leeland
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When You’re Happy…
I picked him up from day-camp early on Friday because he wasn’t feeling well.He buckled in and looked up and asked me to please take him to the doctor.I called on the way and we went straight to the pediatrician’s… Continue reading
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Happy Fifth Birthday to my Baby El
Well, those five years sure flew by! Today was a great day for this little guy. We started with pancakes from Momma’s griddle. Then, we spent the day at Vacation Bible School. That afternoon, we had cake and waited for… Continue reading
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Almost Five
Every day for the last week, he wakes up and asks, “How Many days until my birthday?” The answer today was “3 days!” He is so very excited to turn five. Can you imagine waking up this happy nearly every… Continue reading
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We Made It…thankful for a new school year!
Last year was tough. Really, really tough. Our oldest son, who is on the Autism Spectrum, changed schools to be with two of our other children. It was a change to make things easier and smoother for the whole family.… Continue reading
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It’s the little things
We plan big and most of the time it’s great. We keep our kids busy or they keep us busy, rather. We work, we play, we laugh, we cry, we sing, we dance. Sometimes we forget to slow down. But,… Continue reading
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Summer Week 5 Theme Week- performance week
Our youngest turned 3 this summer. One month before his birthday he asked (completely unprompted) for a Willy Wonka birthday party. It was a perfect idea, so we got to work. We asked our family to join us for the… Continue reading
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Seven Year Old, Bakri’s First Song
Our oldest son, Bakri had an assignment to do a family culture project for his second grade Fall project. He wrote a song about our family. He sang the lyrics. I jotted them down quickly. We made our way to… Continue reading
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The baby Els go to school!
It has been a busy week at the El house! On Friday, Miss T. and Little L went to visit their school and El Momma went to orientation. The Big Els were both in Elementary School at the time. So,… Continue reading
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Leeland’s Birthday Painting, the Third Painting in the series
When I began painting the first of what would eventually be three paintings, I had no idea that I would be painting variations of the same painting more than once. The first painting was for our first son, Bakri, when… Continue reading
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My First Tooth
I am 10 months and 1 week old. Today was a big day for me, because I cut my first tooth. Yippee! I am looking forward to all of the wonderful food I will soon be able to enjoy…after getting… Continue reading