avablog

Ava didn’t get to sleep until 10:30 on Thursday evening, the day we arrived in Decorah, so we fired up the sparklers a little early last night. Worked out better for photos anyway: Thankfully, Decorah holds off on its fireworks display until its Nordic Fest celebration at the end of the month, so there were […]

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Guess who got into the dress-up bin again? The Bunny Princess, with clover.

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I wanted to get a picture of Ava on her last day of daycare today. This is before she left in the morning:

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From The Wall Street Journal: What the Dating Rules You Set For Your Kids Say About You Parents who are involved in stable romantic relationships with spouses or partners tend more than other parents to set rules limiting teen dating behavior, such as curfews, minimum ages for dating, limits on places teens can go and […]

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Ava was in a hammy mood last evening, and I happened to have my camera with me. I rarely use my XTi’s flash, but it provided some nice fill for these shots. The downside — as you’ll see if you visit Flickr to view the rest of the shots from this session — is that […]

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Leah thinks I’m crazy. For the past couple weeks, I’ve been trapping chipmunks at our house and relocating them to a park about a half mile (and across a creek) away. I caught five yesterday and one this morning before we even left for work. I’ve probably trapped about 20 total (not including the sparrow […]

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Who doesn’t have a minute for Cameo? The little dancer is just a bonus.

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Leah’s busy creating her own master race of shoe saleswoman: Not sure where the feather boa fits in all this; only Ava knows.

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No apologies to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

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It is called avablog, after all. We’ve taken to calling her “Curly Sue” recently.

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We also went to City Park for a picnic and to ride the rides last weekend. My mom snapped this shot of Ava on the carousel: It occurs to me as I write this that those of you who subscribe to this blog via RSS might not visit when I have consecutive posts with the […]

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It was a great weekend for breaking out the sprinkler and having (all) the neighborhood kids over for a good dousing. Ava is pictured here in her SPF gear. I don’t know where Leah got this sprinkler; she always manages to come back from her shopping trips with at least a couple things she didn’t […]

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You know I can’t let Cindy get away with all the cuteness around here (here = WWW)! GAME ON! As always, click on the image for a larger version. This kid loves the fountain!

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From Slate.com: The raw numbers indicate that 50 percent of teenagers aged 15 to 19 have had vaginal sex. Fifty-five percent have had heterosexual oral sex. Are kids substituting oral for vaginal? Nope. Among technical virgins—teens who have never had vaginal sex—23 percent have had oral sex. That number sounds high until you notice that […]

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We had a really nice weekend, culminating in a cookout at the house with friends last evening. I’m on a mission to try to get more pictures of Ava, and I’ve found that a sure way to get her to pose for me is to put her in an outfit she likes. For example: She […]

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Maybe not weird. But a mishmash, at least. We drove to Burlington yesterday to visit our friends Bob and Judy and to take in the Snake Alley Criterium. What a great race. I have all sorts of pictures here. The vast majority of the pictures are of people riding bikes, but there are a couple […]

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It’s when someone else takes a picture of Ava that’s more awesome than anything I’ve taken. Witness: Nice work, Ben. Taken with a Canon XTi and a Sigma 17-70mm macro lens. SIGMA IN THE HOUSE!

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I can just see it now: My child with pale, white skin; bright-red lipstick; and a tight miniskirt. Prancing on a stage. Brazenly showing her breasts. *help me*

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