Ellie’s First Concert

Ellie had her first ever band concert last night and she was super excited for it. Since she’s a percussionist she really stood out as they were performing both since she stood about a foot taller than everyone else and was playing the high notes on the glockenspiel! Since their songs were all quite short […]

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Rock Cut Practice Camp

With only 9 days until we leave we’ve hit the final preparation phase of the trip. Fortunately, things are pretty much ready to go. We still have one more trip to Target to make, the house needs to be cleaned, and we have to figure out how we’re going to cram everything into the car. […]

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I am Ellie’s sedative

For some reason I made Ellie very, very sleepy on Friday. She and I spent the morning playing on the swing set (OK, I pushed and she just sat there), and after an hour or so I brought her in to change her diaper. As I was walking back down the stairs she fell asleep. […]

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Ellie – Sleeping or Spiteful?

Today well we were eating lunch I was holding Ellie, who I thought was fast asleep. Midway through the meal though, she abruptly reached for my plate, grabbed a raspberry, rubbed it on my shirt, and then lay completely still and silent for the rest of the meal. I’m not sure if it was just […]

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NKOTB

I just watched the clip of The New Kids on the Block on the Today Show and it brought me right back to the late 80s early 90s. I’m dancing along. I’m singing along. Zoe is joining in on the fun. And Ellie totally staring at me with a look of disgust on her face, […]

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