Oh those kids

Posted on Fri 26 November 2010 in Family • Tagged with Amber, Arik

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The orange hair gel didn't make my hair very orange, but it did a great job on my face. Don't ask me what I'm supposed to have been; I was just there for the yuks.

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Daddy's side of the jack'o'lantern.

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Amber's side of the jack'o'lantern, transferred from her conceptual drawing …


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Two! 2! Too! Tu! Tout!

Posted on Sat 10 May 2008 in misc • Tagged with Amber

Ramping up

This year, we hosted a small party focusing on the little ones in Amber's life: a few of her friends from day care, and a friend from up the street.


The amazing cat cake

Lynn used the same carrot cake recipe as last year (nice and …


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Amber's first birthday

Posted on Wed 09 May 2007 in Family • Tagged with Amber

Amazing. 365.25 days have flown past and Amber is now a walking one year old featuring approximately six teeth, fuzzy / curly hair, and an extremely expressive personality. We held a party for her on her birthday and were lucky to have family and friends visit and call to share …


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Milestones: walking

Posted on Sun 18 March 2007 in Family • Tagged with Amber

Our baby is growing up so fast. Near the end of February she tottered a couple of tentative steps from me to Lynn.

Last weekend, she walked right across Jason and Kelly's kitchen floor. You can see for yourself if you don't believe me!

Update:

By popular demand, I've posted …


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"We want Amber! We want Amber!"

Posted on Sun 24 December 2006 in Family • Tagged with Amber

Okay, okay... I've heard the complaints (which have been streaming in over the past couple of weeks). The general tone is something like this:

So I've been checking this site that is dedicated to celebrating all of the wonder that is Amber, and all I've seen is a bunch of …


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It's Hallowe'en, baby!

Posted on Thu 02 November 2006 in Family • Tagged with Amber

No candy for Amber this year... just unbearable cuteness!

Amber

Her first tooth is poking through her gums, and it was a bit of a tough process for her, but she always has lots of giggles and smiles for us.


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Cultural influences: young child's fragile eggshell mind

Posted on Wed 23 August 2006 in misc • Tagged with Amber

Amber watched her first film in a real theatre(*1*) this morning. She had slept straight through You, Me, and Dupree two weeks ago, but insisted on paying attention to today's showing of Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby. Maybe it was the NASCAR action, maybe it was the …


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Admirers of the little one

Posted on Thu 03 August 2006 in Family • Tagged with Amber

Dear Amber:

Little girl, you have a lot of people interested in seeing you; there is no doubt that you are well-loved by friends and family.

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Great-grandpa, a.k.a. Dennis

Your great grandpa travelled all the way from St. Catharines to see just how poorly you're being treated here …


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High-traffic zone

Posted on Thu 15 June 2006 in misc • Tagged with Amber

Well, after living in Sudbury for five months we had had no visitors... then Amber came along, and--surprise surprise--visitors galore! It's been great seeing so many of our friends and family again, even though my hosting abilities have been put sorely to the test (purely as a result of my …


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More Amber photo goodness

Posted on Wed 24 May 2006 in Family • Tagged with Amber

Well, it's been over two weeks, surely it's time for more Amber photos! Read on below...

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Grandma Sanderson looks into Amber's wee eyes (2006-05-07)

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Blue hats aren't just for boys (2006-05-11)

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Grandma Scott takes a turn with Amber (2006-05-11)

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Grandpa Scott shows off his granddaughter (2006-05-11)

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Grandma Parsons teaches Amber …


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