Pig Party

Several months ago, Ellie and I came up with the idea of having a home party based on the Laura Numeroff book, “If You Give A Pig A Party”. Ellie invited five friends (a limit that was hard for her to abide by) and they wore their favorite party dresses, decorated the house, played bumper [...]

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Birthday celebration

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Ellie’s 5th Birthday Letter

2/27/2012 Precious Ellie, on your 5th Birthday: What a bittersweet year. The countdown is on until you start Kindergarten in August and we have begun to see clearly how quickly time has passed. You are now twice as old as your brothers and you don’t appear to have memories of your life before they joined [...]

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2 YEARS OLD!

August 3, 2011 Dear Jack, Happy 2nd Birthday! The second year of your life has definitely suited you more than the first. You seem to like the greater independence you have now. You can entertain yourself well with toys and you love to eat, though you have strong preferences for fruits and breads. Although you [...]

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Ellie is Four!

  2/27/11 To Ellie, on the occasion of your 4th birthday: We feel like we’ve wanted to freeze time at several phases of your life in order to enjoy your special qualities more.  But, this has been the most fun year, yet.  You enjoy a variety of different activities and are a wonderful extension of how we would [...]

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Year One Tribute

In honor of Jack, James, and Thomas’ first birthday, here are letters we have written to each of them: ________________________ To our oldest son on his first birthday, We were filled with heavy hearts even before you were born, concerned that you might face a tough medical battle.  To hold you for the first time [...]

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First Birthday Bash

The scene: 80 children and adults gathered on our church’s lawn on an unseasonable 75 degree day in August. We wanted to have an opportunity to gather together those people who have helped us throughout this past year. We are so grateful for and humbled by the love and hands-on support we’ve received.

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Birthday Party

Ellie had a very fun and easy birthday party. Months ago, we told her she could have three friends (one for each year of age) and that she could take them someplace special. Not surprisingly, she chose Monkey Joe’s and Jason’s Deli. These are her two favorite places and she speaks of them often. We [...]

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Birthday Girl

2/27/2010 Dear Ellie, Happy 3rd Birthday!!! This has been a remarkable year for you. Not too many people have the blessing and challenge of welcoming three baby brothers into their lives all at one time. You have amazed us by your patience with your brothers, your care and concern toward them, and your ability to [...]

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2-Year Stats

Ellie had a great check-up this morning.  Dr. Ball is a wonderfully caring doctor and it is fitting for Ellie to have a doctor whose name she can say perfectly!     There are absolutely no concerns with Ellie.  She had an ear infection last week, which was her first in almost 5 months.  I [...]

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