Category Archives: Ellie

Ellie’s First Photo Shoot (as the photographer)

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Laura

Earlier this week, we let Ellie use our good camera for the first time.  She was thrilled to be taking pictures.  Here’s what she took!

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Brotherly Love – So Cute! (It didn’t last long.)

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Laura

This morning, Mark gave Ellie a nice little hug just before breakfast. As usual, however, things got a little crazy… …and then they fell apart. Sibling love! It’s the best! 🙂

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The Four-Month Change – It’s Not You, It’s Your Baby’s Brain

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Laura

Four months is a time of really major change for most babies.  It’s the end of the “fourth trimester” as each baby emerges from the newborn “eat, sleep, poop, eat, sleep” phase and enters real life.  Ellie threw us (but … Continue reading →

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Ellie’s Very Last Baby Present, Mark’s Great-Grandmother’s Hat, and a Cruise to Argentina in 1964

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Laura

Recently, I pulled out some dress-up stuff that I’ve been saving for when the kids got big enough.  Ellie latched onto a prairie girl bonnet that was made for her as a baby present.  It was the very last thing … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 100 Years of the BMA! With a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old!

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Laura

In an attempt to redeem my memories of our lovely day at the Baltimore Museum of Art on 1/14/15 (after which we suffered through the Stomach Bug of Doom), I present to you: Our Day at the Museum! Recently, the … Continue reading →

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Connect , Then Correct

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Laura

Last night was a bit of a disaster.  After a fun evening with Yiayia, the last half hour before bedtime with Ellie was pretty awful.  She was exhausted, there was a lot of screaming, crying, arms flailing, and general sadness, … Continue reading →

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September/October Sewing: Juggling, Twirling, and Writing, Oh My!

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Laura

So as not to make a bunch more small sewing posts, here are my final three sewing projects from Fall 2014. First, every year, I made my sister-in-law a set of cards for her birthday.  This year, I sewed ribbon … Continue reading →

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Off To Alaska! (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Laura

Here’s Part 1 and Part 2. Finally, I present to you a few videos from our trip, full of cute children doing cute things.  How could you not want to watch them all? #1: I interview the girls about their … Continue reading →

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Off To Alaska! (part 2 of 3)

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Laura

Here’s Part 1. We didn’t see the older cousins very much (you know, school attendance being important and all that) but we did get to hang out with them a bit.  Alex made the coolest little mouse out of the … Continue reading →

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Off To Alaska! (part 1 of 3)

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Laura

The second week of December, I took my kids on a plane to Alaska by myself (I’m crazy, I know) to visit my family.  It was a bit of a spontaneous trip (i.e. we only bought our tickets in the … Continue reading →

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