Category Archives: Mark

Filling Up Your Cute Kid Cup for Today

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Laura

Since the blog has been lacking in cute kids pictures for awhile (close to a month), here’s an assortment to brighten up your day! Ellie is very proud of her new skill (just discovered yesterday)! Putting in her own clips! … Continue reading →

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Babies and Redbuds

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Laura

Every year, we take a picture with our kids and our redbud tree, on or around April 19th.  Here’s 2011’s pictures, here’s 2012’s, and because I forgot to post them the last two years (poor Mark), here are three more … Continue reading →

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Signs of Spring – Some Creepy, Some Cute

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Laura

Ellie has finally admitted that “real spring” is here.  To her, spring means that she gets to wear tank tops and shorts because it’s really warm.  Spring does not mean “Yay, things are starting to grow!”  So, despite my best … Continue reading →

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2014/2015 Sewing: Mark’s Doll is Finished (AT LAST!!)

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Laura

I started the doll head in July, creepy alien eyes, part way through needle felting the wool ball that is the head’s base.  (See this post about Ellie’s doll for more about making the head.) sewed the clothes in July, … Continue reading →

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Providing Identity Options (other than anti-princess)

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Laura

Mark and Ellie, who was too busy peeling her stick to look at the camera Yesterday, we joining a hiking club for homeschoolers.  Mark was by far the youngest kid and Ellie was next.  She did an admirable job of … Continue reading →

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Upping Your Cuteness Quotient for the Day

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Laura

This blog post is for Nana, Grandpa, Yiayia, Pappou, and any other Salmon and Souvlaki readers who wish I would stop posting about shaving and baking and books, and just get on with the Ellie and Mark cuteness! learning backgammon … Continue reading →

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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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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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Sometimes Your Animals Just Need To Be Close

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Laura

The other day, Mark asked me to help him put Bunny and Puppy on his back.  He seems to have fond memories of being worn because now he’s helping out his animals in the same way! 🙂 I made him … 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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