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Month: October 2010

  • Happy Halloween!

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    Eleanor celebrated her first Halloween today, complete with costume.  Actually, several costumes.  There was the banana, to go along with my gorilla and Amy’s banana (I’m pretty sure that Amy chose the banana costume because it makes her look taller than me in the pictures.  Just to set the official record straight, I’m taller.), a glow in…

  • Auntie Susan and Uncle Gabe

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    This week’s highlight was a visit from Auntie Susan and Uncle Gabe.  This was Gabe’s first chance to meet Eleanor, and Aunt Susan hasn’t seen her since day 3.  Friday we had dinner and celebrated Aunt Lary’s birthday.  We spent Saturday grilling and watching football at Uncle B’s, and ended with a wild game of Scategories.  Earlier in…

  • Close your eyes, tap your heels together three times…

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    KANSAS!  This week brought Eleanor’s (and Mike’s) first trip to Kansas and her first chance to meet Great Grandma Geneva, Great Grandma Adams, along with lots of Aunts, Grandaunts, Great Grandaunts, Cousins, Great Cousins, and every other relation you can think of :)  We had our first airplane ride, our first visit to a “Farm”, and…

  • Officially Two Months Old

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    We had lots of fun this week, including our official Two Month Old photo.  Side by side you can really notice quite a difference from the Official One Month Old photo.  A few firsts this week: full length Pj’s, and holding a toy in our hand (a monkey, or as Amy would say, a frog).  [Editor’s note: please…

  • Eleanor’s Arrival Video

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    Well, it took me quite a long time, and several computers, but I finally finished the video highlights from Eleanor’s Arrival.   It only covers the first four days or so – which means I’m already way behind with all the other great video we have.  At this rate, I’ll finish video highlights of her first…

  • Papa John and Mimi Sheri!

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    It’s been a really fun week with Ellie.  She is really starting to smile a lot, each day she seems to have more fun during playtime than the last.  We had a super fun weekend with Papa John and Mimi Sheri!  They each got to feed her a bottle, and we took lots of fall…