpa reads to Des and Julian in the kids corner

Yummy indeed

Uncle Mike brings out the inaugural dinner order

The kids point to what they want first (hummus)

A brief moment before the food is inhaled

Sitting in the “east wing”

Congratulations Aunt Kellie and Uncle Mike on a successful soft opening of Oasis Falafel of Omaha

September 7th, 2018

Aunt Kellie brings Calvin for a sleepover during final preparations before the restaurant opening. Ella uses some sort of child intuition to demonstrate how the bat mobile works-

Mmmm, (Thai) noodles!

Two young jedi fans gather for bedtime stories of the force and rebellion

Breathing exercises before bed, as if that would help

Their heads hit the bed shortly after closing the door, clearly

April 14th, 2018

Peekaboo and snacks

Sometimes you just need a hug to help wake up

“Tut, tut, looks like snacks”

Just two gals resting after a Saturday afternoon dance party

Testing the new mattress before Des’ first sleepover, brother points to sister’s absolutely criminal behavior of standing on the bed

<3

And now it’s snowing. Again.

Reminiscing about her first spring, Eleanor yearns for another, pondering, “will this winter ever end?” (note the ironic selection of the stuffed snowman in her arm)

Mom is ready for the sleepover with her grilled cheese game dialed up to “serious” mode

Let the wild rumpus begin! Or, let’s all watch Inside Out and watch dad hold back the tears

Liam reading The Lorax quite well, despite the many tongue-twisters

Although Liam eventually tired and tapped uncle David to finish. He too read quite well, despite mom’s heckling about the Lorax sounding a bit too derivative of Sean Connery

Cousins, quietly winding down before bedtime 😉

This moment captures the grand experiment perfectly. While there was some initial chatter between all three of them, it was immediately apparent that Desmond was going to assume the time-honored role of “The Instigator.” He was certainly keyed up (read: overly tired) and excited about his new sleeping buddies. However, the older—and much wiser—cousins knew folks may not be happy about the current noise level and instinctively ducked into sleep-like postures when they heard footsteps coming up the stairs. “Lay down Desmond! Be quiet, you fool, or we’ll all get it!” they seemed to warn in hushed tones. Everyone eventually fell asleep without ever waking up sister in the nearby room. Overall it was a wholly successful first sleepover with Liam and Viv.