Nora's Highly Developed Sense of Fashion

The other day I put Nora's strawberry shirt on her and she was fascinated by it. She kept going to the mirror to look at the big strawberry. The next day I put her in a rainbow shirt and kept pointing out the pretty colors all day. Today I put her in a star shirt, but she immediately brought me her rainbow shirt and her strawberry shirt and wanted to wear them all. I thought this much opinion in clothing wouldn't come along until she was at least three or so!

Bok Buh-Cock!

One night at dinner, Branden was encouraging Nora to eat her chicken. She picked up a piece and said "bok bok bok!" We were surprised that she has made that connection already. Hopefully it won't spoil her appetite!

Nora's First Embarrasing Moment???

So maybe it can't be an embarrassing moment if she wasn't actually embarrassed. But it was still kind of funny. Broccoli stuck in the teeth. Classic.

Tina and Soren!

I finally got to meet Soren last night. After a l o n g - awaited time ;), my great friend Tina and her baby Soren came to visit us. Nora LOVED having a baby around; in fact, the first thing she did when Branden got her out of her crib this morning was say 'baby' and look around for little Soren! I am just glad she was generally gentle with Soren. The next day at Nursery the teacher told me she was very "aggressive in getting what she wanted." I guess she pushed some other kid and bit him in order to get a little shopping cart. Yikes! Nora the bully!

FHE - Edible Finger Painting

Branden had the brilliant idea the other night to whip up a batch of instant pudding, put food coloring in it and do some finger painting for family home evening. Obviously it was a big hit with Nora!

January Memories

January 2009 was the month Nora learned how to walk in Mommy's high heels. Branden also celebrated his 32nd and we feted by visiting California's Old Faithful geyser and touring the small town of Calistoga.

Philly

Our final stop on our whirlwind trip was Philadelphia. We were very grateful to Steph and Carter for putting us up for so long! And for letting us get out for a day of sight-seeing Nora-free. We saw all the normal touristy stuff like the liberty bell and Liberty Hall and we also ate the best PHilly cheese steaks we have ever had!