My baby girl on her 5th birthday. I love you, Ella.
Ella Clementine
Four
My sweet girl,
You only gave me three and a half minutes in the garden. And I didn’t think we got anything good, but when I went through the photos I realized that they perfectly capture you in this moment. You are silly and witty and enthusiastic and wiggly and smart and social. You are a total ham and we love you.
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The happiest little ocean-lover around.
Read MoreTrip to Schoolhouse Beach
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You and your great grandmother share a love for the ocean. Before we left for the beach, the two of you poured over her beautiful book of underwater photographs.
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I got to take your preschool photos last week, and you were a total ham, reminding me of myself when I was little.
Read MoreBig Girl Room
We have a very happy girl sleeping in her freshly painted, shark-themed big girl room.
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Last night, as I was “soft tickling” your back in bed you asked,
“what does I love you mean?”
Read MoreMaking Holiday Memories
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I’m trying to photograph these two together every chance I get. Here are photos from last years’ Thanksgiving, and Ella’s first Christmas.
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Jeffery, Ella, my parents, and I traveled to France for two weeks to watch the Women’s World Cup finals in Lyon. It started with jetlag, and a level of exhaustion I had forgotten existed. And also a heat wave and accommodations so awful that we hightailed it out of there, foregoing a refund. Our first stop was Brison-Saint-Innocent, a small village outside Aix-les-Bains on Lac du Bourget.
Read Moretwenty
All of your dolls and stuffed animals are currently wearing diaper covers and you ask us to change them frequently. And even though you spend a lot of time on your little potty, you have yet to use it for its intended purpose. The last couple nights it has been in the bath with you.
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