Adventures in Parenting

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Read more!

by Graham // 0 comments // tagged with: Elisabeth, children's literature

"Read more!" Elisabeth exclaimed, but I couldn't. I had just read these words:
"'There was a real railway accident,' said Aslan softly. 'Your father and mother and all of you are - as you used to call it in the Shadowlands - dead. The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning.'
And as He spoke He no longer looked to them like a lion; but the things that began to happen after that were so great and beautiful that I cannot write them. And for us this is the end of all the stories, and we can most truly say that they all lived happily ever after. But for them it was only the beginning of the real story. All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth had read: which goes on for ever: in which every chapter is better than the one before."
These are the final words of C.S. Lewis' The Last Battle. There is no more of Narnia to read (except to re-read!); but what a love for literature - and the Reality to which it points - it has inspired in Elisabeth!

Our girls

by Graham // 1 comment // tagged with: Elisabeth, Katherine

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I love this picture!
Elisabeth's photo

Status Update — Dec 28, 2009

Elisabeth thinks Mrs. Piggle Wiggle is wonderful

Katherine's photo

Status Update — Dec 25, 2009

Katherine cut her sixth tooth today

Elisabeth's photo

Status Update — Dec 25, 2009

Elisabeth skyped with Uncle Gordon in China this morning

Katherine's photo

Status Update — Dec 25, 2009

Katherine pulled to standing for the first time on Christmas day

Katherine's photo

Status Update — Dec 24, 2009

Katherine woke up this morning saying, "Hi Dad! Hi Dad!"

Katherine's photo

Status Update — Dec 24, 2009

Katherine loves playing with her cousin Anna

From our family to yours

by Graham // 2 comments // tagged with: Elisabethisms

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In searching our stockings, I found this handmade note from Elisabeth in Mommy's stocking (along with a few other goodies that she had deposited). We pray the same for all who read this. 
Katherine's photo

Status Update — Dec 21, 2009

Katherine decided to stand without holding onto anything for balance

Elisabeth's photo

Status Update — Dec 19, 2009

Elisabeth is learning how to speed stack cups

Katherine's photo

Status Update — Dec 19, 2009

Katherine eats - REALLY eats - board books

Katherine's photo

Status Update — Dec 18, 2009

Katherine is doing her first unassisted "cruising"!

Elisabeth's photo

Status Update — Dec 17, 2009

Elisabeth is making a pop-up book

Reading The Polar Express at the Met

by Graham // 0 comments // tagged with: Elisabeth, museums

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For three years now we've been going to the Met once a week for Start with Art. (Katherine joined us for our weekly ventures starting at six weeks old!)

Charles read The Polar Express to the kids last week, in his wonderful, dramatic voice before the kids when up to see the Christmas tree and nativity scene in the galleries.

If you live in NYC and have young kids, I highly recommend Start with Art.

Sharing books

by Graham // 0 comments // tagged with: Elisabeth

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I love to share children's books, so I used Elisabeth's birthday party in her class to share one of my favorites, Lilly's Big Day. I returned this morning to read Max Lucado's The Crippled Lamb and the Advent story from The Big Picture Story Bible. The kids listened well and asked great questions!
Katherine's photo

Status Update — Dec 13, 2009

Katherine loves pumpkin waffles!

Elisabeth's photo

Status Update — Dec 13, 2009

Elisabeth is six years old today!

Katherine's photo

Status Update — Dec 10, 2009

Katherine is very good at sitting up when it is time to go to sleep

Elisabeth's photo

Status Update — Dec 10, 2009

Elisabeth read aloud to Daddy from The Silver Chair

Katherine's photo

Status Update — Dec 9, 2009

Katherine can get from lying down to sitting up on a flat surface

Katherine's photo

Status Update — Dec 6, 2009

Katherine can now pull herself to sit up in her crib after her nap

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Status Update — Dec 3, 2009

Katherine is making life easy for Daddy

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Status Update — Dec 1, 2009

Katherine is expanding her palate. Tonight: artichoke risotto

Elisabeth's photo

Status Update — Dec 1, 2009

Elisabeth loves The Horse and His Boy

Katherine's photo

Status Update — Dec 1, 2009

Katherine had her flu shots yesterday AND is still a happy kid!

Who taught her to blow raspberries?

by Graham // 0 comments // tagged with: Katherine

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This is the same guy we caught feeding Elisabeth Oreos when she was not much older than Katherine is now. Is it any wonder they love him?