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Anatomy of a bad picture

Posted on October 6, 2008

We went to Burlington on Saturday, specifically to the Echo Center. A 15 minute ferry ride in the middle of the hour+ drive satisfied Sean’s road trip itch without aggravating the girls’ road trip boredom, being a wishy-washy weekend planning mom, I just wanted everyone to be happy. Here I am struggling with the idea of a ferry ride in a cast (translation: large body of water, one good arm, three kids, inability to save everyone should the ferry sink. Hi, neurotic much?) Sean thought my panic was hysterical. Once safely across Champlain I wanted a shot of the girls outside of the Echo Center, seemed so fun!Eh, I suppose they could have looked more miserable and forlorn, not sure how… Then there was…

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So there I was

Posted on October 4, 2008

I’m not sure when it happened, because the last time I checked I was a mom with three little girls, babies even. Looking at the pictures Sean snapped in Burlington, I see very clearly how big my babies have gotten. And Fin? She spent the day in the stroller, kicking and gurgling and looking every inch the “I’ll-be-sitting-up-eating-cruising-and-talking-by-Christmas” little sister that she is. I’m trying to chase the lump in my throat with the joy of cracking eggs and coloring inside the lines with my daughters. The sweetest of bittersweets is parenting.

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