Hello Cousins in New Orleans!

Well I am sure that it has been some time since you all have been updated. We are still unpacking the house. It is going to take some time to do that I am sure. It is like a bomb has gone off in the house still. well at least the basement and it is a little bit of an organized bomb at times. But we are pushing through it. Liesl has really expanded her vocabulary. She always wants to talk on the phone with whomever I am talking with at the time.... even if she doesnt know them. She sees the caller ID picture and knows who it is if I dont have to tell her. She repeats just about everything. Says things like "I miss you", "I love you too", "OK momma" are some of the funniest. And then there is the "I want out!", which is really kind of funny at times because she is usually talking about the car seat and she gets a tone that seems like it is super urgent and really isnt. She is doing very well with the potty training although it has been hard to keep on track with her Oma being on vacation in AK. Liesl knows that Oma is in AK and says "Oma Alaska, Grandad Alaska". When Daddy got sick for the past 3 days with a fever and was in bed Liesl wanted to get him out so it was "get up daddy!". I let her know that Daddy was sick with a fever and she would quietly repeat a few times a day "Daddy sick with Fever" and let him sleep. Her hair is so long that I am able to french braid it which is so much fun and this morning I put it in 2 braids, one on either side. She had a very nice birthday this past August with her Omas and cousins and actually had 2 parties. She got to blow a lot of candles out and is very good at it by now... well we actually celebrated all of August. For the 2nd party I made her a Cinderella Barbie cake decorated with pink frosting. She has gotten a little obsessed with Disney movies, especially Finding Nemo and then next Toy Story. She also loves Disney Princesses, Barbie Dolls, playing kitchen and OHHHH I forgot her Farm Animals. She loves them. She LOVES anything to do with Animals like the zoo or the farm center and the Nature Center. She is a very good communicator and we are so proud of her. She is also becoming a super good swimmer this summer and goes alone next to Momma in her water wings sometimes. That's all for now. TTYL!

Ingrid