Nora's new bike- vroom vroom!

When we got home yesterday there was a package waiting for Nora at the front door. Lo and behold, it was a birthday present from Uncle Eric and Auntie Ruth!

"Nora bike! Nora bike!" she said. "Vroom vroom!"

We opened the box and I started to pull out the parts. Nora looked at me with the gravitas of someone about to perform brain surgery. "Daddy help it?" she asked.

"Yes, daddy will put it together," I replied.

As soon as I got the frame put together, Nora started climbing over my arms to sit on it. She picked out random sockets from my socket set and handed them to me. "Here, daddy."

We put her on the bike and she rang the little bell on the handlebars with a huge smile on her face. "Good job daddy!" she said.

(incidentally - this is what she says anytime she hears someone in the bathroom. April emerged from the bathroom a couple of days ago and was congratulated by Nora for her amazing ability to use the potty all by herself. "Good job mommy!")

She hasn't figured out how to use the pedals yet but absolutely loves her new bike. Thanks Uncle Eric and Auntie Ruth! 

The New GoGo Boots

  

Yummy

  

Nora still loves to be naked after 2 years

  

Messy and Yummy!

  

The preferred 2-year-old birthday cake

  

Nora Loves Her New Trains!!!

Thank you Auntie Tracy and Auntie Dar!

  

NO!

No is in full affect around these parts. We have to work really hard at not phrasing anything as a question anymore. Her newest sentence is "Mommy, don't do that!" or "Daddy, don't do that!"

She is also into bodily functions. Poopie is really funny and farting as well. "P U, I stink" is something that she likes to start conversations with. Brian was pouring water into the tub from a cup and she exclaimed: "The water is peeing!"

I'm listening to Brian give Nora a bath at the moment and I think I've heard "NO" at least 20 times already!

Auntie Pea and Nora waving at the waves in RI

  

Dancing the Night Away at Cousin Renee's Wedding

  

Dancing with Mommy in the Ballroom

  

Grandpa and his Trumpet

  

Grandpa's Hat in the Hotel

  

Cooking on the Farm

  

Hay Maze

  

Petting Farm

  

Future Bus Driver?

  

Old Fire Truck

  

A Pony Ride

  

Too Long!

It has been a long time since we've made a post. Sorry about that! Nora has gone back to daycare, I've started back to school, and we are in the process of buying a house. Needless to say, things have been a little crazy.

Nora has not had the best transition back to daycare. She cries for a couple of minutes every morning when we drop her off. I think it is her age and the fact that she understands much more that Mommy and Daddy are leaving her. I'm sure it has to be difficult going from spending 24/7 with me to being back at daycare again. Some mornings she sits in her car seat exclaiming, "No friends! No friends today!" It's pretty heart breaking.

Sleeping has also been difficult lately. Putting her to bed can take up to an hour and she usually wakes up in the middle of the night at least once. This too shall pass ;-)

Her language is really coming along. We can sit and have a full conversation with her now. She is also reading along with us when we are reading her three or four standard books. She knows almost all the words to Dr. Seuss' ABC book, Duck on a Bike, Goodnight Moon, and a couple others. Her favorite thing to say at the moment is "Nora farted" or "Mommy or Daddy farted." She cracks me up!