Every day things happen around our house that make me think, "Ooh, that'd be good for the blog." The catch 22 of the fact that so many funny and random things happen around here is that I rarely have time to sit down and put them into said blog. Here's my attempt at remembering things over the past few weeks and regurgitating them for you in no particular order.
Anja has gotten very good at using the bathroom and telling us when she needs to go and what she has accomplished when she's done.
*While driving to WI, we had her in a diaper since it was over a 2 hr trip. She refused to go in the diaper and always managed to only need a bathroom when there wasn't one for another 30 miles. But she always held it. And then she informed us, "I'm upset. Sometimes it's hard to be patient waiting for a bathroom." Um. What? Did my 2 year old just say that? I wish she could communicate more clearly. She's so difficult to understand and she never expresses herself.
*The following things have been uttered after a #2. (It's descriptive, so skip ahead or don't say I didn't warn you!) "Look, Mommy! I pooped a moon!" (It was crescent shaped, I'll grant her that.) "Look, Daddy! I made a Christmas tree!" (I wasn't in the room, but could hear that one from the living room. I didn't want to know why she thought that. I will say that she doesn't think it's a Christmas tree unless it has multicolored lights.) "Oooh, look! Corn!" So proud.
ECFE and swimming classes are going well. She loves going to school and likes swimming class once I am in the water with her. In related news, she now prefers showers over baths. Odd kid.
Oh, and Anja's still growing taller, but is still only 30 pounds. But the dress that she's wearing in this picture was actually a dress when we bought it a month before this picture.
We brought it with us to Ian's baptism and put it on her once we got there, only to realize that it was now more of a tunic. We had to leave her shorts on. We were in a church, after all, for a very serious ceremony.
Pastor Steve was awesome, as always. He did Anja's baptism, as well. To give you an idea of the kind of pastor that he is, he invited the kids to try out the water (and didn't say anything when Liam was splashing around a bit, enjoying the coolness on a warm day).
And when Ian screamed his head off the entire ceremony (hungry, as usual), he told us how his own daughter was the worst he's ever heard during a baptism.
Afterwards, the kids were running around the chapel and instead of getting upset, he commented that there was no reason to be upset at the kids for playing because Jesus wouldn't have been, either.
Just like Anja's baptism, short and sweet were the themes of the day, followed by a very classy dinner at Grundy's in the game room. Best baptism plan ever. The day would've been perfect if Auntie/Godmother Kimmie could have made it, but we're glad she's feeling better now!
Ian with his Mommy and 3 Godparents (Uncle Mike, Auntie Kim, and Auntie Jill).
Anja looks unnaturally short in this one because she's trying to hide. As Dan recently pointed out to me, I barely have to bend at the waist to pick her up because she's so tall.
Did I mention that Pastor Steve also performed our wedding 4 years ago? We celebrated in style our anniversary night. Chipotle. We made up for it the next night - Solera and a show. Good stuff.
The day before the baptism, we celebrated my Dad's 70th birthday. Lookin' good, Boppa! (The flames are not photoshopped, believe it or not.)
Whenever we go to my parents' house, it's tradition for my Dad and I to weigh Ian. Remember that Anja weighs 30 pounds and is nearly 3 years old? Ian's trying hard to catch up. He's already 17 pounds. No wonder my orthopedic surgeon told me I have tennis elbow.
Other randomness:
-Anja today described her Uncle Matt to my Mom. "Uncle Matt is a troublemaker." She's a smart girl, that one!
-Ian is really starting to like the idea of toys and even enjoyed the Exersaucer for the first time today and could already grab the sun.
-Anja is still a big helper, but has moved past helping with diaper changes. Tonight she helped me bathe Ian. She washed his belly, legs, and feet and did a decent job of it, too!
-Anja's working hard at her numbers and letters. She's been able to say them for awhile, but now she's working on recognizing them on things like my shirts and signs.
