Best April Fool's Day EVER!

APRIL FOOL'S?!

But as Garth & Wayne would say, "NOOOOOOT!"

(Side note: I'm old enough to quote Wayne's World and a typical college student won't know what I'm talking about. Siiiiigh.)

Our April Fool's Day present was a snow day! I had planned to go outside and take some nice pictures, but a sick hubby, demanding babe, and cleaning around the apartment kept me busy on the "day off".

I did manage to get in some Norah pictures yesterday and today.

First up:

Notice anything different about this photo?

(I'll give you a hint - that's not the normal shape of a baby's bum.)

Perfect activity for being couped up inside all day.

BEAUTIFUL!

Today included a morning dress-up session.

My attempt to distract while it warmed up outside.

Bubbles = one EXTREMELY happy kiddo.

As you can see all the snow is gone. Just like that!

Thank goodness for sunshine and warm(er) temperatures.

And lastly, this is how we ended our day. BTW, beach toys are the PERFECT bath toys and only cost me $2 total! And yes, in the second photo, Norah is using the green shovel as a microphone. NBD.

Love.

SLK

Very Busy

Norah is very important. And very, VERY busy:

Going to work.

Answering phone calls. Making big decisions -

"Let's go with banana for breakfast."

Band practice.

Caring for the sick.

(While potentially fighting off a UTI herself!)

Doing laundry.

Checking the weather. Overseeing bus traffic. Daydreaming.

Photo session with Mama.

Whew. Finally. Sleeping.

If you'd like to speak with Norah, please check with her assistant (AKA - Mama).

FYI: Hugs are given on a first-come, first-serve basis... while supplies last*.

*As approved by Parents.

SLK

This and That

Norah likes to be helpful. Tonight she picked up all of her crayons (after dumping them all on the ground) and helped Sarah put away the clean laundry. 

Then she did this for about 20 minutes straight. 

You never know quite what you're going to get with a kid who's almost two years old. 

So it goes.

Gettin' our read on...

I love to read to Norah. As in SUPER LOVE IT!

But after reading the same books over, and over, I felt the need to buy a couple new ones to throw into the mix. I would SO much rather spend money on kids books than kids clothes.

"The Foot Book" by Dr. Seuss was clearly a good impulsive choice.

Norah Overload

If you don't love our kid, then you can just ignore this post. I've recently made an active attempt to take more pictures and video of Norah. She's so fun, sassy, and smart; I just want to be able to capture all of her. But while I've been taking more pictures and video, I have failed to post regularly on our blog. So here is our version of a little (Norah) catch up:

I definitely want whatever she is having. "Oh, thank you, Norah!"

"Yum!"

A cute face right before a horrible night of sleep due to

an ear infection back in February.

One sick kiddo. Norah wanted to be held non-stop. Exhausting!

Thank the Lord for antibiotics when necessary.

Norah came up with this hideout all on her own. Super cute!

But less cute when she wouldn't help me put the kitchen items back into the cabinet.

Another (mild) cold = LOTS of kids public television and "Bear in the Big Blue House"

Norah clearly stoked to brush her teeth (and play with a cup of water).

My parents have a similar picture of me when I was small.

Norah zonked at naptime = happy mama.

I mentioned she's sassy, right? I have NO IDEA where she gets that from!

First beach visit of 2011! We had a glimpse of warm weather - it was AMAZING!

Yes, Norah really is hugging and kissing the vacuum.

What can I say? Like mother like daughter.

A lovely lady (and mommy!) I met during my time at Planet Fitness gave Zebra to us just before they moved, thinking her son had out grown it. Norah loved riding Zebra, but then she also grew too big to fit in the harness. Zebra came up in a FB conversation between me and the mommy. She had recently discovered the harness can be removed. As you can tell - Zebra is once again apart of our family and making Norah a very happy child! Thanks K!

Best.Family.Ever.

SLK