Day 230- Almost Wake-Up Time

It was one of those rare mornings when Nora had to be woken up by her Daddy (at 7:20.) I had already left for work!

And the video of her waking up? So sweet that my heart might have burst just a little bit.

Day 229- Almost sleepytime

But first, a book!

I can't believe how big she looks here, just laying back on Momma's pillow with one of her favorites, "Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb" (Dum ditty dum ditty dum dum dum).

Day 228- Random Happenings

What else can Nora possibly try to put on her head?

She loves her doggies.

Oh, and here she is chowing down on an orange slice today at day care. I love that Ms. Tracy sometimes sends me pictures during the day!

I responded to Tracy with, "Did she like it?" and in response, I got this...

I'll take that as a yes.

Day 227- Elmo's Song

Lalalala, Lalalala, Elmo's song...

This song has been stuck in my  head for probably 3 days now.

A little routine that Brad started with Nora recently is to watch some Sesame Street videos on Youtube before bath time. Her favorites include Elmo's Song, C is for Cookie, and Counting to Four.

Here she and Brad are snuggled up on the couch watching videos tonight. How cute are they??

Day 226- ABCs

Nora is learning her alphabet! By "learning", I mean she points and waits for me to name each letter for her. She loves the letters on her wall.

Day 225- Christmas in August

While unpacking boxes from my car filled with things from my classroom, Nora came across a Christmas-y headband with attached reindeer antlers and jingle bells. While I can not get to her keep a hat or a nice headband on for longer than 1.5 seconds, she is fascinated by the jingle bell antlers.

Day 224 - River (Not so) Deep, Mountain High

"Guest" post by Nora's Daddy today.

Nora made her first visit to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Due to a small incident with our dogs, we were a little late leaving Knoxville. Since almost all of my family is in town this weekend, we were having a picnic up at Cades Cove.  Even though it was about 1 1/4 hour trip, we could only stay about 1 1/2 hour before Nora was ready for a nap, but she enjoyed herself during the time she was there.

Playing in the creek...

Hanging out with the family....

'Playing' a game of Cornhole...

All before calling it a day and hitting the road...