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Category Archives: Ellie
Happy Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Auntie Meggan! I’ll eat some watermelon for you to celebrate! (And Laura apologizes to Meggan for never managing to take any pictures of her whenever we’re together – too much talking that isn’t photo-worthy I guess!) 🙂
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Our Tomatoes May Be a Big FAIL This Year…
…but thankfully our neighbors planted way too many cherry tomatoes and we’re allowed to pick them whenever we want! So thanks Tim and Brenda for rescuing our tomato-less summer!
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When Nik takes the camera outside…
We get lots of pictures of Ellie! See the hair? It’s over her ears! That’s the, “Show me your teeth,” smile!
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Shopping is WAY More Fun…
…when you have an Ellie-sized cart to push around! I wish you could have heard the giggles of sheer delight echoing all through the store!
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This Is How We Count Around Here
Ellie’s new favorite numbers: one, two, eight, mine!
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Ellie’s Guitar-Playing Debut
Ellie was going a bit crazy the other night so, inspired by this post about family music time, I asked Nik if he would play his guitar for us. Ellie was immediately enthralled and engaged and we sang happily right … Continue reading
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The Difference A Nap Makes
Back when Ellie was about a month old, I wrote about the difference an hour makes when a little baby is willing to take a nap out of your arms. I was so happy to just have a little free … Continue reading
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Oh the Talking!
Ellie has really started to communicate with us, using mostly easily understandable words. It’s so fun to watch her learn how to communicate her needs and desires with us. She’s often quite inventive with the way she uses words. It’s … Continue reading
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Don’t Worry – It’s Only A “Fauxhawk”
But it does prove that Ellie is finally growing some hair!
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She Keeps Us Guessing, That’s For Sure
For the past several months, Ellie has generally woken up around 7:00 am, napped from around noon until 2:00 and gone to sleep around 7:30 at night.  Those times weren’t set in stone, naturally, but we generally could predict when … Continue reading
Salmon and Souvlaki 