May you all travel safely and have a wonderful, relaxing holiday! Love,
the Wiemers
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Yet another internet lie . . .
Ammon and I can both confirm that being in high school and reading hundreds of high school papers a year make you stupider. See comments for examples.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Our Tough Cookie
My house is a disaster. I'm tired of cleaning, so I choose blogging.
I have heard from 3 different people that India is aggressive in nursery. Ammon thinks it's great. Should I be worried? She did tackle Jackson to the floor when she wanted him to dance with her on Sunday. Sigh. Poor Jack. He is a champion friend (and so are his parents!).
I do have one good reason the house isn't clean. My sister, Brittany, just gave me a must-see, five star documentary called God Grew Tired of Us. In a nutshell, it's about the trek that 27,000 orphaned lost boys and girls made from Sudan to multiple refugee camps to America. However, the documentary focuses on three specific young men's stories. What impressed me the most was their healthy perspective on trials, family, unity, trust, and happiness. I think about William Golding's fictional story, Lord of the Flies, which focuses on the atrophy of humanity and civilization when children are left to raise themselves. Yet, the lost boys of Sudan's story is so different. I'd love to further discuss this documentary with anyone who watches it!
I have heard from 3 different people that India is aggressive in nursery. Ammon thinks it's great. Should I be worried? She did tackle Jackson to the floor when she wanted him to dance with her on Sunday. Sigh. Poor Jack. He is a champion friend (and so are his parents!).
I do have one good reason the house isn't clean. My sister, Brittany, just gave me a must-see, five star documentary called God Grew Tired of Us. In a nutshell, it's about the trek that 27,000 orphaned lost boys and girls made from Sudan to multiple refugee camps to America. However, the documentary focuses on three specific young men's stories. What impressed me the most was their healthy perspective on trials, family, unity, trust, and happiness. I think about William Golding's fictional story, Lord of the Flies, which focuses on the atrophy of humanity and civilization when children are left to raise themselves. Yet, the lost boys of Sudan's story is so different. I'd love to further discuss this documentary with anyone who watches it!
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Grown Up
Our little India is certainly growing, and with that growth comes challenges and fun. Well, not always fun, but often after a good scolding, we have to laugh. Many of her mess ups are a result of trying to be too grown up. Erin baked waffles (is that the correct verb?). Afterward, India also wanted to bake. Not really bake, just eat powdered sugar. "MMMM!" She said after tasting it. She also found that the fluffy texture means a nice coating of everything when it is thrown. You can notice Erin's coat behind India with a coating of sugar. Erin was upset, but decided that taking pictures of the event was more productive than becoming angry. She's a good Mommy.
Doesn't she look so smart?
Essentially, she likes to copy everything that "grown ups" do. In fact, she thinks that she is one herself. This is especially true when she scolds us when we are getting in trouble. You know, really important things like not getting her sippy cup filled with "wah" quickly enough. This look is similar to the one we get when we are in trouble.
This past weekend was our first real snow storm of the season. It was also the first time India really played in the snow. Of course it was necessary for her to learn how to make a proper snowball.
In all, she is learning how to get in to mischief, make messes, drive us crazy, and other such things. At the end of the day, though, when she gets sleepy and snuggles close, we forget all of that and say to each other "We have a perfect baby girl."
The next thing that India has started to do, which is hilarious, is hide. She has found that she can stay up a little longer and make Mom and Dad laugh when she hides from us. The game goes like this. We call out to her "India. It's time for bed." She hides from us. We then pretend not to know where she is. The best part is pretending to look for her. We say out loud questioning "Is India ..." We say different places that she could potentially could be. The funniest thing is that India responds with a voice hinting at foolishness "Nooooo." We then repeat the charade a few times until we guess the correct hiding place ending with India shouting "Grrrrrrr" to scare us. Some people read books to their kids at bed time. We play Scary Hide and Seek.
Doesn't she look so smart?Essentially, she likes to copy everything that "grown ups" do. In fact, she thinks that she is one herself. This is especially true when she scolds us when we are getting in trouble. You know, really important things like not getting her sippy cup filled with "wah" quickly enough. This look is similar to the one we get when we are in trouble.
This past weekend was our first real snow storm of the season. It was also the first time India really played in the snow. Of course it was necessary for her to learn how to make a proper snowball.
In all, she is learning how to get in to mischief, make messes, drive us crazy, and other such things. At the end of the day, though, when she gets sleepy and snuggles close, we forget all of that and say to each other "We have a perfect baby girl."
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