tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368162422024-03-12T18:31:21.772-07:00these are my daysReports of an experimental form of life from sunny South Carolina...Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.comBlogger407125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-12239790633308017972012-12-13T19:08:00.001-08:002012-12-13T19:22:26.434-08:00Follow us on wordpress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After much thought we've decided to continue blogging. The main reason is not because we want to share our life with the world, but because we have realized how nice it is to have a journal or our lives of the past 6 years. We are going to have the old blog printed using <a href="http://blog2print.sharedbook.com/blogworld/printmyblog/index.html" target="_blank">blog2print</a>. I have ordered a book of the first 3 years (2006-2009) which is about 215 pages and is going to cost a little over $100. It's so worth it. I can't wait to get it in the mail and I know we will really enjoy looking back through the pages of our lives. I'll get the second half printed after Christmas probably.<br />
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The other reason to keep the blog is to share important events with friends and family (especially those who don't do Facebook). It's nice to have one place to post pictures and stories for them to see.<br />
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So, the blog is moving over to wordpress. We've found it's easier to work with and we can start from scratch which is nice. Here is the link to our new blog<br />
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Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-13879815675111248632012-12-10T18:31:00.001-08:002012-12-10T18:31:15.431-08:00The End <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Our blog has reached its maximum limit for photos finally. Google will not let us post more pictures on this site unless we pay for storage on Picassa. We are trying to decide what to do next. The options are moving to a different blogging host or not doing a blog at all. Stay tuned. </div>
Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-90686110998195564432012-11-11T14:18:00.000-08:002012-11-11T14:18:30.543-08:00Hiking at Congaree <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Aaaah, Fall in Columbia. Sevent-five degrees. Leaves still dropping. Katie's first hike at Congaree Forest. </div>
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I forget, until I'm out there walking, the effect that woods tend to have on me. I used to take Ellen and Arianna up into the woods just out our back door when we lived in the Appalachians. Those are fond memories. I can wear a Baby Bjorn all day so long as the woods keep going. </div>
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The girls and friends enjoyed the wide open room to roam. </div>
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We stopped at Wise Lake to each lunch. It couldn't have looked much different hundreds if not thousands of years ago. Just looking at it is like medicine.</div>
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Katie, sitting up on her own, enjoyed a little lunch with Mom and tried to eat some leaves.</div>
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These girls were up together until 1am last night. But in the woods everyone is all smiles.</div>
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Even Katie.</div>
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But eventually the woods won. She tanked with about thirty minutes left to go. </div>
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We just returned from our annual beach trip to the coast of NC<span style="color: #0000ee;"> with good friends</span>. I wanna go back.</div>
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This year we enjoyed five days of clear sunny weather.</div>
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All the kids are really growing up.</div>
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Fortunately we have Katie.</div>
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What would the beach trip be like without any little ones? Everyone took turns holding and caring for Katie.</div>
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She cried the first time her legs were dipped in the cold water, but after several walks onto the beach she was accustomed. She went to sleep surprisingly easily and continued her practice of sleeping on average 45 minutes.<br />
While Jennifer and I were on the porch Katie sat in front of us and she played with a plastic cup for almost ten minutes. That was the first time I've seen her really focus in on something and bite, suck, grab, hit, and attack it over and over again. She is really growing and very interested in anything that falls within mouth or hand reach. Just today she sucked her big toe.<br />
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We did not see Ellen and Arianna except in passing. </div>
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They remained in a near frenzy of play with their friends. They played soccer, horseshoes, </div>
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built sand castles, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Tx09PKPLps3HSJbCXe6HvTvDT5xP9VMFr0kKtM6JQkoJILIutiiMBrlll8JCnbluuXwooId7Hwyu21ja99Kjd7Scs4DCxoHCFTlkHhom7fOUUKYTHNOC66wzvP7B3IHvptjEBQ/s1600/IMG_3548.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>
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and made up beach games.</div>
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The kids played Uno,</div>
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played Catch-Phrase, </div>
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played Spot-It, </div>
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played Clue, </div>
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lots of drawing, </div>
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and spent a lot of time in the water. It's a bit nerve-racking watching them bowled over by waves or move out a bit, but they stayed together and seem to know their limits pretty well.</div>
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The adults enjoyed a lot of sitting around and chatting, fixing meals together,</div>
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and a bit of competitive catch-phrase. I enjoyed talking "work" with the guys and playing a bunch of guitar.</div>
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All in all a great trip. We are so fortunate to have such great friends to share these times with. </div>
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Thanks Morrisons, </div>
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and Bullucks </div>
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for another great year at the beach. </div>
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Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-44246380306657473372012-10-08T15:38:00.001-07:002012-10-08T15:38:12.562-07:00Katie's First Laugh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ellen and Arianna elicited Katie's first laugh while jumping on the trampoline. Here is a video of Katie watching the girls and chuckling a bit.<br />
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Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-72108844967879200292012-09-24T17:26:00.000-07:002012-09-24T17:26:03.187-07:00Our Doll Baby<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
She's just a few days away from 4 months old. She is our doll baby. People constantly tell us, "she looks like a doll" and "I've never seen so much hair on a baby." The girls were fighting over who got to dress her, hold her, carry her around. Literally, they were arguing about it so much that I had to make a rule that each of them gets a day to do everything for Katie every other day.<br />
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I think she looks even more like a doll when Arianna is holding her like this. People really have to look twice because it looks so much like a little girl carrying her doll:) One lady at the library last week said, "what a fantastic doll--it's so life like." We all got a good laugh.
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A friend gave us a bunch of board books today and the girls took turns reading to her for a few minutes. <br />
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I can usually make her smile by making the kissing sound or we shake our head making other silly sounds. Pretty cute.<br />
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She has been taking small bites of food this week. She likes the banana, split peas, sweet potato, oatmeal and tried black eyed peas tonight. We just give her a tiny bit of what we are having to eat and she seems to enjoy it. </div>
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She sucks that thumb when she gets tired.<br />
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She loves being on her belly for a little while. She will roll over and off the green mat so we have to be more careful about where we put her now.<br />
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She always moves her head back when she smiles real big so the pictures come out blurry. You can imagine how sweet that face is in real life! <br />
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She still wakes up a lot at night about every 2 to 3 hours. She nurses and goes right back to sleep. Daniel takes her in the morning for me so I get some extra time to rest before he goes to work.<br />
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I've got to get a picture of her in the bath. I take a bath with her every night and it is such a pleasure because she loves it so much. She smiles the whole time and is mesmerized by the sound and feel of water. I love baby smiles when they look into your eyes and their whole face just lights up. It makes all those sleepless nights worth it.</div>
Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-72479669668898899732012-09-24T15:12:00.001-07:002012-09-24T15:12:11.658-07:00E's 11th Birthday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here's Ellen with a few of her friends celebrating her birthday. </div>
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I made her a chocolate cake and a strawberry ice cream cake.</div>
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Dad set up and hosted a smores roast by the fire.</div>
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Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-6184769424797150822012-09-04T17:22:00.002-07:002012-09-04T17:22:43.034-07:00Ellen's NYC trip (through Dad's eyes)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br />Ellen and I just returned from a late trip to NYC. We spent two nights and three days in the Big Apple and crammed in as much as we could handle. Below are some of the highlights of the trip as well as some answers to the obvious question: why in the world did yall drive up to NYC?<br />
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We drove up to NYC and along the way stayed a night in Richmond with our good friends Lesley and Jason Bulluck and their boys Alder and Heath. Unfortunately my camera was on a "manual" setting and all my pictures were duds. From Richmond we drove to Philly and stayed with my brother David for a day and night. Both of these stops broke up the trip nicely, saved us some money on hotels, and made the trip much more fun. <br />
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We arrived in Brooklyn at our hotel around lunch. Our hotel was crammed in between row houses in a working class neighborhood, but we chose Brooklyn because it was cheaper. The subway was three blocks away and required about thirty minutes one way to get in to central Manhattan. Our first day we went straight to the Empire State Building and determinedly waited in line for our turn to view from the 86th floor. When finished we ate lunch, took the subway up to Harlem and then walked back down to The Cathedral of St. John the Divine. When done we headed to Time Square, and after hanging around there we watched Phantom of the Opera at Majestic Theater. By 11:30pm we were back in our hotel. Quite a day.<br />
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Our second day we first took the Staten Island Ferry to view the Statue of Liberty and walked around the financial district. I made some sad attempt to explain the international importance of the NY Stock Exchange. Next, we headed for Central Park and literally hiked from the main entrance on the southwest corner at Columbus Circle all the way to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This was one of those poorly chosen routes that Ellen cheerfully trekked through.<br />
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Along the hike through Central Park we stopped for a father-daughter heart to heart. We spent
several hours in the Metropolitan Museum viewing most thoroughly the
ancient Egyptian exhibit and the European painters. Ellen had very real
reverence around the Monets, Degas, and Van Goghs. Next we took the
subway to the East Side and ate at Angelicas Kitchen, a well known vegan
restaurant. We ended the night watching the crazies in Union Square
before heading back to the hotel.<br />
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Our third day was primarily souvenir shopping day. We headed back in to
Time Square and Ellen carefully analyzed the very similar items at
several of the souvenir shops before selecting some very nice little
reminders of the trip. Then we had her portrait sketched by a sidewalk
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The zoo at Time Square.</td></tr>
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We drove back to Richmond where we again spent the night with our
friends. I don't know what we would have done without the Richmond stop.
Thanks so much Bullucks for opening your home and feeding us. The trip
was a great success. Ellen and I had a very memorable time together.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lego heaven at Time Square Toys-r-us.</td></tr>
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<br />So, why a trip to NYC? Ellen turned ten that's why. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look Mom! We're on a billboard in Time Square! Can you find us?</td></tr>
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What I wanted was a way to make memorable a particular time in her life
that should be memorable. She is no longer a little girl. She is not yet
a fully independent woman. But ten is a good time to recognize just how
marvelous the first decade has been, how thankful I am for her, to
honor her hard work at school, piano, dance, her character, herself. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scared to death of the gestapo like seating officials at Majestic Theater I quickly snapped a pic of Ellen before Phantom of the Opera started.</td></tr>
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On the other side I wanted a memorable initiation into womanhood. I
wanted some event to refer back to to as a point of initiation, a
welcoming, but also to remember the forecasts that were given and
commitments that were made. Don't worry those of you who know me. The
preachy part of our trip lasted under thirty minutes in Central Park.
But there I shared my heart with her, offered her what little and
ill-developed thoughts I have for the next decade, and yes even offered
her my expectations. Mostly I asked for us to preserve what we had right
there on that rock over the next decade. No matter what we agreed to
fight to keep our friendship. That in sum was the purpose of the trip. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding the Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty</td></tr>
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Probably most memorable to me was the following: we held hands
constantly for three days. Whether exiting or entering the subway,
walking through Central Park, or weaving through the crowds in Time
Square she held my hand tightly and in some sense I still haven't let
go. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Statten Island Ferry</td></tr>
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The trip will remain for me the milestone moment when I accepted my
daughter as a partner and soon to be equal in this life. She kept up
with our subway routes, kept up with me without a word of complaint,
offered suggestions when I looked confused, and more often reminded me
that nothing was worth getting stressed about. We were and are some
strange mix of father/daughter and mutual friends. I hope to always be dad, but the older she becomes in maturity and grace the more thankful I am for such a friend and real partner to continue life with.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A moment of repose on our lengthy trek through Central Park. For a moment I thought we wouldn't make it out.</td></tr>
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I'll remember
her jumping up and down at each new sight or event and her very genuine
joy in the presence of great acting or great art. We were both blown
away by THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. It is a magical performance and full
of rich themes. I wondered whether Ellen would enjoy the show. She sat
on the edge of her seat the entire performance. She ran to stand near
the Degas ballerina paintings at the Met. She identified her Monet instantly. She
beamed proudly standing next to van Gogh's self portrait. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ellen loves Degas. </td></tr>
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There were plenty of speechless moments atop the Empire State Building, gazing in wonder at the intricate craftsmanship in St. Johns Cathedral,
or walking through Time Square at night. I don't often have the pleasure
of watching her head explode in awe, excitement, or reverence, but it
happened over and over again on the trip. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A father-daughter heart to heart on a rock in Central Park.</td></tr>
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I'll remember watching her watch others on the subway or in the crowds.
She was blown away by all the different languages she heard. She was
intrigued by the poor folks singing on the subway asking for money, and
couldn't stop glancing at the occasional crazy guy muttering to himself
for all to hear. She was always cautious, but not scared. Curious, but not overly social. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm not sure where to rank feeding the birds. But it was up there.</td></tr>
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There are a thousand ways to say thank you, make memorable moments, appreciate art, culture, and experience a different slice of life. This was ours. As Ellen gets older I'll keep vivid this treasure of a time we spent together. I told the girls that when they got older I'd take them on a special trip just daughter and dad. This was Ellen's choice. On a side note: I remember telling Arianna when she was much younger that I would take her on a special trip without Mom and Ellen and she promptly cried. At that time she couldn't even fathom doing anything without those two. But, she is primed and ready for her opportunity now.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ellen's $5 portrait that ended up needing a $15 frame.</td></tr>
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Here's to the next decade! Here's to Ellen!</div>
Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-5117028821594653922012-08-25T09:04:00.001-07:002012-08-25T10:19:56.516-07:00Ellen's 10 year old trip: Philly & NY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Daniel has planned to take both of the girls to the destination of their choice when they turn 10. Since Ellen turned 10 during the school year last year they waited until this summer to take the time off and head to her choice city--New York. On the way they stopped in Philadelphia to stay with uncle Dave and get a tour of the Historic District. <br />
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Besides being an amazing town for historical reasons, Ellen loved how easy it was to get vegan food! Here she is enjoying her pizza.</div>
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This was one of her favorite spots. It was a giant (ginormous in her words) mural using all different kinds of material. This is just the outside. Apparently you can walk all through the inside.<br />
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I'm not sure where they were in the picture below. It was one of the first banks or other governments buildings.<br />
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Dave and Daniel out of the rain for a minute. They said they walked all over downtown and were exhausted by the end of the day.<br />
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The oldest continuous residential street in America.<br />
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Below is a picture of the the GRINDCORE HOUSE partially owned and operated by Uncle Dave. The shop is an island in a sea of otherwise largely residential streets of row houses. The coffee shop houses a radical library, hosts art shows, musical concerts, and is the only all vegan coffee shop that we know of.<br />
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Below is a mere sampling of a whilrwind tour that Dave took Daniel and Ellen on. Dave has done quite extensive research into the historical aspects of Philadelphia including colonial history, printing history, and radical history.<br />
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Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-19891995265752483422012-08-08T13:47:00.000-07:002012-08-08T13:47:56.379-07:00Play Gym days<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This picture is from a week or so ago, but it's such a great shot of her sweet face. She's already outgrown her 0-3 month clothes. Now is the fun part because we have tons of 3-6 months dresses and outfits that the girls will choose from every day as they take turns dressing her.
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This is what we call her hipster hair. It's kinda like a mohawk here and most days it just stands up and sticks out. Doesn't really matter if I try to comb it down with my fingers because with every nap she wakes up with a new do.
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She really loves this play gym thingy that we got from Daddy Bill and Nana. She will lay and look up at the toys. One of us is usually under their looking up at the toys with her. This time I caught the whole family under the play gym.</div>
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I've started my Mommy & Me Dance Class at our studio on Thursday mornings. This is what we look like for class. Katherine gets in this spot and doesn't make a peep for the entire 30 minute class. It's pretty cute. She usually ends up sucking on the top of the bjorn by her chin and drooling down the front of it.</div>
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Here's a few cuties from my class.</div>
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She is just so darn cute!
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I made some bottles so Daniel will have something to give this girl who likes to nurse ALL THE TIME. I leave for 3 hours on Tuesday afternoons to teach ballet classes and he has successfully kept her for 2 weeks. We had a bottle left over so the girls got to feed her and it was very special to watch.
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Here's some cute pictures of Katie in her swing. She has started to smile at us when she wakes up and sometimes on the changing table, but it's so hard to catch on camera.
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We tried to get some pictures of the curls after bath tonight but she was not happy. She was ready to go to sleep.
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<br /></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-43054396916698453802012-06-21T03:38:00.000-07:002012-06-21T03:38:16.989-07:00Katie Faces<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Katie has been with us on the outside now for nearly three weeks. She's putting forth her best effort to accommodate us, and Jennifer and I find ourselves in conversation after conversation trying to unravel her mysteries. She's utterly precious, but is she eating enough? Is she sleeping enough? Why is she crying? Should we put her on a schedule? What's that little bump? And on and on. Katie's crying causes a strange cocktail of responses in us: one part overwhelming sympathy, one part stress, and one part humble admittance of ignorance. But each day passes and we are more and more assured that the parenting instincts are better guides than our minds at this point. Each new day and Katie gains weight, gains more control over her eyes, her hands, her legs, her sounds. She's sleeping well, spending more time looking around, relaxing, or bouncing in our arms. Her features are becoming more distinct and her eyes brighter. And, in the midst of it all we are attending recitals, end of year graduations, gardening, and enjoying the summer.<br />
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Here are two videos of the girls performing their instruments at the end of year celebration for REACH (Resources, Encouragement, and Activities for Columbia area Homeschoolers). REACH puts on a lively and fun end of year graduation and invites performances from students. I would call the girls reluctant performers, or maybe its better to say they enjoy playing more than performing. Memorizing a musical composition requires great and enduring attention, patience both with self and instrument, dogged determination, a certain care for details, and the ability to find pleasure in such hard work, but performing requires all the aforementioned, and unless naturally a thespian, the willed courage and confidence to demonstrate what's been learned with others. Needless to say I was one proud dad and husband. Much of their musical practice on a daily basis is self-directed, but that's only because the scheduling, directing, encouraging, teaching, and caring governance behind it all is Jennifer.<br />
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The first week we had the baby was largely a blur. We were tired, a bit dazed, and couldn't have made it without Jennifer's mom (Mimi) who stayed with us for the first two weeks. She washed clothes, washed dishes, shopped, encouraged, cleaned, laughed, hugged, and just plain loved us through. She rushed me to urgent care when on the third evening I sliced my finger cutting potatoes (imagine: "Hey, babe, yeah, I know you just had a baby at home but I sliced my finger with a potato knife and need to go to the doctor"), she stayed up at night with little Katie, she makes the girls feel like princesses, she attended recitals and graduations, a thousand things more, and I don't know how we'd have made it without her. </div>
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No one can get these looks out of Ellen and Arianna like their Mimi. They have the best time together. <br />
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Dad captured some nice shots of the girls at their recital. The first was from the back of a dark auditorium with no flash. Still not quite sure how that works. </div>
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A host of friends have organized dinners, brought dinners, supported us by having Ellen and Arianna over when we needed a break, surprised us with great photography, gifts, encouragement, help, conversation, and we feel very cared for. All of these folks have taken time out of their own busy schedules to give to us. We are beyond thankful.</div>
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Ellen and Arianna have taken this transition with all the grace and joy and help that one could ask for. Surely Jennifer and I have been rather consumed, and their world has changed greatly; but Ellen and Arianna have laughed, played, held Katie, changed diapers, held Katie, performed at recitals and graduations, held Katie, been patient with us, held Katie, and responded to every request for help around the house with a real enthusiasm. We have definitely looked to them to help us fill in some of the gaps while we integrate Katie's new life into our own, and they have been real partners with us. But of course there's been time to relax some too:</div>
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And if I'm sappy and long-winded regarding my daughters I'm gushing and speechless regarding my wife. And now I sound like Jennifer's mom. "She's an angel" she always says. Jennifer and Katie have an intense relationship right now. I'm in awe of Jennifer and her strength, peace, and how she has become again the mother of our infant daughter. She's the source of so much in my life that is beautiful and good. </div>
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And the extent of my relationship with Katie right now can be summed up by defining it as "not-Mom". I am in that vast category of phenomena which she only responds to as "not-Mom". I'm the guy that's called when Katie just won't go to sleep. We've been doing a lot of gardening together, lots of walking, I'm a first rate swaddler, but honestly I think she's most interested in getting my knuckle or my nose into her mouth. </div>
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And so, slowly, we make room for another life in the midst of us, and Katie, each day, introduces herself to us. We're all delighted. And we have such good people around us. The days are full, tiring, and at times we don't have answers, but the five of us are enjoying it all together.</div>
</div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-63811336049393219062012-05-31T08:08:00.001-07:002012-05-31T08:08:44.253-07:00Baby Love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The girls are a huge help. They change diapers, pick out clothes, get her dressed, carry her around and soothe her to sleep. This is one lucky baby to have such amazing big sisters.
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Daniel gets a chance to hold her when the girls aren't around:) <br />
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</div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-41308046460165366902012-05-28T18:02:00.001-07:002012-05-28T18:02:28.537-07:00Introducing Katherine Louise Kruidenier<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Born May 28th, Memorial Day, 3:30am. She's a big, healthy, sweet, and very peaceful girl. Just like her sisters. Jennifer is resting lots. More soon...</div>
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Many of you are waiting expectantly for our birth announcement. Thanks to all for your support, encouragement, thoughts, and prayers. We are near. And while contractions haven't started as of the writing of this post Jennifer can feel her body preparing for labor. And so, patiently, we wait.<br />
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Today is also our twelve year anniversary. Could we have a baby on our anniversary? Sure, what a gift! It remains one of the sweetest of mysteries that we wandered to Boone and found in each others' hearts a kinship, strength, and rest. We are together today and so thankful for marriage and family. Life is hard, brief, and fraught with uncertainty. How good to journey hand in hand.<br />
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Arianna and I have been collecting flower pictures from our yard together and the following are long overdue. Arianna is quite the photographer now. Enjoy!
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wisteria. One of the most fragrant flowers we have. Upon sight of such an aromatic bounty I thrust my face in the midst, tickle the clusters with my smeller, and inhale like my life depended on it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ligustrum: another mature hedge shrub in our yard that puts out bunches of tiny fragrant flowers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amaryllis: we were given this by a neighbor. These flowers are lovely and huge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marigold getting started in the garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day Lily: why only for a day? Its beauty is always tinged with the sorrow of its brevity.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Lantana. This variety has a wonderful scent.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gardenia: one of our favorites. Jennifer and I regularly cut these flowers and leave them lying around the house. The sweet scent fills each room and is never overwhelming.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dahlia: these overwintered in the ground (their tubers look kinda like ginger) and have come up strong this summer. No smell, but beautiful flowers and incredible productivity. Each large stalk will produce all summer long as we cut these for show inside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunflower. Is there a happier, cheerier flower? And to watch them follow the sun throughout the day turning and tilting as if in continual worship.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Echinacea (cone flower).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These large lily like flowers with huge bulbs are one of my favorites. They originally were under our gutter spout. I dug them up several year ago and relocated the bulbs to a new area. They are incredibly drought resistant and vigorous growers. After several years they are looking like they need to be spread out again. I call them "Cinnamon Lily" for their sweet candy like scent.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Potato in full bloom. Of course we're more interested in what is happening under ground. But the flowers are pretty on their own.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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</div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-66982978902112992092012-05-14T19:20:00.000-07:002012-05-14T19:20:06.454-07:0040 WeeksTaken this evening after teaching my 4 ballet classes today. I sadly quit taking my own class about 3 weeks ago. To stay in shape I'm taking walks regularly with the family.
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My good friend, Alyse, threw Ellen and Arianna a surprise big sister baby shower one week after their regular ballet class. They played games and opened presents for the baby. It was very sweet.
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I'm feeling great, just a bit uncomfortable. I was 2 weeks late with both of the girls so I was expecting to carry this baby until now. All we have to do is wait now. Everything and everyone is ready...Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-74208251584008970592012-05-06T12:25:00.001-07:002012-05-06T12:35:55.685-07:00Our Garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We love the garden this time of year. It looks healthy and we are getting a lot of my favorite vegetable--Kale! The cabbage harvest has been very nice also. Daniel is the gardener of the family. I simply do a little harvesting here and there whenever I need something for the kitchen. He actually does most of the harvesting as well.
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I'm proud to say that everything you see in the these pictures was started from seed (except some onions were started from sets). The indoor grow light station (go <a href="http://jendanellenarianna.blogspot.com/2011/02/spring-seed-starting-week-by-week.html">here</a> for a post that we wrote last year on our indoor seed starting) that Daniel created was a big success for all the tomatoes, cabbage, kale, collards, chard, eggplant, peppers, and flowers.<br />
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We are using the pvc pipe drip irrigation system again this year. Go to<a href="http://jendanellenarianna.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-garden.html"> this post </a>to read more about how we made and installed it. This is hopefully allowing for deep watering and saves us lots of time and water. There are shut off valves at the top of all the rows. Daniel has even recruited the girls help in turning them on and off during the week while he is at work. (We water 2 rows at a time.)<br />
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</div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-39629327392906479382012-04-08T11:11:00.000-07:002012-04-08T11:11:02.116-07:00Happy Easter and Fresh Strawberries<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Still not too old for an Easter Egg hunt!
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Enjoyed these strawberry muffins with strawberry icing for breakfast. Muffin recipe from <a href="http://fatfreevegan.com/">fatfreevegan.com</a>. Icing is mixture of pureed strawberries, vegan cream cheese, earth balance, vanilla and lots of powdered sugar. <br />
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</div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-84615039439732427452012-03-25T16:07:00.000-07:002012-03-25T17:12:10.740-07:00Hunting Island 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We had a wonderful trip to Hunting Island for our yearly beach camping trip. We extended our stay to three nights which made the trip that much more relaxing. This year the Morrisons and Vaughns accompanied us giving us a record kid to adult ratio. Including the one new Kruidenier still living within there were six adults to twelve kids. For reference text generally refers to the image it follows.<br />
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We hiked a beautiful forest trail to the lighthouse which somehow I failed to capture on camera. Packs of savage youth carried palm swords, palm bows, palm knives, and palm clubs, scouted the uncharted terrain, and endured several skirmishes. All survived. And no, in the picture above my head does not grow larger, that's just my hair in full retreat. Jennifer however does grow larger and we are now seven weeks away from due date.</div>
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The Vaughns (above) pose for the lighthouse shot. Matt Redbeard (yes I had a bit of beard envy) and Kallie are friends from Boone who we haven't seen for I don't know how long. But let's just say I don't remember all those sweet kids. Matt and I have stayed in touch over the years and it was a treat to hang out with all of them.</div>
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On arrival, Thursday, the beach was balmy and warm. We were able to play in sand and ocean. Unfortunately we also had an evening of rain and some really high wind. It's a gamble camping at the beach and we always feel the dice are loaded in our favor. But Lady Luck is a fickle friend...<br />
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We traveled with bikes this year for the first time. They were great for riding around the campground and loads of fun on the beach. Watching your child speed across the beach with hair flying, water spraying, muscles pumping, and that look of sheer uninhibited joy, is one of most pleasurable experiences a parent can know. <br />
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Jennifer is at the final faze of this pregnancy. It has been remarkably uneventful. The little guy or gal is quite the kicker. Just the other night on the couch the girls were giggling watching Mom's tummy move. Here's a twist of cultural expectations: the great state of NC which houses some of the most liberal (I think they like the word progressive, but...) counties in the country bans home-birth midwifery. Oh, the tyranny. The renowned and proud state of SC, butt of all vile and racist redneck jokes and routinely vilified for its traditional (I think liberals like to use the word "backwards") ways, welcomes home-birth midwifery. Go figure. Point SC. We are thankful for the very traditionalist stand that SC takes on midwifery. Affirming midwifery is not liberal, it's traditionalist.<br />
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The kids played a bit of chess during a rainy evening. The Morrison and Kruidenier kids slept in this large 6-8 person tent that I, by duty, bought from a friend some years ago after we borrowed it and my dog chewed it up before I could return it. On our windy night Julian awoke and found that all the kids were sleeping with their legs in the air. He found his dad who promptly restaked the tent with some heavy weights. Apparently the wind was so strong that the front of the tent had become unstaked and would have blown to who knows where had the kiddos not weighed it down in sleep. The funniest part was that only Julian woke up. The rest of the kids heard the report the next morning. <br />
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The camp life gets more efficient every year. Learning how to cook, how much food to bring, what kinds of kitchen tools to use, and how to keep sand where it belongs is not easy.But we enjoyed oatmeal, pancakes, burritos, soups, and more.<br />
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Happy folks at the top of the lighthouse.</div>
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More happiness at the top of the lighthouse.</div>
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One of the most enjoyable aspects of Hunting Island is the veritable graveyard of trees that lie unburied on the beach. One can almost walk to the lighthouse without touching the ground. The kids played the game well trying to traverse the trees without touching the ground. By the end some very interesting rules had developed: extra lives, the allowance of a palm leaf on the ground thrown between two hard to reach limbs, a hierarchy of who goes first, etc. Most fun to hear are the disagreements that ensue when one sibling thinks they've been slighted or have caught another sibling touching the sand. Kids have a strong sense of justice and fairness. <br />
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This tree graveyard is an unavoidable reminder of the effects of time and change on all aspects of material life. The island itself is eroding. Here for a while and gone soon. Efforts to preserve it in its current state appear doomed to failure. Man wants so badly to stop time. Stop change. But striving pales compared to the much larger forces at work in nature.<br />
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And so the kids grow and change.</div>
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They climb higher, take more risks, cry less, understand more, ask more interesting questions that I don't know the answers to, and look to their guardians less and less.</div>
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There we were. Smiles and all. And I want to stop time and stay. Not the kids though. They do it right. Play!<br />
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They look, reflect, and enjoy it for what it is right now. While I wouldn't for a moment trade adulthood for a return to childhood the kids do a good job of reminding the kid in me to quit thinking and dive in!<br />
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I like the above picture. This is how I often feel: out on a limb, precariously balancing, looking for a next step. <br />
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A boardwalk down the road from the park where we hike through the vast flat tide marshes. </div>
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A tidewater creek where we met a host of tiny hermit crabs<span style="color: #cc0000;">(correction from daughter: not hermit crabs!)</span>. Each courageously guarded some small sandy home while raising their single large claw as if to say "crab power" to any approaching outsider.</div>
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A view of the world from the top of the lighthouse. Yonder out in the ocean the same lighthouse used to sit. But the land was overcome and the lighthouse was moved to its present location. </div>
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The kids call the emerging dark soil on the beach "whale poop". It's perfect for ruining the only clean clothes one has left or for unintentional mudbaths. </div>
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I have omitted much of pain and more of pleasure. Who wants to read about grumpy spouses, disobeying children, unclean bathrooms, or curses thrown to the wind and rain. But it was all there. I've probably already forgotten more than I remember. </div>
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So ended a time of communion with friends, a respite from daily toil, and a few moments of clarity. We find this tradition gets better every year. Thanks Morrisons and Vaughns for a memorable trip. We miss you.</div>
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</div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-8681472491450787752012-03-18T08:42:00.000-07:002012-03-18T08:42:30.197-07:00Spring Flowers in Columbia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Springtime begins early in Columbia. Ellen and I (Daniel) set out one evening to capture some of the wonderful flowers we have in our yard. Ellen took most of these and is very patient and thoughtful with the camera. We missed some earlier flowers like crocus, daffodil, and a sweet smelling honeysuckle like bush. But at this point our little piece of paradise is in full bloom. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blueberry flowers. Yeah! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Periwinkle blooms. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We think this is a vetch flower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild blackberry grows everywhere here. And while its thorns make weeding a headache its spring flowers are sure beautiful.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carolina Laurel Cherry is a gorgeous tree that stays green all year. In the Spring it sets out these flowers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Carolina Laurel Cherry grows along the borders of our backyard forming a year round hedge. Here is what the hedge looks like in the spring.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peach blossoms. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unknown flower probably grown from a wildflower pack I purchased and sprinkled in a bed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unknown bulb flower that grows in clumps next to the shed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unknown wildflower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridal Veil, One of the prettiest spring displays.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dogwood. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red bud.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Azalea.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another variety of Bridal Veil.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gerber Daisy. These bloom almost year round and can be split, multiplied, and replanted in the Fall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unknown wildflower (I think it is a bulb).</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-41587147496850418722012-03-05T18:44:00.000-08:002012-03-05T18:49:00.812-08:00Coppelia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Our Ballet company performed Coppelia last weekend. This comic ballet was originally performed in 1870 in Paris.<br />
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The last few months our family has been devoted to this show--tons of rehearsals, helping with sewing costumes, selling ads, etc. I was not responsible for any choreography so I actually got to watch from the audience. It was such a beautiful show. The girls have really grown into beautiful dancers and have quite a stage presence when they are performing. We are so proud. The following pictures were taken by another parent. (click on the pictures to see them enlarged.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">E and A in the Mazurka -- traditional Polish folk dance performed at beginning of the ballet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dancing the Mazurka</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soloist performing her prayer dance for the wedding couple. Can you spot E and A in blue?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swanhilda and Franz dancing at their wedding</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entire Cast after Dress Rehearsal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mazurka dancers with some of the teachers backstage</td></tr>
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</div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-48414568859906091852012-02-12T15:32:00.000-08:002012-02-12T15:32:39.482-08:00Happy Birthday Arianna<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arianna at about 1 1/2 in Indianapolis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 years old </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6 years old</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On her 9th birthday</td></tr>
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We had a small party for her 9th birthday this weekend. There was cake, presents, pinata, dancing, dress up, and staying up way too late:) It's always a blast. How did our baby get so big??? <br /><br />
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<br /></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458727145514193538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36816242.post-92083819781269566042012-01-21T13:35:00.000-08:002012-01-21T13:35:58.608-08:00Getting Ready for Baby<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've been collecting baby stuff. Most of it has been free and I am so thankful for my generous friends. I wasn't expecting all these to come so quickly, and it has been a fun experience. Our guest bedroom has officially turned into the nursery:)
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We bought this second hand and very nice car seat and stroller combo from someone in Durham when we traveled there to buy the minivan from our friends the Morrisons. (Pictures of that purchase later.)
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This is the crib plus sheets, mattress, blankets that came from a friend near Charleston. Thanks Jen Kline for picking this up from a friend and driving 2 hours to our house!
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Diapers from Lesley and Jason. Wow, this is hundreds of dollars of cloth diapers. I won't need to buy any for quite a while, if at all. There's a bumbo, baby seat and bjorn from the Morrisons in there too.<br />
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Here's a close up of the changing table and dresser from our neighbors. Thanks Jackie and Davie! Again delivered to our door--we are so thankful. Also pictured are some handmade diapers and wool pants from my friend Jen. They are so cute, thanks you!</div>
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And last but not least, here's baby and me. 24 weeks Pregnant. </div>
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