Category Archives: Ellie

The Chair is No Longer a Safe Place to Keep My Purse*!

She’s fairly proud of herself for finding it and getting it out of the chair! *Purse description can be found here.

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The Wonder of Her First Christmas

(because last year doesn’t really count)  

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In Which I Resolve to Act Like the Smart, Confident Woman That I Know I Am, Even in Home Depot

Yesterday morning, I needed to buy yard waste bags because I am desperately trying to finish up one last yard work project before winter hits.  I have a pile of mulch on our driveway that just refuses to die.  And … Continue reading

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Putting Back On, Not Just Taking Off

Last week, Ellie figured out that the rings on her toy are not just for taking off.  Instead, she discovered the joys of putting them back on! She’s been practicing and has become quite proficient at it.  She’s also very … Continue reading

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Climbing Stairs!

We don’t use our upstairs much so Ellie has never climbed our stairs. She’s never really even noticed them.  On Sunday at church, something clicked and she climbed the stairs, over and over again.  She climbed them so many times … Continue reading

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Those cheeks

They aren’t nearly as fat as they used to be but they still get me every  time!

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Speaking of Squirrels…

If you ask Ellie where the squirrels are, this is what she does: Points out the window! She really does love to point.  One of these days, I guess we’ll have to teach her that it’s not polite to point, … Continue reading

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Continuing the squirrel theme…(and a baby pie!)

In honor of Ellie’s obsession with squirrels, I decorated our Thanksgiving apple pie with a squirrel. The poor little guy shrunk a little during the baking process.  That’s his head on the left and the tail on the right. And … Continue reading

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Squirrels!

Ellie LOVES squirrels.  She loves them so much that the very mention of the word, “squirrel,” is enough to distract her from crying over a [forbidden] object or a little hurt. **Cue the dogs from Up.** Anyway, we rarely actually … Continue reading

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Bye-bye Grandpa! Thanks for the tea!

My dad is in the air as we speak, on his way back to Alaska.  It was wonderful having him with us, and especially nice to be able to spend Thanksgiving with him.  I haven’t been with my family for … Continue reading

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