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Christmas Reflections
I’m always amazed how quickly, after months of anticipation, Christmas comes and goes each year. November and December are a flurry of preparations and celebrations all pointing to Christmas Day. The Day itself is gone in a flash, after which we all wake up and carry on life as usual. Maybe early Christian traditions were…
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Celebrating Two Years of Olivia
Over the past couple of days we’ve had the chance to celebrate Olivia’s birthday with our family. Sunday included a picnic in the park and a trip to the zoo. Olivia’s favourite part (besides the canine guest of honour: Coda) was probably riding around the zoo in a little “safari Jeep” wagon as we looked…
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Tea Time
This kid of ours is amazing.
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Our Very Hungry Caterpillar
Since the arrival of Olivia (one year ago Saturday!) I’ve had a greater interest in children’s books, and have realized that some of them have some really amazing artwork! The large pages and often very simple images make for some really cool imagery. One book I’ve been admiring recently is Eric Carle’s “The Very Hungry…
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Postcards from Schiermonnikoog
Greetings from Holland! We spent the past weekend with (most of) Anna’s family on Schiermonnikoog, a small island off the coast of Holland in the North Sea. The island is a protected nature reserve, home to about 1000 people and thousands of birds, whose beaches are wide and streets virtually car-less. We rented bikes as…
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Our First Christmas Tree
This year, for the first time since we got married we’re not traveling out of the country for Christmas, so we were able to justify getting a Christmas tree. Anna’s been looking forward to this for at least the last year. Of course this is also Olivia’s first Christmas. For the occasion we decided to…
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A Napkin Can Make You a Better Communicator
Last week we took Olivia to a pediatrician. After the Doc had asked a bunch questions and done the basic check-up stuff, he proceeded give some suggestions for Olivia’s health. Often a doctor will rattle off a bunch of important info during an appointment, then you struggle to remember it a couple weeks down the road…
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Create Your Own Heart-Shaped Aperture
I came home yesterday to Anna crouching on the floor with camera and a piece of cardboard in hand, taking photos of a bunch of mini-lights. Once I finally figured out what kind of effect she was playing with I got really excited. You can buy creative aperture kits (also called “bokeh”) that will help…
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We *heart* Olivia
Olivia turned 5 months old today, which called for another photo shoot. And Anna figured out how to make this cool hearty photo happen (with only lights and cardboard!)!
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Olivia and the Language of 1000 Faces
One thing that has amazed us as we watched Olivia grow and develop is the variety of expressions displayed on her little face. When she’s happy, her entire head radiates sunshine; when she’s upset, dark clouds roll into every wrinkle. Surprise, joy, curiosity, pain, tiredness, her face says it all. What I find equally fascinating…