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Not only is Shayel a natural diplomat, she is also an encourager. She watches me play video games and is always saying things like “that’s great mommy”, “don’t give up”, “try again” and “I’m so proud of you.” Another Shayelism that I don’t remember sharing - “Jesus loves it when we’re kind”. It’s great to be reassured [...] Related posts:
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Shayel has characters in her head on a regular basis, living out an entire existance in her imagination and when she puts pen to paper to reveal them to everyone else or tells the stories of these characters’ lives, it’s daunting. Here is an example. Every face on this page has an accompanying story and I [...] Related posts:
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  2. in memory My maternal grandmother passed away this week. He funeral was...
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Shayel will be 4 in April. This means that between this fall, and next year at this time, we will be registering her for school. SCHOOL! Seriously, this can’t be happening to me. I’m not old enough to have a kid in school! It’s just all surreal. And then to think that in the next [...] Related posts:
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  2. eek! school! Shayel starts kindergarten on Tuesday. She’s super excited but also...
  3. I like giving gifts I’m with Julie this year. I like giving, I like...
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Aliyah is so precious, when Shayel gets upset, she gets upset. She doesn’t really do it with any other upset baby/kid so it seems like it’s really specific to her sister which I find so cool. And Shayel just continues to amaze me with her gentleness and patience with Aliyah. She is also so helpful with [...] Related posts:
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My brother got married this past December in San Diego. He finally got his pictures up. I thought I’d show off my family - new and improved now adding my sister-in-law, Atalia (try having an Atalia and an Aliyah in your family hehe). Here is me, Aliyah, my youngest brother Shane, Atalia, Jordan, my mom [...] Related posts:
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I was looking at that video I put up yesterday and noticed how skinny Aliyah looks. I don’t really notice how skinny my girls are until I see them in pictures, or from a distance. Aliyah was always in a very high percentile for length and weight until about 6 months when she dropped in [...] Related posts:
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We finally got some substantial snow for the first time this winter - bizarre isn’t it? Strangely enough, we have a really good pack in the high country and Denver is estimating that they won’t need to enforce any water restrictions this year - which personally I think is dumb since people will use whatever [...] Related posts:
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