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…he won’t be a little boy anymore. Someday soon.

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Our friend Liz organized a nice brunch around an Easter egg hunt being thrown by the city of West Branch over the weekend. It was a great time. You may be surprised to learn I had my camera along, which came in handy when AGP, Hilda, and Thisbe got crazy with their baskets before the […]

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He’s a scamp. A troublemaker. A provocateur, even. Welcome to another video I shot when Leah wasn’t home.

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magnolia w bee The 2011 flower macro season. If you ain’t down with photos of pretty flowers, you’ll want to avoid my flickr stream for the next four months or so.

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baby blanket rocker To accompany the hat, of course. This is what I’d set out to make for a baby gift for Rachel and Kevin. It was the simplest pattern I could find and turned out to be a great first project. I had some yarn left over, so I made the cap, too. I […]

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knit baby cap I made this cap for Rachel and Kevin’s baby, who is due May 23. Not a great time of year to be sporting a wool cap, but hopefully they’ll get a little use out of it.

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I’m really not old enough to make that reference, probably, but this is an adorable video of ECP, regardless.

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Leah put pigtails in Ava’s hair the other day. I’m a sucker for pigtails in Ava’s hair, so I thought I’d share.

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ecp croci1 Here’s a picture of Emmett from this past weekend. He was marveling at the bursts of crocuses blooming in a neighbor’s yard; it seemed like a good opportunity for a spring photo.

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agp jump shadow Jumping rope is one of Ava’s new hobbies. Like everything she gets involved in, she wants to be perfect at it within minutes of picking it up. This approach is good for her focus and perseverance, but bad for her patience. The best thing to do is back off and give her […]

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