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Here’s another short video I took with my pda phone of Serena and Eden playing in the play area at the mall:
Serena and Eden at Northlake

Eden has learned a new game. Once you get her started, she’ll grab your hand and say “Ashes Ashes” until you stand up and start singing “Ring around the Rosie”. And as soon as you all fall down, she pops right back up to do it again…
Click here to see a short video […]

Serena almost got herself in big trouble this weekend. She found a Sharpie permanent marker and decided to draw a few circles on the oak dining table. After a few moments of panic, we grabbed for any cleaning products we could find — baby wipes, wet washcloths, Windex — but after a few […]

I forgot to write about this last week, but Serena earned a trip to the emergency room by sticking sunflower seeds up her nose.
I saw her one day with a seed partially inserted in her nostril. I removed it and told her not to do that, then didn’t think any more of it. […]

So, this isn’t the type of thing you generally share with the world, but I’m going to do it any way. Serena decided this past week that it was time to start using the toilet. We’ve been working with her for several months, but there’s nothing special we’ve done recently. We do […]

We went to the lake today. We grabbed fast food on the way and ate lunch there. The weather was a little better than it has been — the temperature was below 90, and the humidity wasn’t oppressive.
After lunch we decided to take advantage of the weather and go for canoe rides. […]

This morning when I was leaving for work, I said “See you later, alligator”. Serena ran toward me with a smile on her face and said “Kok-dial”. At first I was confused, but then she expanded on it with “See ya kok-dial”.

Serena arrived at 8:42 am on Wednesday July 9th, 2003.
I have several pictures of the day’s events