Here are some pictures of her in her costume. She was a flapper from the 1920's. My mom sewed the costume. I think she did a great job! I told her that she was commissioned for costumes from here on out!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Halloween 2008
Last year, we took Nora to the mall to trick-or-treat there. It was a good plan, since she was only a year old and not quite walking on her own yet. (I think it was cold, too). This year, we took her to our downtown Halloween "parade." The kids all walked around downtown and collected candy from the stores, then got to eat free hot dogs, chips and cookies. After that, we took her over to her great-grandma and great-grandpa Hoover's house. We visited with them for some time and then went on down the road. We also stopped at one of my co-worker's homes. She had a special bag made up for Nora. I was really impressed with the way Nora acted after she got used to all the people dressed strangely. She even went up to a few houses on her own. She had a great time--and so did I!
Here are some pictures of her in her costume. She was a flapper from the 1920's. My mom sewed the costume. I think she did a great job! I told her that she was commissioned for costumes from here on out!
Here are some pictures of her in her costume. She was a flapper from the 1920's. My mom sewed the costume. I think she did a great job! I told her that she was commissioned for costumes from here on out!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Nora's 2nd Birthday
On the day of Nora's birthday, I took her and my grandparents out to the Rolling Hills Zoo. She always loves to go to the zoo! We also went into town to see Joe at the fire station.
On Sunday, we had Nora's big birthday party. We had it at the park in our town and it was a big hit. We rented the Scout Building and grilled hot dogs and hamburgers. I made cupcakes (instead of a cake) and we had ice cream. Nora had a lot of little friends come and they all played together well. She got soooo many nice things. I think I'm going to have to thin some of her older toys out! Some of her gifts included: a tricycle, a table and chairs, a baby stroller and babies, and a Power Wheels Barbie Jeep.
Other than the typical "issues," (unfortunately) the day was a big success!!
Nora also had her 2-year checkup. We started with a new doctor, and so far, we love him. (Joe knows him from seeing him/working with him at the hospital). He wasn't concerned with her speech, especially since she is pretty advanced physically and socially.
Her 2 year stats are:
Height: 36 inches
Weight: 24 lbs, 9 oz (only up 4 lbs from a year ago)
Shirt size: 3T
Pants size: 3T
Shoe Size: 8
On Sunday, we had Nora's big birthday party. We had it at the park in our town and it was a big hit. We rented the Scout Building and grilled hot dogs and hamburgers. I made cupcakes (instead of a cake) and we had ice cream. Nora had a lot of little friends come and they all played together well. She got soooo many nice things. I think I'm going to have to thin some of her older toys out! Some of her gifts included: a tricycle, a table and chairs, a baby stroller and babies, and a Power Wheels Barbie Jeep.
Other than the typical "issues," (unfortunately) the day was a big success!!
Nora also had her 2-year checkup. We started with a new doctor, and so far, we love him. (Joe knows him from seeing him/working with him at the hospital). He wasn't concerned with her speech, especially since she is pretty advanced physically and socially.
Her 2 year stats are:
Height: 36 inches
Weight: 24 lbs, 9 oz (only up 4 lbs from a year ago)
Shirt size: 3T
Pants size: 3T
Shoe Size: 8
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Pictures from Our Trip
Here are links to pictures that we took during our vacation. I'm too lazy to load them all on here, so you'll have to follow the links :D
Sea World and Disney
The Ocean
Our Flights
Misc. Vacation Shots
Sea World and Disney
The Ocean
Our Flights
Misc. Vacation Shots
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Long Time, No See!
It's been some time since I've updated my blog--mostly because I didn't have anything particularly exciting to write about. I'm perfectly okay with life being mostly boring if it doesn't include any drama!
I have to admit, though, I'm SUPER excited. We are leaving for a week-long vacation to Florida on FRIDAY. I cannot believe that it is already here. We've been planning this vacation for over a year now. I've never flown or seen the ocean, but I'm going to take care of both of those things in one shot. I don't know that I'm nervous about flying--at least not about myself. I'm nervous about occupying a (nearly) 2-year old for 3 hours in a small space. We didn't buy her a ticket, so she'll be going back and forth between our laps, I'm sure. I'm fine with that, though. I just don't want her acting like a caged wild-thing and wanting to run up and down the isle or something. Aaah! We'll be packing plenty of goodies in our carry-on, for sure.
Tonight, I took Nora to the fire station to take her picture for the annual firefighter's kid's calendar. There was a downpour, so everyone else decided to stay home. Unfortunately, the other dates that were chosen for "photoshoots" won't work for us. I figured I'd try and get a few of Nora, anyway. Ha ha ha. What a joke. The child was in a horrid mood today for some reason. She kept telling us that it was raining. Yes, darling, it is. *sigh* I guess we'll try again when we get back from vacation.
Another random thought--I am attempting to make a digital scrapbook kit. I've gotten sooooo many free things that I thought I'd pay-it-forward. Here's a preview of what I've come up with so far. I think a couple of the "papers" need some more work, but I'm pretty pleased with the elements. While Nora was whining tonight, I took pictures of various things around the fire station. I extracted them from the photos and made them into embellishments. Anyway, here it is:
I have to admit, though, I'm SUPER excited. We are leaving for a week-long vacation to Florida on FRIDAY. I cannot believe that it is already here. We've been planning this vacation for over a year now. I've never flown or seen the ocean, but I'm going to take care of both of those things in one shot. I don't know that I'm nervous about flying--at least not about myself. I'm nervous about occupying a (nearly) 2-year old for 3 hours in a small space. We didn't buy her a ticket, so she'll be going back and forth between our laps, I'm sure. I'm fine with that, though. I just don't want her acting like a caged wild-thing and wanting to run up and down the isle or something. Aaah! We'll be packing plenty of goodies in our carry-on, for sure.
Tonight, I took Nora to the fire station to take her picture for the annual firefighter's kid's calendar. There was a downpour, so everyone else decided to stay home. Unfortunately, the other dates that were chosen for "photoshoots" won't work for us. I figured I'd try and get a few of Nora, anyway. Ha ha ha. What a joke. The child was in a horrid mood today for some reason. She kept telling us that it was raining. Yes, darling, it is. *sigh* I guess we'll try again when we get back from vacation.
Another random thought--I am attempting to make a digital scrapbook kit. I've gotten sooooo many free things that I thought I'd pay-it-forward. Here's a preview of what I've come up with so far. I think a couple of the "papers" need some more work, but I'm pretty pleased with the elements. While Nora was whining tonight, I took pictures of various things around the fire station. I extracted them from the photos and made them into embellishments. Anyway, here it is:
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