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Blooms
Each daughter seems to be blooming at a rapid pace. Soraya loves to be put into sitting position. She touches every object with gusto and into the mouth directly. Nora asks nonstop about things that...
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Easter Surprises
Egg dying parties with friends. Baskets and a doll house. Cuddles in the car with Soraya. Nora's gives chick a rose. Girls play together with house.
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Santa Barbara: I
The last time I held hands with Daniel, alone, on a vacation was along the sandy shores of St. Lucia during our honeymoon. We were fortunate to travel abundantly prior to marriage. I've missed this...
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Santa Barbara: II
We have dined on fresh, local, verdant foods. Held hands more than in years. Kissed in bright sunlight on street corners. Sipped pineapple vodka with jalapeño syrup and hoppy beers. And now we are...
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Nora Bits
Oh, about my sweet & zesty girls...it has been so long. I think of coming here often to write of their changes, growth, babbling, and the like...but things come up. Instead of throwing in the...
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Soraya Morsels
She has a nickname now - "SuriSuri"We say it fast and a bit high-pitched. It makes her squeel and her enormous brown butter eyes open even wider.I suppose she's the happiest-smiliest baby that I've...
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Sweet Ride
Daniel has three women who find comfort, patience, and joy within his arms. What a sweet ride he provides to his girls upon his shoulders!This week Nora bid farewell to her first preschool, shared...
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Defining Beauty
Nora has started most mornings lately with a request for a "pretty dress." The request is enriched with, "one that twirls, a pink one, lots of flowers." It throws me every single time. Now, for the...
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Lulu's Lens
It was our final day at Serenity Pond on San Juan Island. Daniel and Suri slept. I needed to pack (for a ferry we would actually not make). I handed Lulu my phone and told her to take pictures of what...
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Soraya Rose at One Year
My baby turned one today. She awoke in soft white pajamas with blue owls, clutching her green silk blanket square, sweaty tendrils upon her head and an eight-tooth grin that stretched from ear to ear....
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