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hmmm... So this was kind of funny! I saw this on someone else's blog and decided to try it. What do you think? Everyone thinks Marisol looks like Mike, so this made me feel like there is some hope that she got some "Mommy genes" too! :-) ok, so I have too much time on my hands. Actually I don't, I just need to go to bed!

National Tree

We had a really fun evening on Friday. We went to see the National Christmas tree and some of the decorations around the city. It was a nice relaxed time and we got some food and hot chocolate to warm up afterwards. It made me appreciate how when you live somewhere you can do something fun for an hour or two and not feel the need to cram in a lot more like you feel the need to do when you visit a place!

Planets Aligned

We had a great day today. Well, I did anyways. The day passed by quickly and with lots of fun. We got out to the playground, came back to our apartment, both kids ate well, napped well, and I got to talk to other adults. We got fresh air, I got some exercise, and I'm almost ready for Christmas (which is only 2 short weeks away!) Anyways, you have to love days like this. There was nothing extraordinary about it, but it was just nice and sometimes that is even better. And they don't come so often... only when the planets are perfectly aligned!


Marisol after a long, hard day of hanging out with the boys.

Marisol Update

One of Marisol's favorite things to do lately is to be "in" something -

laundry baskets, diaper baskets, toys, mommy's underwear "drawer", the pack n' play. It is even more fun if she can get covered up!

Her favorite word is still "Bye bye" but we are adding quite a few more to the repertoire. One of our favorites is "push" - she often will say it while pushing Nils (or mommy, or daddy, or the kitty)! It is funny in a way, but we try to remind her that she doesn't like it when Nils pushes her! Nils has been very loving this week and bringing lots of toys to Marisol (especially when she is sad). Last week when she wanted a car he had she pleaded with him "please please please!" but he was unmoved. This week he has been much more generous bringing her cars, the ball popper, books, you name it. Marisol even said thank you one time!

We are also trying to get her to wear a barrette in her hair (so mommy doesn't have to think about cutting it yet). We have had mixed results. Marisol isn't sure that she likes them yet -- and Nils definitely doesn't like them!

We had our last Spanish class today and it was so fun. We have a lot of cute video clips to share, so when Mike is done with finals (Friday, yay!) he will have time to upload them. We have recovered from our fun Thanksgiving and are getting in the holiday spirit here. We can't wait for Christmas!