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• Pretend Five

  May 20th, 2013

  Dear Amelia, It’s me, Daddy. I have always made a conscious effort to let this blog be Mommy’s special place to share some of the things she does best: writing and capturing timeless photos of you and your sister growing older. Not that I intend to take over Mommy’s blog, but I wanted to take [...]

• My Favorite Little Blue Dress

  May 17th, 2013

  When I was going through the pictures I took for Flo’s monthly letter, I thought one of the pictures looked familiar. When I went back through Amelia’s Tuesday pictures I saw one that was nearly identical! Amelia is on the left (17 months), Flo is on the right (13 months). They are both even holding [...]

• Amelia’s Antics

  April 23rd, 2013

  Mark took Amelia out on a dinner date one Friday night. She chose to wear a crown and a WAY too small “princess dress” (and unhappily wore leggings and a shirt underneath as it was 38*F). I painted her nails a pale pink, at her request. She packed a harmonica, a small wooden xylophone and [...]

• Amelia Says

  February 19th, 2013

  “Once upon a time there was a little girl named Mommy. She was running running running to her new house. But there were marshmallows and bubbles in the way! But she just drove her car right through them and she made it! The end.” Restaurant – “rest not” Amelia says prettyful instead of beautiful, and [...]

• Daddy’s Girl

  January 14th, 2013

  Taken after church this past Sunday, right before Mark took Amelia on a lunch (and ice cream!) date. These pictures melt my heart for a dozen different reasons – I’m so thankful for those two!

• Amelia, Age 4

  December 23rd, 2012

  (This is when she told me I was taking too many pictures.)

• Four

  December 22nd, 2012

  Dear Amelia, I’m writing this letter on the eve of your fourth birthday. We had a little party for you this afternoon, and you were thrilled to receive the scooter you have been asking (and asking and asking) for! You have been scooting all over the house, from kitchen to bedroom to bathroom to living [...]