Fall Fun!

A few weeks ago we visited my parents and Gramma introduced Nora to the joys of playing in Fall leaves. I think she had Gramma and Papa out there with her at least three times that weekend.

No Baby Yet!

I am three days past my due date and the doctor says the end is not yet in sight. He was very sure that Ike will not be coming for atleast the next three days. I am pretty bummed, but the new D-Day is November 16th. At that point I will be 42 weeks, and they will have to do something to get this child out! So I just have to start counting down until then I guess.

Happy Halloween!

Remember the Virgin Mary in the Grilled Cheese Sandwich?

So remember a while ago, someone sold a grilled cheese sandwich on ebay that had the image of the virgin mary burnt into it? Well I think NOra has the knack for discovering images in food as well. She was eating this apple in her car seat one day when I heard her say "Baby Ike! Looks like baby Ike, Mommy!" She showed me her apple and she was right.
I had drawn her a little paper doll of baby Ike a few months ago that had the exact same shape as the bite marks on her apple. She was remembering the pciture that was something like this:

What a talented eye (and mouth) she has!

Moving Day!

We have moved! We know live in the middle of nowhere, even though our actual town of Visalia is a pretty good size. Visalia is about 45 minutes south of Fresno and an hour north of Bakersfield. Branden got a job down here at the local hospital as a nurse in the ICU. He loves it and says it is a great opportunity for him.

Last Friday was the big day and it was the easiest move we've ever made. Probably because we didn't have to do a thing. Branden's company paid for movers to come in and pack up all our stuff. Nora was estatic to see the huge truck and she even got to climb inot the cab and honk the horn. She brought Gramma outside with her so she wouldn't miss anything as the movers went in and out of the house.






And here's some pictures of our new place. We are obviously still moving in, so its kind of cluttered.

Family Reunion

Branden's Grandmother passed away a few weeks ago and although that's a sad reason to get together, Grandma's funeral amounted to a big family reunion. I finally got to meet all of Branden's cousins and his aunts and uncles. It was great to see his parents and sisters again. I haven't seen Wendi and Trina for two years! Nora found a couple of babies to play with and she surprised me by being actually quite gentle and careful around them. Except for when she tried to pull one of them up on her feet to get her to walk. Whoops!

Potty Rewards

At the end of Nora's potty chart was a Chuck E. Cheese Logo - her big prize for all her hard work. It was really packed and she got a cold the next day from all the germs but she loved it!