A day in the life of the Niemis - fun conversations and new words

December 30th, 2011: Although not a typical day, definitely a noteworthy one as we had some fun conversations with Avie and Archie said 3 new words.

Wake up: 6:00am

Morning:
Mommy: "Avie, do you think you'll get to open presents today?"
Avie: "If Libby and Chris say it's okay. If they don't say it's okay, then we'll have to wait. That's just the way the world is."

Archie says two new words.
Dog - as he is chasing around Aunt Libby and Uncle Chris's dog Jack.
Car - as he is looking in the toy box for a car


Nap time: Mommy, Daddy, Mummi and Ukki play 7 Wonders

Late afternoon, after naps:
Avie, Archie, Mommy, Mummi, Libby, and Taylor head to the park while Daddy, Ukki, and Chris go biking.
Archie says another new word.
Warm - as he is playing outside at the park and it's 55 degrees, he puts his hands in the snow and Mummi is trying to warm them up while he is on the swing.

Evening:
Mommy: "Are you going to ask Libby and Chris if we can open presents now?"
Avie: "Chris, can we open presents now."
Chris: "Yes"
Avie: "Hooray"

Avie and Archie had fun playing with Archie's new toy.


As Mommy and Daddy were cooking dinner, Avie was busy cooking herself. She was mostly making desserts including peanut butter Minnie [Mouse] pancakes, pie, cake, ice cream, cookies, frosting, and fruit. This video is a bit long (2.5 minutes), but the cutest moments are from 1:00 to 1:15 and 2:00 to 2:32.


Bedtime: 8:00pm