I watch my friend's son Cyrus once a week, and Norah loves to play with the "baby!!!". Here she is stealing all the dangly things on his play mat. I think she is just paying back what all the older kids used to do to her when she was littler and more immobile!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Norah and the Tree
Norah LOVES the Christmas tree. She has been really good about being GENTLE with the ornaments, but her favorite activity is going around the tree and pointing out all the ornaments that she knows. We taught her to say "HO HO HO!" for Santa, and that is really funny!
Christmas Photo 3
We got tired of posing with penguins, so we had to play some peek a boo--and of course, this only works well behind the sofa. It is really difficult to get a good photo (with a natural smile) of an 18 month old!!! At least one named Norah! The next photo will show you what I get when I say, "Smile!"
Christmas Photo 1
I have been trying to get a good photo of Norah for Christmas. This would have been cute if she was looking at me, but intead, the penguins had her rapt attention. Isn't it neat how the snow-globe magnified her dress?
Oh, and I quickly learned NOT to give a snow-globe to an 18-month-old child!
Christmas Pajamas
Norah and Ethan got Christmas pajamas from their mamas who can't say no to a bargain! Here they are sporting them!
Meijer Gardens 4
Norah and Ethan were there, too! They could barely move in their outerwear, but they were there!
Meijer Gardens
We went to the Meijer Gardens while Norah and I were in GR. Mom made Alessia and I get into this silly sleigh for a photo opportunity. Thanks, Mom!
Thanksgiving
Norah's look seems to say, "Is the meal over yet???? Stop feeding yourselves, people!!!!"
On the phone 2
Just thought this one was cute. By the way, I think Dad and Maria took these photos when they were here, and we were so bad, we didn't take any of them!!!! The memory will live on in our hearts, though!
On the phone
Norah loves to talk on the phone. Whenever it rings, she yells, "Pho!" (which means phone) and wants to talk to whoever is on the other line. We aquired this battery-less cell phone from Jeri, and Norah likes it because it resembles the real thing.
Bedtime
Norah loves to be read to. We pull out a stack of books, and say, "This one?" She says "No!" until we get one she likes. She is now making requests, too, like "Choo Choo" for "The Little Engine that Could". That book is so repetitive, we just make up our own words for it.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Video of Norah on Halloween
It was very warm on Halloween. We all were hanging out outside, before the trick or treating began.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Here's the original photo
Dad and Maria sent the photo of me that I was thinking of--thank you Dad and Maria!
I am looking down in the picture, but I still see some similarities.
Hayride
Norah and James and I went on a hayride at Jim and Ruth Dane's farm. JIm and Ruth go to our church, and they invited all who wanted to attend to this hayride. It was a beautiful night (about 60 degrees) and Norah got to see a real John Deere tractor up close (though she was terrified and wouldn't let go of James for anything).
Leaves 4
You know, everyone says that Norah looks like James, but sometimes I see myself in her too. My parents took a photo almost exactly like this when I was Norah's age, and there are very distinct similarities. Mom and Dad, do you remember which photo I am talking about, and do you see it too?
Leaves 3
Action shot of leaves falling. We had about 1-2 weeks of beautiful, 60-70 degree days--note the short sleeves on Norah. Not bad for early November!
Leaves 1
Norah loves to play in the leaves--and boy, do we have plenty of leaves. We have 3 maples, plus a neighboring oak and another 2 maples, so we were literally buried in leaves!
Halloween 6
Norah Bear and Daddy (who employed his Australian accent whenever he had a chance on this day!)
Halloween 4
I guess she remembers that we, the zookeepers provide her with 3 square meals (plus snacks) every day. She came back.
Halloween 3
Uh-oh! (as Norah would say)---the koala bear has escaped and has a mind to take a little walk down the block!
Halloween 1
Here are Norah the Koala Bear, James the zoo keeper, and our friend Hannah the Lady Bug!
Too bad it was 70+ degrees on Halloween--Norah was a little warm in her fur suit.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Effigy Mounds 9
I just love this overlook. You feel so small compared to the river and the bluffs on either side!
Effigy Mounds 7
Here we are at Fire Point. There is a series of mounds that ancient American Indians made to this point overlooking the river. The mounds were ceremonial in nature, often in honor of the dead, but not always. They are called "effigy" mounds because many are in the shape of bears or birds.
Effigy Mounds 4
It took Norah a while to get over the fact that she could pick up any one of the millions of leaves on the ground. Needless to say, it took us a while to hike the trail!
Effigy Mounds 2
Here we are at the top at Eagle Point. I hate when other people take crappy photos of the three of us, but this is all we have. I told James that I am going to be more discriminating about who I choose to ask from now on--there were some photo enthusiasts there with massive cameras and tripods. I should have asked one of them.
Anyway, you can see the Mighty Mississippi in the background.
Effigy Mounds 1
We decided to go to Effigy Mounds National Monument to see the fall colors over the Mississippi River. It was a beautiful sunny day, and all the maples were a bright yellow. It was really neat. We didn't have a baby carrier for Norah so we just took turns carrying her up this massive bluff so we could see the view. Here is James taking a breather after one leg of the journey!
Have you seen my tomatoes, by any chance?
Norah doesn't do a good job of hiding the fact that she's eaten some tomatoes from the garden. They usually squirt all over her shirt!
Norah and "Nano"
Norah calls Nonna "Nano"--it is really cute. Once she warmed up to Nonna, they were two peas in a pod! She STILL asks for Nano sometimes, when we are outside, or just randomly when she is listing off the people she knows.
The Giggles!
Norah and Ethan would just feed off each other's giggling. Here they have both worked themselves into a fit of laughter!
Firetruck!
Norah LOVES firetrucks (for that matter, any truck really gets her going!!!!), so we posed in front of the Iowa City FD.
Alessia and Ethan at the parade!
Ethan was a bit overwhelmed--especially since he was just starting to feel better after being sick most of the time. But I think he still liked looking at all the people.
At the homecoming parade
We went to the UI homecoming parade. It was a good time--except we positioned ourselves at the end and the UI marching band never came by! Norah still got a kick out of the other participants.
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