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Let's Make Wishes
Lately, Sophie is obsessed with wishes. (And the word "obsessed." She uses it constantly. Like when Owen is trying to take her baby stroller from her—she'll run to me and say, "Mommy, Owen is obsessed...
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Date Night, Past and Present
Tonight, while my parents are at Shaker Village celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary, Andy and I hired a babysitter to watch all three kids for the first time and we dined at Brio where I had the...
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Charlie
Sophie's Great Aunt Susan and Great Uncle Dale visited us for a night, along with their son, Charlie. We introduced them to Cincinnati-style chili at Skyline (and they treated us to dinner—thank you!)....
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Happy Birthday, Babe
I love that you're playing again. And I love all that you are and all that you do. Happy birthday. (And thank you!)"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." —Berthold Auerbach
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A Rainy Day Fort
"The best kind of rain, of course, is a cozy rain. This is the kind the anonymous medieval poet makes me remember, the rain that falls on a day when you'd just as soon stay in bed a little longer,...
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Filed Under Things I Don't Want to Hear My Children Say
Me: "Oh, Sophie, we really need to cut your toenails!"Sophie: "I know, Mom. I've been really bad about eating them lately.""Pretty much all the honest truth telling in the world is done by children."...
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Daddy's Rainy Day Fort
The boys loved this fort (Sophie's bedroom fort was too fragile for them to play in). And, if you look closely, you can see someone else who loved it, too."Growing old is mandatory; growing up is...
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Mean Stories and Sleep
These days, bedtime takes about two hours. This includes baths, pjs, cups and bottles of milk, stories read, sound machine on, night lights on, fans on, overhead lights off, poem recited, kisses...
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Happy Birthday, Mom!
"We turn not older with years, but newer every day." —Emily Dickinson
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Lollipops for Father's Day
Sophie helped me make muffins and wrap the two presents she chose for Andy—yogurt melts and lollipops. I talked and talked and talked to her about the meaning of Father's Day and the very idea of...
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Cousins
Colleen and Sophie, June 2011"The family is one of nature's masterpieces." —George Santayana
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Owen's 1st Haircut
Someday I imagine Owen twisting his head away from me, pleading me to stop running my fingers through his hair. But he can't talk yet. And he doesn't twist yet. And I love his hair. (Even when sticky...
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Sophie's New Trick
Sophie to me, as I'm coming out of the bathroom: "Mom, GUESS WHAT!"Me: "What?"Sophie: "I can carry the boys all by myself now."Me: "What?"Sophie: "I can carry the boys all by myself now."Me: "You...
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Ocean Isle Beach—The Trip There
James has no idea he has a 12-hour car ride ahead of him. (Andy is tying the gate to the top of the van, after we ran out of room inside of the van.)I'm pretty sure I packed most everything...
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Ocean Isle Beach (Picture Overload)
Ocean Isle Beach, NCOur little bumblebee spent hours digging in the sand.Pop Pop and Jamessweet Colleen, always with her thumb in her mouthMy mom made beautiful (reversible!) sun bonnets for each...
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A Day Trip to Wilmington
We took advantage of a rainy day to visit Wilmington, NC, where we had lunch at The Oceanic.After, we explored the town—and had ice cream."In my mind I'm goin' to CarolinaCan't you see the...
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An Afternoon Walk to the Beach
When the cold sets in in only a few months' time, and I long for the sun, I will remember this walk—this perfect, perfect walk."To see the Summer SkyIs Poetry, though never in a Book it lie—True Poems...
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Sophie's Trip with Nini and Pop Pop to Buy Shrimp
Each family made dinner for everyone one night of the trip. While my sister and I simply went to the grocery, my parents managed to find a place where they could buy fresh shrimp for their meal,...
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Sunrise Shell Hunting
"One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach; one can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few." —Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Ashley & Mark's Wedding
We finished our drive home from vacation on a Saturday and that night a sitter arrived at our house to watch the boys (yes, it was a bit crazy). We decided Sophie was old enough to stay up late for a...
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Happy 1st Birthday, Quinn!
Matt and Christi's beautiful son Quinn turned 1 several weeks ago and we were so grateful to be able to attend the party—November was the last time our children and Quinn played together and everyone...
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A Thank You Note from Colleen
We recently received the following e-mail:Dear Aunt Kara and Uncle Andy,Thank you for....The clothes that keep me stylish. (And lets me know what team to root for).The diapers that keep my bum dry.The...
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Up Late for Apple Pie
Two nights ago Sophie helped us make an apple pie, which took an hour to cook. As such, she got to stay up past her bedtime because we decided it would be cruel to have her help make a pie, smell the...
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The Knee Clutch—Again
I took this picture of Owen mid-July and, looking back through my blog, realized I took almost the same picture of Sophie when she was about Owen's age. (Owen, in general, is a little more frantic.)...
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