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August 22, 2009 // Mom de Plume
Congratulations to my cousin Dan and his beautiful wife Ashlee who are expecting a baby boy December 31st! That brings the Leatham great-grandchild tally to:

Boys: 5
Girls: 0


This time it's especially surprising because a week ago the doctor said the baby was a girl! We all thought Dan would be the one to have a daughter because he was the first boy grandchild after so many girls. Looks like that pink afghan won't be coming out of Grandma Arda's drawer this year!
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August 22, 2009 // Mom de Plume
I love this hand-crafted guy that I picked up at the Phoenix Zoo gift shop! He's eco-friendly (like all of my favorite toys!) because he's organic and fair trade. When I run the stick along his back he makes a beautifully realistic croaking sound.

You can find his Big Brother, who has a very deep croak, at the San Diego Zoo and other little ones like him for sale at http://www.rosiehippo.com/p-1314-frog-family-drumscraper-set.aspx.

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One of Superbaby's favorite books, written and illustrated by my very talented friend Brooke Bessessen:


I love the rhyming text, "fascinating facts" and gorgeous pictures created with colorful fabrics! Read reviews here: http://www.amazon.com/Look-Who-Lives-Ocean-Splashing/dp/1932082824/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250882568&sr=8-1
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Brooke:

I can't wait to read it when I come down there! I LOVE Brooke!

(08.22.09 @ 02:14 AM)
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August 17, 2009 // Media
I caught an of episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender on TV recently and was instantly hooked! I just can't get enough of the lovable characters, Asian mysticism, humor, martial arts and Fantastic Plot. If you love anime, philosophy or just good writing you will dig this show!

Read a review: http://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/avatar-the-last-airbender-review.php

Watch and episode: http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/boiling-rock-part-1-full-episode.html


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Uncle J:

Have you seen the previews for M. Night Shyamalan's new movie. Apparently it is based on the last airbender. Preview looks good, but all of his movies look good and then they totally suck!

(08.17.09 @ 01:49 PM)
Mindi:

I've seen it and We Are Not Impressed. Hopefully it will be better than it looks so far. I defended ol' M. Night for a long time because I LOVE Unbreakable, Sixth Sense, The Village and Signs...but I wasn't big on his most recent two movies.

(08.21.09 @ 10:08 PM)
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August 12, 2009 // Mom de Plume
A rare moment of stillness for my nephew YoYo at the Phoenix Zoo (photos by my mom):

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bert:

She got some good pics! I have this one framed ;)

(08.13.09 @ 07:29 PM)
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