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Solomon
Since we got back from vacation our friend Solomon has been asking me to bring Teo and Alleke by the grocery store where he works opening doors for customers and collecting tips. His two kids are still in Nigeria, and while I’m sure they look nothing like Teo and Alleke, Solomon never misses an opportunity [...]
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Flower Girl
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Candy
Alleke slouched in her high chair and stared at the plate of food sitting in front of her. “Why do I always want candy?” she asked and sighed.
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Pumpkinland
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Dan and Julie Perkins, a Case Study
We visited our college friends, Dan and Julie Perkins, on their organic farm in Indiana last Friday. Their son, Harper, was waiting in the red Radio Flyer wagon with his muddy boots when I lifted Teo into the wagon behind him. Dan pulled the boys in the wagon ahead of us through the fields, pointed [...]
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Teo stands up on his own
Teo’s first attempts at standing up on his own. (YouTube video)
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Alleke crawled up on the couch next to me and pointed at the computer on my lap. “I want to see a movie of someone dying,” she said. I sat back and looked at her. “Why?” I asked. Alleke shrugged. “Because I haven’t seen that before,” she said.