Nettie turns 4

It is hard to believe that 4 years ago tonight our beautiful little girl joined our family and changed us forever. The poor little thing has spent the day before her birthday throwing up, but trying to convince me that she is going to feel better in time for tomorrow and I believe her!
Nettie has gotten to be such a big girl, it is truly amazing. Ben and I recently returned from a 2 week vacation in Italy and we both agreed that of the kids Nettie had changed the most over the time we were gone. She is enjoying school, learning new things everyday. She has transitioned to her new classroom with Ms. Ruth rather well. She and John are starting to play together more and LOVE to be around each other. This would be a different experience for me as Paul and I played together sometime, but we were nowhere near as close as they already are. Nettie is patient with John most of the time - unless he has her Cinderella brush.
We are looking forward to a weekend of celebrations for Nettie's birthday and looking forward to the birth of Lily Grace sometime in the next few weeks. Hope everyone is doing well!

I will post pictures soon

Fun July Adventures

So the month of July was full of things going on for all the Wismers. John is fully walking now, not just doing it when it suits him, he is working on running! John's picture is my example of why you never feed a 17 month old beefaroni on his own. He was having fun and I was home by myself while Ben was playing softball, so I figured "what the heck!". HE was taken immediately to the bath tub and enjoy a good scrub after that dinner.
Nettie enjoyed having her cousin Cindy paint her face with a butterfly at a local church feast (a weekend of food, gambing and fundraising for the church). She loved having the butterfly on her fave and was careful not too mess it up. She is keeping us busy as she gets excited for her forth birthday. She has already picked up about 100 things that she would like and has decided on a cake. I have a feeling it will be a Cinderella themed party!
Ben and I finished out the month with a trip to NYC with my family for one last game at Yankee stadium (on Ben's birthday)before they tear it down. The weekend was fun and the kids enjoyed the 5 days with Geema and Geepa. We saw lots of sites, and enjoyed a day with Ben's cousin Jen and her husband Ted. It was nice to have a couple of people who know the city bettter than us take us to a few places off the beaten path. But een better to get to spend a day with 2 such wonderful people!
We hope that everyone is having a terrific summer so far!

John finally decides that he may want to walk

We had all decided that John could walk he just chose not too. He can cruise crawling and so why try! Yesterday he walked while we were visiting friends - the most he has ever done about 10-20 steps. Today, after he got up from his nap he suddenly started standing up (unassisted - he has been doing the for a couple of weeks) and just walked over to me. We had him do it several times and as you can see in the video, he can do it just as we thought.

Just an update

Nettie and John are having fun so far this summer. We have been busy with trying to get the yard ready for the summer and getting the house ready. It is always nice to be able to open the window and breath fresh air all day long! John is getting 2 molars right now which explained his bad mood earlier in the month. He also decided that he would try a few steps over the weekend. He has since rethought that, and continues to happily crawl as quickly as he can. His knees are beginning to show a little wear from crawling across concrete, but he is tough!
Ben has been playing golf a little bit and is enjoying being able to work on his game some more this summer. He will be playing at least once a month with the men in Tiff's family. This weekend he put together Nettie's big girl bike that Geema and Geepa gave her for her first birthday. After just a short 2 1/2 years, she is finally on it! She flys around the hot tub in the backyard.
Not much else is going on with us, just enjoying the warmer weather and watching the kids grow. Hope all is well with everyone.

Isn't it better to mow the lawn as a princess

Nettie loves to help John mow the lawn. She made this crown at school, but Deedee and the Cinderella dress make mowing the lawn so much better!

Springtime in Colorado

Today is one of those great Colorado days where you get to spend the day outside after snow earlier in the week. We had about 5 inches of snow on Thursday - I love being able to be at home on the days it snows! - and this weekend we have been in the 70s. The springtime has been busy as usual for all of us. John is still considering the advantages of walking, however, his speed at crawling seems to deter any thoughts he has of permanetly making the change. They have moved him into the next room at achool, so he spends more time trying to walk, so maybe by Ben's birthday he is will running with the rest of them. Nettie is enjoying school still and has made lots of friends. She continues to amaze us with the things she learns and remembers. She had her first dentist appointment this week and was a champ in the dentist chair! I was so proud of her, she was excited and so happy to show off her teeth to the dentist. She even was patient while I got my teeth cleaned. For that, they gave her 2 prizes, plus a new toothbrush! We have had a good March and April so far. In March we enjoyed Easter with Uncle Paul and Anut Kathleen and the rest of Tiffany's family. Nettie enjoyed an Easter Egg Hunt and John loved the stuffed French Toast! John is our eating machine right now. He seems to be amking up for lost time, eating about every 2 hours and out eating his 3 year old sister at most meals. April brought Grandpa Jack to town for a weekend. It was a fun weekend, we went to a Rockies game on Sunday (opening weekend) and enjoyed sometime with Grandpa Jack and the Evashevski's. Geema and Geepa got home from their 5 week trip and we have been able to spend some time with them during the month. It is fun to be able to have family so close for the kids to grow up with. Here are some pictures from the last month. Hope all is well!

No Pictures..but at least an update

I can't believe that we are already celebrating Easter and getting ready for Spring! The first quarter of the year has been as good one so far for the Wismers. February started with John and Nettie going to a new school/daycare. With baby Goldberg (beautiful little Lily) coming soon, Leslie was ready to move a couple kids out and Nettie was READY for a new challenge. Both kids seem to be enjoying their new environment. Nettie surprises her teachers everyday with all that she knows. We can thank a lot of time with Diana, Leslie and Mom and Dad drilling her on letters, numbers and spelling for all this! She likes going to a school that has a big park she can play on every day, more kids than she can remember names and a teacher that she loves. John is getting used to being around that maybe babies and is finally adjusting to taking naps in a room with other kids, something he never has done (spoiled little stinker!). Of course, with beginning a new day care, the last 2 months have also been full of colds, ear infections, and plenty of yucky bodily functions that all parents love to deal with. We are hoping with Spring all this subsides and we get back to normal.
February ended with the celebration of John's first birthday. It was a fun party with lots of family and friends. We were super excited that Aunt Jean, Abbie and Mia made the trip from Durango for the weekend. Geema and Geepa left the following day for a 5 week trip and Nettie has been counting the days down until they get back since. February was full of family birthdays and baby showers. We are excited that Lily Goldberg joined the craziness in March, Nettie needs an ally, since it was 3 boys to 1 girl! We are looking forward to Grandpa Jack coming for a visit in April, Baby Burford making his/her appearance and warmer weather this spring.
I will try to post pictures from the last couple of months. Have a Happy Easter!