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Of Eco-Crimes and Modest Clothing

A couple of articles worth reading, methinks. One makes me laugh and one makes me happy.

Laugh: Large Families… (I’m all for being green, but c’mon!)

Happy: Mom “Shocked”… (And dad of baby girl relieved.)

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When Colin was born I remember hearing a mother say that she tried to teach her child to say Da Da for their first words figuring that that meant when the baby woke up in the middle of the night he/she would call for Da Da since that was the word they knew and mom could get more sleep… I sort of tried with Colin. I really tried with Hannah and am happy to say my work has paid off!

Tonight, despite having spent what felt like half the day crying, Hannah just spent the last 10 or 15 minutes being adorable and saying Da da da da da da da over and over again!

You better watch out Da Da!!!

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Colin and Jake, Hannah and Zack

A few selections from our time so far in Michigan.

Jake and Colin’s sleepover:

Jake and Colin taking a bath:

Hannah eating Zack, or at least trying really hard to…:

My favorite picture of the whole trip so far:

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For Posterity (Howdja Hurtcha?)

My dad had a saying he used to dazzle us with whenever we’d “fall down and go boom” or some other similar childhood mishap. He’d say it to us in a surprisingly rapid-fire way that was designed to distract as much as find out what happened. Turns out he got it from his father, my grandpa John V. Ellsworth. I’ll forever associate with my own poppa, but good to know where it came from… In any event:

How’d ya hurt ya, | cut ya, burn ya, | scratch ya, dig ya, bite ya?

Lots of “dja” and “tcha” sounds end up getting mixed in there which always made it a pleasure to hear.

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His and Hers iPhones

C’mon… You knew it was going to happen.

Deb and I went to the Newport Centre Mall this morning to get our eagerly anticipated “his and hers” iPhone 3Gs… We were 35th or so in line but had heard that the AT&T Store we were stalking was expecting 100 phones, so we felt pretty good.

A scant two-and-a-half hours later we walked out with a white 16-gig and a black 16-gig iPhone. The line was wrapping around the hallway outside of the store and Colin was having great fun being alternately really entertaining for the others in line or really bashful. What he never lacked the whole time was energy. He must have run 2+ miles with all his racing back-and-forth and darting around the corner trying to make a break for it. I think he had a lot of fun! He shouted “iPhone!!!” at the top of his lungs when the manager finally invited us into the store.

He was a really good kid the whole time, though—as was his sleeping sister—so I let him show off the boxes in this picture.

It should probably be mentioned that we’re totally smitten with these phones. LOVE 3G! But I think even more than the increased speed is the new Applications we are getting to play with. Truly mobile handheld computing, not just mobile phones.

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Top Down View

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Mystic Aquarium

We had a great time up in Mystic for Father’s Day. One of Colin’s favorite aspects of the Aquarium was this guy—the beluga whale.

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Colin’s New Table

Colin (and Hannah when she is old enough to appreciate it) got a new table. It’s got lots of uses, and most likely will be mainly a train table for awhile. It has a roll of paper and storage underneath. Mommy and Daddy are so excited about it! Right now it’s in the living room, but once we move out the glider it will be going in Colin’s room.

I tried very hard to get a smile, this was the best Colin would do. Mostly he kept saying cheese over and over looking away from the camera. Silly goose!

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