Category Archives: Ellie

Up From The Grave He Arose!

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Laura

Up from the grave he arose; with a mighty triumph o’er his foes; he arose a victor from the dark domain, and he lives forever, with his saints to reign. He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose! Happy Easter! Love, … Continue reading →

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March Sewing: Ellie’s Dress (finished a whole 4 days early!)

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Laura

This year, Ellie and I collaborated on her Easter dress.  This was a stretch for me as she choose both fabric (giant polka dots!) and buttons (glitter!) that I never would have chosen.  She also chose between two different Oliver+S … Continue reading →

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Mark Teaches Himself to Read With Pulitzer Prize Winning Books and Other Things That Are Most Certainly Definitely Absolutely True

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Laura

Did you know that… 1.  Mark has taught himself to read?  He’s been using Willa Cather’s novels as his reading primers. 2. Houghton College will be spending $84 million to construct a giant geodome around it to eliminate winter entirely … Continue reading →

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Cute Children, Singing

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Laura

My apologies for overwhelming you with videos this week! Ellie has been teaching Mark her Sunday School songs and here’s one. And, finally, I prove to you that Ellie has progressed beyond “Chukka, chukka, oh wah die” when it comes … Continue reading →

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Pi Day Celebration! (FAIL)

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Laura

I have to admit that often I think, “Oooo, we should do this for the blog.  It would be funny.” Sometimes it works, like when I get the kids to sing a cute song.  Other times, it fails miserably and … Continue reading →

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Sugar Snow, Ginny Helkenn’s Doughnuts, and No More Magical Childhood, EVER AGAIN

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Laura

Yesterday, for preschool, we had what one would probably term a “magical childhood” experience.  We were supposed to have had this particular lesson close to a month ago but snow storms combined with illnesses meant lots of cancellations.  So, finally, … Continue reading →

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March Sewing: What Do You Sew When Your Child Is Sick and Miserable?

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Laura

More wipes for his nose of course! Mark has been pretty miserable the past few days with a bad cold.  The past two days were particularly bad.  We’ve been using cloth wipes at an alarming rate, particularly so because now … Continue reading →

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Ellie’s Sewing: Her First Two Independent Projects

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Laura

Ellie’s recent interest in sewing has culminated in two completed projects! First, she decided to sew her own manger scene, after watching me sew ours.  I had everything out and was taking pictures for the tutorial.  So she used my … Continue reading →

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Puffins Are Actually Mammals (you didn’t know that?)

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Laura

Mark’s puffin is inside his shirt, nursing! This morning, there was a whole lot of inter-class nursing going on.  At our house, evidently, puffins are mammals.  And don’t try to tell Ellie they’re not. “Why” questions are still incomprehensible to … Continue reading →

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At Last A Bit Of Real Winter!

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Laura

As you probably know, we finally had a real storm this weekend! Hooray for winter! Here’s a couple shots from Saturday. Ellie = mad at me for making her stay outside even one more second to take a picture after … Continue reading →

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