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Landon update- 2 years, 3 months

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Bubble bath Even in this interesting environment that we are choosing to raise our blond-haired son, Landon is growing and thriving! Yesterday, he said, "Terima Kasih!" to me, which means "thank you" in Indonesian. I did not try to teach him that, but it is one of the few phrases that I know in Indonesian so he may have picked it up that way. Who knows what else he knows! We are focusing on recognizing and saying letters right now. It seems he has grown so much in his ability over the past few weeks, and can now identify all of the letters, and usually a word that begins with that letter. He also can count to 20 and say ABCs, and count objects up to 5 or so before he gets distracted. He knows his colors and shapes, and we are working on identifying shapes in unfamiliar places such as tiles on the sidewalks and wheels on vehicles and bikes. He is starting to experiment with words that are not nouns and verbs, as well as past tense. He is getting more fun t...

Family Blog?

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I have managed a blog to record my OUTRAGEOUS dreams for some time now. I thought with many close friends deserting me in Utah while they go on other adventures, that I should start a blog that actually records significant (and not so significant) happenings in the life of our family. As Austin is way too busy with school and ESPN.com to "journal" on this blog, all 2 of you readers out there will have to deal with me(elise) and my sub-par writing skills. Here is an update on our lives: We were married about a year ago in Denver, CO. Austin is studying Chemical Engineering with a minor in Italian, and will be done in April of 2012(unless he decides to get a masters). I am in my 2nd year of physical therapy school at the University of Utah, and will be finished with all of my classes in December of THIS YEAR, but will graduate with a doctorate in PT in May of 2012. We are living in the wonderful city of Orem, UT, and can't wait to graduate and move on with our lives (else...