Recently we've gotten some good pictures of Katie being the best big sister. Here are two of my recent favorites. Katie wanted to get some after-bath snuggles from Grant. And Grant really wanted to give snuggles to 'my Katie'. They each look like they are in heaven.
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Yesterday I discovered, yet again, just how much like my mom I am. Here’s some background (ok, so quite a lot of background). I promise I will get to the mom-link eventually.   About 3 months ago I converted my computer into a home-built DVR solution. Tara and I liked being able to skip commercials and watch shows whenever we wanted, not just when the...
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Maybe it's just motherly pride, but Katie is one of the most photogenic little girls I've ever encountered. John has gotten some amazing pictures of her in the last month or so as he's experimented incessantly with his new toy. Here are a few of my faves. Those big blue eyes are stunning, even in sepia.   Again, those eyes. And those rosy cheeks. She reminds me of my sister, Amy. ...
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So here's a 5,000 word treatise on the joys of licking the beaters for the very first time. (It doesn't hurt that there was also chocolate involved.)  I held the first beater while he licked, but he did the second one all on his own.   Gotta get every last drop!   Now to get that chocolate off my fingers and into my tummy, where it belongs.   He's...
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For those interested in finding out the answer to yesterday's question about what the picture was, see my recent flickr set entitled "True love....the hard way." http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmarne/sets/72157623360624160/ Needless to say, my wife loves me quite a lot and I know it.  
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