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Best friends are like stars on a cloudy night, you may not see them but they are always there, through thick or thin their friendship will always shine bright. -John Gabriel Cousin to cousin we'll always be, Special friends from the same family tree. Author: Unknown  141.366 Last Wednesday, your cousin and best buddy moved very far away for a very long time. I had always dreamed of watching the two of you grow up together, but sometimes dreams have to change. These past two years have been so much fun to watch you grow in friendship.     142.366 Just clownin' around.  143.366 Daddy gave you a little windup cowboy on a horse, and you pretended to clip-clop him around the phonograph.
 144.366 We were watching "Minions" as a family, when you looked over at me with the sweetest face while Daddy cuddled you.  145.366 We got your playmat out and you were enthralled by the colors of the toys hanging above you.  146.366 Post-bath babies are the yummiest, and you are always a happy girl after your baths.  147.366 Your pal that you've only met a few times came over to visit, and you were two peas in a pod, sitting on the tiger statue and acting silly. Neither of you seemed to notice that your eye was completely swollen shut from a mosquito bite. 
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A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. Isadora James  134.366 Baby Sister is finally beginning to know and smile at Big Sister's face, and Big Sister is becoming more loving toward Baby. I love to see the connection developing between the two of you and hope you always know just how lucky you are to have each other.
 135.366 Teething. So we meet again. I hadn't expected to see you so soon.   136.366 You scaled the counter and spilled my drink, so you had to clean up your mess. You are pretty good at cleaning up your messes now, & you rarely make a fuss about it. Usually you freak out more than I do. "Oh no! I spillllled!!" you shout with wide eyes.  137.366 "Close your eyes and fill the skies with cotton candy clouds. Step inside the rainbow, ride where dragonflies sing loud. Colors falling, butterflies and flowers paint the ground." What a lucky girl you are to live in the semi-country with gorgeous sunsets. I looked out the window just as we were about to get you ready for bed, and when I saw the sunset, I threw on your rain boots, grabbed my camera, and we raced outside to play in the puddles & explore. Photographers' kids always get to do things that other kids wouldn't get to do. Sometimes a broken bedtime is worth it.  138.366 "We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open." (Jawaharlal Nehru) We went adventuring, you and I. Playing hide and seek among the peony buds, hiding within the pine trees, running in the fog, and exploring with great walking sticks.   139.366 Each week I photograph Baby Sister on your bed to show how much she grows over the year. You were so upset that you couldn't be in her pictures, that here you can still see the teardrops sparkling on your cheek and in your eyes. But once you got to hop in too, you were all grins.
 140.366 You want to help with everything these days, and you often push a chair over from the dining room table to the sink. Here Daddy is showing you how to peel a potato. He's a good teacher, that Daddy. Awake, thou wintry earth - Fling off thy sadness! Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth Your ancient gladness! ~Thomas Blackburn, "An Easter Hymn" The weather continues to persist in a constant and unexpected cycle of winter and spring, and even on the most sunshine-filled of days, we are sometimes surprised by a sharp chill when we open the door. Nevertheless, we take advantage of the warm days and push through the winter ones.  127.366 We bought a bubble blower, which you normally just ignore completely, but you do like to sit at the bubble blower and pop the bubbles as they rise out. The weather started to become a little warm, so before they planted the field, we would bundle up and venture out in the chill through the cornfield, collecting sprigs of tall grass, Black Cat and Foo Foo trailing behind us.     128.366 You've developed an intense desire to help lately. You are insistent upon washing dishes, although it often ends up in Mommy rewashing them or drying puddles of water off the floor.  129.366 Park days have come again! You love to run from one activity to the other, Daddy next to you for the ride. We sometimes go for a walk or visit the local ice cream shop too.   130.366 The moment you wake up, I lay you on the changing table, and without fail, you give a giant stretch every time.   131.366 Before it became warm enough for air conditioners to be installed, Mommy showed you how to talk into the fan. You'd rather Bunny Rabbit do the talking in the funny voice.  131.366 Chilly weather won't stop us from doing what we love...sidewalk chalk!    132.366 You love to pick the dandelions for Mommy and give them a big whiff. Then you hand one to me. "Here Mommy. A flower." you sweetly say.  |
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