Category Archives: Ellie

No More Secrets Around Here

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Laura

Yesterday afternoon, Nik took Ellie out for a quick trip to visit Pappou at his office and then go to the bank.  When they got home, Nik was acting a bit funny, walked by me really quickly and headed off … Continue reading →

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Grand European Tour, 2012: Windsor (Stop #3)

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Laura

On our flight back from Greece, we had a really long layover in England – most of a day.  Jon and Leah were able to take the day off and meet us at the airport, which was lovely.  So Jon … Continue reading →

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November Sewing: Something for Ellie, Something for B2

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Laura

Wanting both B2 and Ellie to have something new of their own once he/she is born, I made a little cooking apron for Ellie (using this tutorial) and a new baby blanket for B2.  I’ve been meaning to make Ellie … Continue reading →

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Grand European Tour, 2012: Greece (Stop #2)

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Laura

 This past summer, after spending a week in England with my brother and his family, we flew to Greece to spend two weeks with Nik’s family.  Unfortunately, we lost most of the pictures that we took in Greece.  Thankfully we … Continue reading →

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OK, Fine, You Figured Me Out

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Laura

Just as Ellie didn’t really have rabies and we didn’t really feed her pizza for her first food, we are also not planning on naming our child “Buster” or “Busterina”. I still think that “Baby Bus” would be a cute … Continue reading →

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Announcing…Our Top Baby Name Options for B2

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Laura

We’ve finally nailed down the names for B2. For a boy: Buster For a girl: Busterina Why such unusual names, you ask?  Ellie is currently in love with buses.  She lights up whenever she sees a bus.  She’s also careful … Continue reading →

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Sing, Sing a Song!

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Laura

Ellie has recently begun singing independently and I love hearing her versions of the songs that we sing. “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” is a current favorite of hers.  This is crazy to me because I hardly ever sing it to … Continue reading →

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Ellie and Baby = The Same

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Laura

Ellie’s Yiayia knitted her a new hat (which she wears almost constantly now, even inside) and also made a tiny hat and scarf for her baby doll. This has invited lots of fun conversations about how we all have hats, … Continue reading →

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A Little Joke for Your Monday Afternoon

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Laura

Last night, we had dinner at the home of some friends.  On the drive home, Ellie was asking to “go ‘ome” and it was so cute to hear her say that!  When we got home, I said, “Ellie, are we … Continue reading →

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A Little Photo Shoot for Ellie’s Cousin Alex (the one in Alaska)

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Laura

Ellie’s five-year-old cousin, Alex (the one in Alaska who’s a girl as opposed to the one in Virginia who’s a boy) gave Ellie this little skirt when we were there in April.  It had been her favorite skirt that she … Continue reading →

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