Kiersten’s Blog

We went to the beach today with a bunch of moms and kids from our ward (church group).  We had a lot of fun, even with London screaming at her friends.

Building sand temples. That's what London told me.

She was really cranky.  Usually that means she’s really tired.  And she was.  She fell asleep in the car on the way home and slept for almost 3 hours.  This is very unusual.  It is very rare that London ever naps anymore.  After 3 hours we decided it was time for her to wake up so she would go to bed tonight.  Usually bed time for the kids is 7:00.  That time is too early for London on the days she naps, so today we kept her up and let her watch a movie.  We chose Home Alone.  I was sure she would think it was hilarious.  I was wrong.

London may have thought the movie was funny and really enjoyed it if she was really watching it and not asking question for the entire 103 minutes.  Instead, I spent the whole movie trying to convince her that it wasn’t real; that the burglars weren’t really real.  I kept telling her that everybody in the movie was just pretending.  It’s a difficult concept for her to grasp.  Now it’s 10:00.  I already spent a good half hour “sleeping” with her, in which I was sleeping and she was not.  She won’t go to sleep.  She’s totally freaked out about the “bad guys.”  Note to self: only cartoons for this girl for a long, long time (unless it’s a musical).