Category Archives: Ellie

Shadow Puppets with Baba

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Laura

Nik and Ellie have tons of fun together when he gets home from school. This lets me get dinner made and gives me a nice break from Ellie too! Yesterday, one of their fun activities was shadow puppets in the … Continue reading →

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Ellie’s Birth Story (In Honor of Her First Birthday)

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Laura

In honor of Ellie’s first birthday, I’m sharing her birth story with you. It’s very long so my feelings won’t be hurt if you don’t read the whole thing! If you want, you can skip down to the very end … Continue reading →

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She’s One!

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Laura

One year ago today, Ellie joined our family. The past year has been so incredibly full of love and joy…and sleeplessness and frustration and some tears too. We’re grateful for it all. Ellie is a wonderful little girl who makes … Continue reading →

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Busy, Noisy, Loud, Love

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Laura

We’ve been having a lot of fun around here. Eric, Meggan, Noah, Selah, Jonas, Ezra, and Violet flew in Tuesday night. After three days of fun, noise, and laughter, they left Saturday morning for New Jersey to visit Meggan’s family. … Continue reading →

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That’s only half of it! (And a couple other random thoughts)

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Laura

There’s a bunch more in the basement too. Baltimore friends, feel free to join us on Saturday morning (the 17th), 8:00-noon. Our trash could be your treasure! Too much to do. No time to blog. I just write the posts … Continue reading →

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 20: Cousins, Cousins, Cousins!

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Laura

Part 20 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. Although you may not have been able to tell so far in this series about our trip to Alaska, we spent lots of time … Continue reading →

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A Glimpse

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Laura

Ellie has been sick. Since Wednesday. With a stuffy nose that is sometimes really runny. And I think itchy eyes (because she rubs them a lot). And a cough. And when you have all of that, it’s hard to nurse … Continue reading →

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Squinty, Squinty

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Laura

Lately, Ellie has taken to giving us “squinty eyes” whenever she’s unhappy about something. This is not actual crying but rather, “Woe is me. You’re not doing what I want you to do. Let me pretend to be upset.” For … Continue reading →

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 16: Camping Trip #2 (the final day)

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Laura

Part 16 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011. The agenda for the final day of our camping trip was to go rafting on the lake! We were planning on going rafting each … Continue reading →