Thursday, December 31st, 2015

A Difference in Years

My 98-year-old grandmother sat on the floor to play with my zero-year-old baby.

 

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He was charming.

 

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She adored him.

 

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“When I was little,” says Baba…

 

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Not until the yearΒ 2113Β will he have the chance to hold one so different in age.

 

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What will the world be like then?

 

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Wednesday, December 30th, 2015

Playing Baby at 5am

 

 

 

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Monday, December 28th, 2015

Lovely Daughter

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Thursday, December 10th, 2015

Thursday Hikes at Laplatte Nature Park

We went down a huge mountain, through a vast forest, peered across a raging river, crossed multitudes of suspension bridges slung across deep canyons, hiked across the great planes, then, on the final hill home, hit Heather’s backyard with an amoeba of children. Here is a photo featuringΒ the Almassalkhi clan’s amazing carry-all contraption: Mommy.

 

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Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

Boys & Cars

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Sunday, December 6th, 2015

Two years later: Iris takes some big bites.

It has been WAY too long since I have taken photos of my baby Iris eating.

 

 

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See baby Iris eating here.

 

 

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WHAT? I DON’T HAVE A BABY NAMED IRIS???

 

 

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See slightly older baby Iris eating here.

 

 

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Oh. I now have a little girl named Iris.

 

 

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It has been two years since I last took a series of photos of her eating at the table!

 

 

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To where has the time flown?

 

 

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Tonight, Iris was showing how she can take really big bites of a big fork.

 

 

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Eggs with sausage and spinach; cream-cheese and sauerkraut on the side.

 

 

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Multiple refills required for the sauerkraut plate.

 

 

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Yum.