Category: Stories
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Trivia Night Winners!
Winner winner! We’re in Bend, OR, on a last minute trip. Went to an outdoor gear shop and spotted a…
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Dead Poets Society
Hazel and I watched Dead Poets Society tonight. Tears were shed. Hazel cried too. Apparently in one of her videos…
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Escape from Vietnam
At a time when there is a lot of anti-immigration rhetoric and bs from the right against government aid, this…
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Hey daddy, can you do this?
This might be the grandkid photo dad would like. Hazel likes to do things with her fingers, like lace them…
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Illusion show
Hazel was really sad not to get picked for the light show when they asked for volunteers, so she was…
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Vancouver aquarium
Grammy and Ducky spoiling Hazel. Book, puzzle and a stuffed otter that Hazel named seashore. On Sep 29, 2014 2:55…
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Beach day!
I asked Hazel to look up, but she said, “I’m too, too, too, too busy” She repeats words for emphasis…
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“Wish”
We haven’t had an evening at home since last Tuesday, and Hazel is missing it. She’s started saying “I wish”…
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Hazel’s bedtime routine
It’s really funny how Hazel really likes routines. She used to ask for Daddy to help her get to bed,…
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Subtraction?
Today, we were driving and Hazel asked for three nuts. So I gave her three. A moment later, she says…
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Things Hazel said
The other night, Geoff had to run an errand and I had to do the night time routine of…
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Talking
Hazel has really, really advanced language skills. I really need to record more of it. Everywhere we go, strangers comment…
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Potty training
Today, Hazel tried to "poop" on her potty in the middle of bathtime. We like to call her the little…
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Elephants and gardening
Dear Grandma, Daddy told me you used to collect elephants. I got a watering can the other day shaped like…
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“Mommy sit”
As we got into the car, Hazel was a little upset. She looked at Kim and said, “Mommy sit” and…
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Parenting issues
There is probably no child rearing issue that Kim and I disagree on more often (mild, but frequent) than what…
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I love my little baby
This was taken while hazel was a month or two old, certainly way before she started raiding the snack pantry…
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A letter to Hazel, July 2012
Dear Hazel, Today is July 2, 2012. This letter has been a long time coming, but you see, with the…
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Great Grandma and Hazel
It is Thanksgiving Day. My infant daughter, my mom, and I stand gathered around my grandma in her wheelchair to…
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6 week update
Hazel is a little over 6 weeks old (6 weeks and 2 days, actually) and we are amazed how much…
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Photos from Home
I’ve been back at work, and it’s been tough. Kim has made it a bit easier by sending me lots…
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30 Day Party
In Chinese culture, one of the important celebrations is a 30 Day celebration. This is probably a cultural relic from the…
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She’s here! Our little girl arrives. Labor and delivery.
Kim – We had all of nine months to prepare, and though we were nearly completely ready, we still hadn’t…
