Des tests his echo while parking at the farmers market (yes, this is 17 seconds of a toddler yelling–feel free to skip)
After several attempts in the crib, and even a lengthy spell in bed, Eleanor is finally napping. Some afternoons are harder than others.
A fierce recreational walker fan, it can’t be long before she’s running around
Front lawn pause
A boy and his dog
Playing at the park while dad’s wrestling the raspberry jungle in the garden
Desmond’s first smore, with mom (appropriately)
Waking big brother up
Playing guitar only gets easier the more hands you have, right?
The kind of Sunday evening prime for a visit to the park before cooking dinner
Filling sand pails, as you do
Swinging life away
In his happy place
With mild weekend temperatures, it was a (surprisingly) perfect July morning for a more in-depth exploration of the new adventure trails area at the zoo. Des surveying the lay of the land
He needed a bit of encouragement, but Des quickly acclimated to climbing the rope tunnels high over the park. They even made it strong enough for parents too (there was one other dad traversing)
Peek-a… Ella!
Des had no reservations this time getting arm deep in the pool to pet the stingrays. They were hungry and seeking attention.
Eleanor had to get in on the splashing
Desmond communing with the peafowl
Eleanor’s first train ride
It took a moment at gorillas to see what all the commotion was about, but clearly everyone was excited to see this little guy. Kgosi was born this past winter.
Ella trying to pet the penguins 🙂
These two just stared at each other for a while
At this point Des usually sprints through the tunnel to go see the jellyfish
After nap, it’s time to class up the neighborhood with “running through the sprinklers in our underwear” time
Sure, why not
Dry baby
Des sucking down his first root beer float
Des runs off his spare energy around the block with mom and max
Meanwhile it’s Ella and daddy splash time
The beginning of the family band
That tongue
Toddler breakdancing
You are doing something right when your 8 month old double fists shrimp pesto pasta
Eleanor splashing outside during water day at daycare
Eleanor showed how excited she was it was mom’s birthday
Desmond carefully guiding present time
He was less excited about mom’s new box kite and more interested in figuring out if there was anything more to the spool of string
Des singing, but mostly just eying that cupcake
