Category Archives: Ellie

There Has To Be A First Time To Call 911 For Your Children, Right?

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Laura

Back in November, I was making breakfast, Nik was getting ready for school, and the kids were playing in the bedroom.  At some point, Nik came out of the bathroom and asked me where they were. “In the bedroom…oh, I … Continue reading →

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Mama, He’s Climbing!!

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Laura

About a month ago, Mark really started climbing in earnest.  He especially loves it when I forget to put the nursing stool up because then he can get up into the recliner.  One morning, a couple weeks ago, I heard … Continue reading →

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And So, I Must Confess, I Took Ellie Black Friday Shopping Today (but we were home by 7:00!)

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Laura

This morning, my plan was to get up at 5:25, sneak out of the house, buy my year’s supply of flannel for baby blankets at Joann Fabrics, stop by Home Depot for $.99 poinsettias, and be home by 7:00.  I … Continue reading →

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“Mama! Where’s the Bible?”

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Laura

“I need it for the party!!” I take no credit for this idea!  She’s the one who invited Mark to a party on the bed and then read him Bible stories! 🙂

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Our Experiment In Ignoring Ellie’s Education

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Laura

Unlike most everyone else I know, we are deliberating avoiding teaching Ellie about letters, or numbers, or words, or writing, or anything else related to academics.  It’s not that we’re  cavalier or careless about her education.  It’s just that all … Continue reading →

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This is What Happens When I Don’t Blog About Ellie’s Language Acquisition for Five Months

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Laura

A couple years ago, I said that I wanted to blog about Ellie’s language acquisition as it happened.  I’m particularly fascinated by this because one of my favorite classes in grad school was about the theories of language learning.  We … Continue reading →

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Puzzles So Big They Require Stomachs on Tables

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Laura

Look Grandpa! Ellie finally put together her birthday puzzle!  It’s so big she has to lean on the table to get to it all!  Thank you!!

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Laugh, Kookaburra, Laugh, Kookaburra

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Laura

Last Saturday, we took a family trip to the zoo.  In the “Creature Encounters” area, one of the animals we could get close to was a kookaburra.  “Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree” is one of the songs that … Continue reading →

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Birthday Dinners (all three of them!)

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Laura

Ellie, Nik, and I all celebrate our birthdays in a two-week span in late September/early October.  Nik and I don’t generally give many (or any) gifts to each other but we do love good food!  So our birthday dinners are … Continue reading →

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The Obligatory “Children in a Lot of Pumpkins” Pictures, Because It’s Fall!

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Laura

(This is the best we got of Ellie by herself – not so into picture taking that night! :)) And a few outtakes: You are actually letting this girl hold me, on a table, with pumpkins?!?!?!?! Whee!!! “I’m trying to … Continue reading →

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