the bunny who lost his carrot

so one day a bunny had a carrot, but then the wind came and blew it away! and then the bunny dug all under the ground but he still couldn't find the carrot and then he went to bed sadly because he had never found his favorite carrot. but when the rabbit woke up he looked under his pillow and he found his carrot!!! 

the end

by jack marshall dyer

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life with archie

archie celebrated his mini golden birthday when he turned seventeen months on april 17th, so to mark the occasion here are a few of the fun things we are loving about archie right now: 

• whenever we tell him its time to eat he excitedly toddles over to his high chair and waits to be picked up

• his face lights up when he smiles and he has the best laugh [and he's always getting complimented on both]

• he loves to dance and it's hilarious to watch him spring into action with his elbows up and his signature shimmy 

• after a diaper change he's usually quick to snatch up the dirty diaper and throw it away

• he's embraced our love of sleep and goes down easily after our bedtime routine of books, songs, and snuggling up with his taggies

• he is starting to love book time and wants to hear his favorites over and over

• in the morning he's content to hang out in his bed until his big brother comes in to say good morning

• he enthusiastically waves at just about everyone he sees, and if you're lucky he'll ask for a "fiiiive" and a fist pound

we sure are glad he's ours!

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jack is five

these are ten of the things we love about you:  

1. you are unusually skilled at puzzles and have earned your title of puzzle savant

2. we know the bonus hugs you give us every night are mostly an excuse to come out of your room, but we love them anyway

3. you are learning lots of new games and becoming quite a good game player

4. you have such a genuine love for archie and are a caring big brother [and he adores you right back!]

5. your stories and pretend play are imaginative, theatrical, and often make us laugh

6. you often roll your eyes at "ding dang commercials", but you also randomly quote them and sing along with the jingles [our favorites are 'liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty' and 'paxlovid paxlovid'

7. the still life photos you take on mom's phone are surprisingly good, and you are always asking to sew with gaga dubs

8. you are genuinely kind and grateful, and you have a tender heart

9. you love playing "yellow guys" on mom's phone [which means typing emoji's into the search bar]

10. little things often bring you such delight and you are a joy to be around

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