Monthly Archives: May 2011

Toys are becoming popular around here

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Laura

Ellie is really asking for things to play with now – as in, she gets bored and whiny pretty quickly. So I’ve been slowly getting out the toys that we were given before she was born. The other day, I … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Baby Led Weaning* – She’s eating!

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Laura

*from here on, known as AIBLW It took five days of playing with her food but Ellie finally started eating! It’s still very small amounts but she seems to have figured out that what we put on her tray is … Continue reading →

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Berta’s Better Bagels – the best yet!

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Laura

Since January, I’ve been making bagels, using my friend Kristen’s mother’s bagel recipe. This recipe was my college graduation present from Kristen. Lest you think that a recipe seems like a rather poor graduation present, know that I was THRILLED … Continue reading →

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April Sewing – Ellie and Luke’s Easter Bunnies

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Laura

Tina commissioned me to make soft bunnies for Ellie and Luke for Easter. Alex (Luke’s 3-year old brother) had decreed that they should get soft toys in their Easter baskets and that he should get chocolate. Smart boy! I used … Continue reading →

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April Sewing – Ellie’s Easter Shoes

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Laura

Yiayia found a really cute dress for Ellie to wear on Easter so I decided to make her shoes to go with it. You can see a picture of the shoes in action here. I used the booties pattern from … Continue reading →

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A fun new toy

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Laura

She figured out how to get the circles off – I didn’t even have to teach her!

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First Solid Food

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Laura

We decided to celebrate Ellie’s 7-month birthday by eating some solid food. We chose sweet potatoes. So first she looked at it. Then we had a little fun playing. And then we played some more. And all that playing made … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Grandpa!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Laura

Happy Birthday to my dad and Ellie’s grandpa! We love you!

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I am not celebrating

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Laura

I actually typed this post this morning. I primarily held off hitting “publish” because I was struggling with how to also express my regrets that bin Laden had died without (as far as we know) being exposed to the gospel … Continue reading →