Family Vacation!

Well our first family vacation is done and over with! Nora did fantastic on the long car ride. Better than I ever could have hoped for. We went to stay with my friend Jeff in Connecticut , he has an adorable little townhouse, which the girls broke in right away and were treating like home in no time! We arrived there on Wednesday and just hung out exploring the city and got dinner. Thursday we went by train to NYC. This was so much fun, I have never been before and really enjoyed seeing it. Not sure when I will want to go back, its a bit crazy and expensive but its one of those things you have to do before you die. So i can check that one off my list now! We also went to the beach one day, it was raining and yucky so Nora stayed in the car with Jeff, but I wanted to get Ava out so she could at least see it. I ended up getting some cute pictures of her so it was worth getting a little wet. One our last day there we went and fed some crazy big ducks. Ava LOVES ducks and had a blast doing this! All in all it was a really nice trip and we cant wait to go back again!

NoraBeans!

Hanging out on the new slide from Grandma and Grandpa!!!

Enjoying some lunch!


We just LOVE her!

Busy, Busy , Busy

That sums up our summer so far, despite the bad weather things have still been busy. We just had a garage sale last weekend and did wonderfully at it, had to get rid of some of the old baby clothes so I can make room for new clothes for the girls! Good theory right?! I have been busy planning my sisters sweet 16 party this Friday. It is going to be a blast! I am in charge of decorating, my favorite thing! Next weekend is Ava Graces 2ND birthday party, time flew for that one arriving. I am no wheres near ready for it! Not even close. Than on the 27Th we leave for a mini family vacation (plus aunt Aleah) to Connecticut, and NYC! I couldn't be more excited for that, we just bought a second stroller so we don't have to lug our HUGE double threw the city! Be prepared for picture overload when we return from that. After that summer is winding down and we mentally prepare for fall, and MY BIRTHDAY, but for now August is here in full force.
Nora is getting so big(to me) but is still such a peanut in size! Her personality is wonderful, she is pulling herself up on things now and crawling(military style) all over the place! It will be a miracle if she doesn't end up with killer run burn on her face by the end the day! I am going to post some recent pictures of Nora next!

More 8 Months Pictures

Seriously, How cute is she!

8 Months

Sure doesn't seem like 8 months ago I was walking into the operating room to have Nora. Sometimes I am truly astonished at how fast time goes by when you have kids. I try not to think about the future but to simply take each day, each minute as they come. I try to capture each and every moment and memory of Nora at the age she is now, so that when she is 4 i can look back and remember everything about her.

I love how long her eyelashes get when she is all wet in the pool !

I love that Nora has one perfect tiny baby tooth just popping through...

I love the way that she smiles so big her nose scrunches up and her eyes get so small... Happy 8 Months Nora, I love you so much!

First of Many Fourths!

Nora had a wonderful First Fourth of July! We spent the weekend at many different celebrations and she hung in there like a trooper. Never was crabby for one minute! We watched the parade at Aunt Jessicas house with Korys family, and had a wonderful picnic at my parents house on the fourth. The food was great, the company was even better. I love getting together with friends and family! We went to see the fireworks with Korys family, I wasnt sure how Nora would do but as i thought she slept through 99% of them! Ava was great too, see kept pointing to the sky saying "OH MY"! It was adorable. All in all we had a great weekend!

such a good sport

Nora is still at the age where she is so good at letting me practice pictures on her! I know it will not be like this for long, so I am enjoying it while I can! So for your viewing pleasure My Nora!

I just love her.

New PJs

My sister got Nora these adorable new PJ's, hands down my favorite so far!They have hippos, crocodiles, rhinos, and elephants on them. Nora just looks so cute in these if i do say so.
Here she is yelling for Ava, thats her new thing!

7 months on the 7th ...

For about two and a half weeks now, i have been getting asked "How old is she" by EVERYONE, and my response has been she will be 7months on the 7th! Well the 7th has come and gone, and my baby is yet another month old. My friend Meghann said when her baby Ella turned 7 months that she is offically closer to one than she is to a newborn. It is so sad to think about that, but it is true. These past seven months have been awesome, my life would not be complete without Nora. I am so thankful for her and thank god for her often. I do look forward to the months to come, however if I had magic powers that allowed me to freeze her at a certain age, it would be now. I am loving this age and her personality. I wish she would stay like this forever!

We love you NoraElizabeth!

Bare Bummed and Baby Legged

Warning- Extremely cute naked baby pictures!
I am a little annoyed that I chopped a foot off! Oh well Love that stomach chub!
I just can't get over how cute she is !!!!!

SUGAR AND SPICE

AND ALL THINGS NICE!

Thats what Ava and Nora are made of !!!

Recent

Just some recent pictures of my sweet girl for all to see! This first one I am ordering in an 8/10, I love it so much! I really think Nora looks so cute in blue, something other than pink or purple for once.

I cant get over her cute little profile!

Bathing Beauty!

Nora would like to model bathing suit 1 of 6! Yes, my 7 month old has six bathing suits, however I should add that three are hand-me- downs! This happens to be one of my favorites though, and I picked it up for $5 at a second hand store!
Seriously? How cute is she, Aunt Kayla would be so proud of Nora sporting PUMA!

Just another Trip to the Doctors!

After quite the runabout we are finally home. At our last visit I was given the wrong time on my card, so when i showed up I was actually 3 hours LATE! Well sorry that is not my fault. They were able to squeeze me and Nora in, which I was happy about because I did not want to reschedule. Nora got the OK to start yougurt and juice/water from a sippy cup. She also had to get another set of shots. One oral and three in the legs. I will not lie, I will be very excited to be done with shots at every visit. I dont know who takes them worse me or the girls.

Here are Noras Stats-
151/2 Pounds
241/2 Inches

My Little Peanut is what the doctors referred to her as! I have to agree. Everything looked great though, no reason for concern anywhere! The doctors of course loved her, and thought she was beautiful!

Again, I have to agree. :-)

Chicken BBQ

Yep, that's right the annual chicken BBQ has rolled around again, and I could not be happier! Anyone who knows anything about it knows that it is the place to be! Nora got to go to her first BBQ tonight where she enjoyed snacking on the roll that came with my dinner. Ava loved the chicken, but who am I kidding she was really just in it for the dessert! ( a girl after my own heart). I see many more chicken BBQ's in our future, so I hope the church does not plan to stop!

Here are some picture of my ladies after dinner(it makes me sad how big they are both getting)-