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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday we abandoned Little Bear&#8217;s first nap and zipped off to the zoo. We arrived right around opening time, which was perfect because with the nice weather we were able to avoid the crowds (read: hundreds of strollers!). Bryan &#8230; <a href="http://the-ripkas.com/2012/04/15/first-visit-to-the-zoo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=the-ripkas.com&#038;blog=6891738&#038;post=452&#038;subd=littleripka&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Dear, Sweet Toddler</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Barrett, I meant to write you a note here around your first birthday, but you have been keeping me too busy! So now you are just a smidgen past 14 months and I love you more than I did &#8230; <a href="http://the-ripkas.com/2012/02/24/my-dear-sweet-toddler/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=the-ripkas.com&#038;blog=6891738&#038;post=421&#038;subd=littleripka&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Baby Sleep Sack</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This one was a project in the works for a while. Barrett has a sleep sack that she will outgrown pretty soon. We have used it for a very long time, I love it to death, and she&#8217;s using a &#8230; <a href="http://the-ripkas.com/2011/12/04/baby-sleep-sack/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=the-ripkas.com&#038;blog=6891738&#038;post=418&#038;subd=littleripka&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I have been most looking forward to is sharing the world of creativity with Barrett. I know she is still a bit young to recognize imagination. She is still very much learning about the world around &#8230; <a href="http://the-ripkas.com/2011/12/04/first-finger-painting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=the-ripkas.com&#038;blog=6891738&#038;post=413&#038;subd=littleripka&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Family Getaway</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Bryan&#8217;s birthday this year, we took a little trip up North to Whidbey Island. We are in a nice little rental house, across the street from the beach and just a few minutes from Coupeville. We arrived mid-day Friday &#8230; <a href="http://the-ripkas.com/2011/12/04/family-getaway/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=the-ripkas.com&#038;blog=6891738&#038;post=399&#038;subd=littleripka&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Neighborhood Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so we actually have to drive here but it&#8217;s SUPER close. Lowman Park. Just North of Lincoln Park, it&#8217;s on the water, has swings, and appears to be just the right amount of smallness that it isn&#8217;t crowded? Or &#8230; <a href="http://the-ripkas.com/2011/11/12/neighborhood-park/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=the-ripkas.com&#038;blog=6891738&#038;post=393&#038;subd=littleripka&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Barrett and Bryan&#8217;s Birthday Balloon</title>
		<link>http://the-ripkas.com/2011/11/08/barrett-and-bryans-birthday-balloon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I brought home a balloon for Bryan&#8217;s birthday, anticipating the fun Barrett would get out of it. editor&#8217;s note: I found this as a &#8220;draft&#8221; and decided to publish late, and changed pub-date to show when this was actually from. &#8230; <a href="http://the-ripkas.com/2011/11/08/barrett-and-bryans-birthday-balloon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=the-ripkas.com&#038;blog=6891738&#038;post=407&#038;subd=littleripka&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Visiting our Neighborhood Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barrett went to the library yesterday. She loved it! She took books off the shelf, turned some pages, and watched other kids look at their books. Our library has some board books that we can loan instead of check out, &#8230; <a href="http://the-ripkas.com/2011/10/10/visiting-our-neighborhood-library/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=the-ripkas.com&#038;blog=6891738&#038;post=392&#038;subd=littleripka&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Home Made Soup Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Christmas I was gifted the book The Northwest Vegetarian Cookbook. I had a newborn baby by my side at the time, and clearly remember thinking, &#8220;it will be close to forever when I have time to cook and bake &#8230; <a href="http://the-ripkas.com/2011/10/06/home-made-soup-season/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=the-ripkas.com&#038;blog=6891738&#038;post=387&#038;subd=littleripka&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In Motion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have moments of fun, cute, frustrated, and everything in between with our little girl. Just the last few weeks we see a little more &#8220;grumpy pants&#8221; coming out when Barrett has her mind set on something and can&#8217;t do &#8230; <a href="http://the-ripkas.com/2011/10/04/in-motion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=the-ripkas.com&#038;blog=6891738&#038;post=379&#038;subd=littleripka&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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