Thursday, July 26, 2007

Our Little Water Baby

Karis loves the water. She had a wonderful time in the ocean and the hotel swimming pool when we went to Mombasa and thoroughly enjoys her baths! She is also still learning about what should and should not go in the water!! The first things she does when she hears water running is to throw all the shampoo, soap, bath toys, and wash clothes in the vicinty of the tub into it! No problems there. On Monday she thought her Lucy the Talking Spider (quite a clever toy, I might add) also needed to go for a swim along with her peanut butter toast. I was able to rescue Lucy before she drowned but despite a brisk dry off and spending the morning on the clothesline she seems to have irreparable damage - she is no longer a talking spider! The toast was beyonod salvage but at least there were not too many crumbs in the bath! Tuesday her coloring paper went for a swim and yesterday while playing outside she decided to stand in a pot of water - leather shoes and sweatpants included! Unfortunately I do not have a picture of it but it was hilarious. The sweatpants are of course none the worse and I have not yet inspected the shoes - they were pretty much at the end of their lifetime anyway! Clearly regular trips to the swimming pool are in order when the hot season arrives.

3 comments:

Kelly said...

Hiya Midturis! So glad you finally have internet and here's my encouragement for you guys to blog frequently! We'd love to hear all about your family and your work in Malawi. The newsletter left me eager to hear more!
Blessings,
the Meier family

Will said...

Love the story!! All parents can relate to kid stories like this, but seems extra funny when it is told by others. We can tell she is a true character!

Sears

Unknown said...

Hello Midturis! I love the stories of Karis! We can relate to many of those in our house. So happy for you that you now have better internet access at home. We will look forward to more stories and more pictures of adorable Karis. We are doing well. Derek is in his last year and working hard, Luke is keeping us laughing daily and talking more and more, and we are expecting little Grace on August 27th.
Love to you all!
Allison