February 2012
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Never a dull moment
This morning I indulged Sophie by making pancakes.  At the end of breakfast (Sophie and Chris has already left the table) I came out of the kitchen to the table with four more hot pancakes on my spatula.  What did I find?  Rowan had crawled out of her highchair and onto the table.  She was on all fours diving into the platter of pancakes!  When I shook my head and came forward she shook her head...
Feb 8th
January 2012
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Jan 23rd
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Finding their rhythm.
Jan 23rd
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Sophie, with a gentle hand, reminding us to blog...
Sophie: Daddy, I need my computer. Can you get it for me?
Daddy: What? Why do you think you need a computer?
Sophie: Because I think its time that I make a picture of darling on the computer.
Jan 21st
December 2011
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November 2011
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Sophie’s first house - Trick or Treat!
Nov 1st
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Quick Sis, They are not looking!
Nov 1st
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Quick Sis, they are not looking.  (BTW, Charlotte is the daisy and Rowan is the sunflower)
Nov 1st
October 2011
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Twins are 7 months! Sophie is 3!
There have been many firsts at CranleyCasa in the past month.   Here are important updates: Sophie Adei She is becoming a “little lady”, which means, playing dress up, pretending to be a fairy princess, and dancing.  More on dancing - She is in an “interpretive phase”..  We play a game where the parents call out an animal or an object and she interprets what the dance...
Oct 24th
September 2011
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Rowan and Charlottes’ 6 Month Birthday celebrated with a story by their sister.
Sep 12th
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July 2011
2 posts
The space between what is said
Chris: Uhm, are they both still awake?
Danae: Uhm, well, we have three. So which two were you talking about?
Jul 18th
Just out smarted by a two year old!
Yesterday I baked zucchini muffins— with optional cream cheese frosting.  Today, Sophie had one for a snack and asked for another.  I said, “maybe…if you eat a good dinner.” A few hours have gone by and we just finished a truly farmers market dinner made by Chris— a salad of asparagus, corn and zucchini, steamed broccoli and asparagus, and grilled nectarines.  Sophie...
Jul 18th
June 2011
3 posts
It's Started
Yesterday marked the beginning of a new phase for Sophie…the “why?” phase.  I think I got a total of fifteen whys through the course of a 5 minute dialogue while getting ready in the morning. “Please keep your shirt buttoned.” “Why?” “So your clothes stay on.” “Why?” “So you’re not naked.” “Why...
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May 2011
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May 23rd
More pictures of our girls!
I haven’t received our actual CD of pictures yet, but I can’t wait to share these photos of our girls taken by the fabulous Monica Wharton since I saw the preview of them on Monica’s blog.  Check them out! http://monicawhartonphotography.com/blog/?p=998
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April 2011
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March 2011
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Mar 22nd
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Mar 17th
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“But no one ever showed us how to double-burp..”
– 2am Wisdom
Mar 17th
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“Can you believe that she was in my belly!? Along with somebody else! Imagine...”
– 2am Wisdom
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