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We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body.
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Wordless Wednesday – blowing kisses
*Mama needs longer arms to be able to hold the camera at a suitable distance.
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More photoshoot
Today Clara wanted to take more photos of herself and Mama. Clara copies Amelia’s every move and tries say all the words that her big sister says. Her word repertoire now includes “ghetti” for “spaghetti”, “bue” for “blue” and “geen” … Continue reading
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Gymnastics
Amelia had a cough yesterday and since she has a birthday party to attend this weekend, I thought it would be best to keep her home from school on this rainy (?) Friday in January. However, she woke up feeling … Continue reading
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Clara’s photoshoot
Clara is just getting to the stage where she’ll ham it up for the camera rather than always wanting to press the buttons or look at the display to see the photos. Today when I asked her if I could … Continue reading
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Wordless Wednesday – CJ in the snow
Ok, so I do a bit of talking on this video but mostly it is wordless. And more importantly, cute. I think it applies.
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She said, she said
For a long time I have wanted to write a post about the so-called Mommy wars — the stay-at-home moms vs. the work-outside-the-home moms. And all the guilt that everyone seems to feel on both sides of the debate. Most … Continue reading
Remembering Papa
Ian’s speech from the celebration of Norman’s life: “It’s hard to believe now that just five years ago our Papa was playing soccer with his boys in a competitive soccer league at the age of 65. At that time he … Continue reading
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