Posts tagged with “simon”

Today we visited our friends in Plattsmouth, about an hour away from Lincoln. The boys wanted to know how long it would take to get there, and we answered using the standard unit of measurement when explaining time to preschoolers: two Dinosaur Trains (actually, closer to three, since we watch without commercials). This answer satisfied them […]

Me: Hey, whatcha doin’, buddy? Simon: Feeding my T-Rex. Me: I thought T-Rexes were carnivores. Simon: Yeah, but sometimes he likes to eat plants. Me: Why’s that? Simon: He thinks plants are tasty. And it helps his breath. Me: What’s with the straw? Simon: I’m pretending it’s my beak. —– DPP pics from past years: 2006, […]

This morning we made granola for Simon’s teachers. The kids like to help. I like peace. We had to do a little negotiating to make both of those things happen today.

Simon went downstairs to get the remote that doesn’t work so that he and Ian could pretend to watch TV from their submarine beds. Sigh. DPP pics from past years: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (one of my favorite pics of all time)

The boys love to watch Daddy play some sort of game on his phone. I don’t really know how it goes — something about running. I’m not sure he’s too good at it. Most often I hear Simon say, “Whelp, you’re not going to win this one, I guess,” and Ian saying, “Awwwww” or “Oh […]

Quiet afternoon. DPP pics from past years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Another beautiful day, another walk at Pioneers Park. DPP pics from past years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

I headed out to Pioneers Park with Simon this morning, ostensibly to take a walk, but I had all kinds of ulterior motives — topping the list were capturing a bit of the beautiful fog that had fallen on Lincoln and getting some practice with my camera before an afternoon photo shoot (I got contacts […]