tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post115390351302675828..comments2023-12-23T08:37:50.433-05:00Comments on hula seventy: poor fiveUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-61792230823109685272010-04-17T20:01:09.406-04:002010-04-17T20:01:09.406-04:00Every night on the Eve of Sloane's birthday, I...Every night on the Eve of Sloane's birthday, I sneak into her room and sit down on the floor beside her as she sleeps. I cry and cry and say goodbye to five, six, seven. Come morning, I'm ready to say, "Hello, eight. Welcome."Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-28703624422277668242007-08-03T22:30:00.000-04:002007-08-03T22:30:00.000-04:00I was just surfing through and just had to say tha...I was just surfing through and just had to say that it is really good to see so much love and interest you shower on your sweet little human. It is amazing to think about how much they know and actually process.<BR/><BR/>I am a new father looking around at other parents experiences hoping to learn a bit more than I already know.<BR/><BR/>This was heartening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1155273913803606212006-08-11T01:25:00.000-04:002006-08-11T01:25:00.000-04:00Great post, and as usual(although I haven't writte...Great post, and as usual(although I haven't written this in ages)--fantastic photographs. <BR/><BR/>Seriously, I am in continual awe of the level of artistry in a certain circle of parents I know--all in animation, too--or at least in close proximity. : )Jenny Lerewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668171465801333811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1155090912115112582006-08-08T22:35:00.000-04:002006-08-08T22:35:00.000-04:00your words are magic! i can't believe ava is 6! ...your words are magic! i can't believe ava is 6! happy day ava!AJ Fabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442406960672814205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1155005961063445132006-08-07T22:59:00.000-04:002006-08-07T22:59:00.000-04:00beautiful, beautiful post...reminds me a bit of th...beautiful, beautiful post...reminds me a bit of the story eleven by sandra cisnerosEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058447022953846355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154730959546375592006-08-04T18:35:00.000-04:002006-08-04T18:35:00.000-04:00I hope Ava enjoyed her birthday as much as I enjoy...I hope Ava enjoyed her birthday as much as I enjoyed reading about it. Great post.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663254342971610181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154379466081767952006-07-31T16:57:00.000-04:002006-07-31T16:57:00.000-04:00PRICELESS...............................PRICELESS...............................Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154370524675666832006-07-31T14:28:00.000-04:002006-07-31T14:28:00.000-04:00a birthday so beautifully captured...six has so ma...a birthday so beautifully captured...six has so many wonderful possibilities!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154358326086979672006-07-31T11:05:00.000-04:002006-07-31T11:05:00.000-04:00Wow...possibly your most beautiful blog entry ever...Wow...possibly your most beautiful blog entry ever.<BR/><BR/>I'm waiting for your first Novella once the kids are older. I wish I had a knack for words like you.<BR/><BR/>Happy 6th!JustMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301955517044392288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154217940136885652006-07-29T20:05:00.000-04:002006-07-29T20:05:00.000-04:00oh my stars....I am so in love with your love....r...oh my stars....I am so in love with your love....reading this makes me want to have children right....NOW! Then, when my daughter turns six, I will copy these words and post them as my own becuase they are PERFECT. Stop being perfect or I really will stalk you. I will.GJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11984463553154237870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154212717972778822006-07-29T18:38:00.000-04:002006-07-29T18:38:00.000-04:00Andrea, that was so sweet.Andrea, that was so sweet.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786864308295096513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154205567338403672006-07-29T16:39:00.000-04:002006-07-29T16:39:00.000-04:00I linked this on my post today. Just loved it. P...I linked this on my post today. Just loved it. Photos and writing - and such heart in it. :) Your kiddo is lucky to have you. Happy 6th Ava! My Morgan just turned 7 this past Winter. It was much harder on me than the 6.Sprittibeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992769339576987845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154201844782773122006-07-29T15:37:00.000-04:002006-07-29T15:37:00.000-04:00you're killin' me over here, andrea.GOSH, you are ...you're killin' me over here, andrea.<BR/><BR/>GOSH, you are the most amazing momma ever. your kids are so lucky to have such a fantastic lady in their life. <BR/><BR/>what sweet words.<BR/><BR/>happy 6 to ava, pretty girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154140103883465932006-07-28T22:28:00.000-04:002006-07-28T22:28:00.000-04:00You take beautiful pictures."acumakiki" mentions y...You take beautiful pictures."acumakiki" mentions you in a blog. <BR/><BR/>I always enjoy finding a writer that captures my attention with words. It's like reading the first few lines of a really great book..and thinking FINALLY, something I can get into. <BR/><BR/><BR/>I'm Haley by the way. Hello.<BR/><BR/>HaleyHaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893160520460426467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154113858994932372006-07-28T15:10:00.000-04:002006-07-28T15:10:00.000-04:00Happy birthday sweet A! It has been amazing watch...Happy birthday sweet A! It has been amazing watching her grow, not just her bodily self, but her vocabulary, interests, etc. What a sweet girl, and what a great tribute to her. 6! where have the years gone?luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07184069690999108476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154109443348558742006-07-28T13:57:00.000-04:002006-07-28T13:57:00.000-04:00Happy birthday, Ava! I absolutely adored reading t...Happy birthday, Ava! I absolutely adored reading this! How lucky she is to have a mama like you! Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Thanks for sharing this and her and you with the world. We are all better for it.Frankiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938431369935228292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154106922899543672006-07-28T13:15:00.000-04:002006-07-28T13:15:00.000-04:00So, so, so beautiful. The essay and the photos. ...So, so, so beautiful. The essay and the photos. This is one of the things I love most about blogging, is that now you have captured that last day of being five and that first day of being six (as well as all her current favorites)forever in its truest emotional state. Over time, this entry (and a billion others you've written) will become the most priceless of accounts for Ava and Ezra. And you do it so beautifully, Andrea.Diz Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618954577639763316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154104071135969462006-07-28T12:27:00.000-04:002006-07-28T12:27:00.000-04:00Those are great questions to ask - and, though I'v...Those are great questions to ask - and, though I've said it before, I'll say it again: you guys seem to throw rockin' parties. <BR/><BR/>... and Happy Birthday to Ava! May this next year be full of laughter, fun and discovery.sarah doowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631371269303716696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154090521425548862006-07-28T08:42:00.000-04:002006-07-28T08:42:00.000-04:00sniff sniff... i love your writing and think of my...sniff sniff... i love your writing and think of my own kids growing fast as i read it! i cant believe ava is 6! i feel like all of us in blog world are getting the chance to watch each others children grow up!mommy zabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10867526867356840793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154089621972826062006-07-28T08:27:00.000-04:002006-07-28T08:27:00.000-04:00So beautifully written and again ...oozing with lo...So beautifully written and again ...oozing with love!DesignGrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468102318805850530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154089307807267872006-07-28T08:21:00.000-04:002006-07-28T08:21:00.000-04:00Andrea, you are so eloquent. I loved reading this...Andrea, you are so eloquent. I loved reading this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154071461937715552006-07-28T03:24:00.000-04:002006-07-28T03:24:00.000-04:00oh how adorable, your words, her words, the pictur...oh how adorable, your words, her words, the pictures! thanks andrea and happy hoppy hip hip hurray SIXTH birthday to ava!Jan Halvarsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783438439039979102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154063645717257272006-07-28T01:14:00.000-04:002006-07-28T01:14:00.000-04:00that is so sweet, and adorable and just lovely. Yo...that is so sweet, and adorable and just lovely. You warmed my heart this morning, thank you. And yes, it sounds like six is most likely to have her, indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154045033541432852006-07-27T20:03:00.000-04:002006-07-27T20:03:00.000-04:00*sniff*I miss 5, too. I miss 5-year old Matt and ...*sniff*<BR/><BR/>I miss 5, too. I miss 5-year old Matt and 5-year-old Naomi. But each new year and birthday milestone gives me another year of life to share.<BR/><BR/>Hey lookie! I have a Blogger blog now, too :) Give Ava-girl big smoochie kisses and squeezetight hugs. And tell her I can't wait to meet 6-year-old Ava -- we've never met!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908134159028318617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11777429.post-1154044656743790792006-07-27T19:57:00.000-04:002006-07-27T19:57:00.000-04:00oh oh andrea... i have tears in my eyes.... you an...oh oh andrea... i have tears in my eyes.... you and ava .... so lucky to have one another and what's best about that? is that you both know this... wow. incredible.... poor five and hello six indeed! <BR/><BR/>xoxolisa solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824254691379334918noreply@blogger.com