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Nora-isms

On May 14, 2013 · 10 Comments · In nora, nora-isms, toddlers

I think I’ve said it recently, but in case I haven’t: For as challenging as age two can be, it is also so freaking awesome. Nora is SO cute and SO funny. I absolutely love listening to the things that come out of her mouth at any given moment. It is incredible to me when [...]

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A Day for Mommy

On May 12, 2013 · 1 Comment · In family, nora

It may have been cold and windy today, but it was still a celebration. After all, in our neck of the woods, we’ve actually seen SNOW on Mother’s Day, so cold is par for the course.

We went to my mom’s this morning for a family Mother’s Day breakfast, which was nice. The boys cooked [...]

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Springing Back

On April 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In nora, spring season

You guys. It was gorgeous here this weekend. We finally had SPRING.

Both Saturday and Sunday were beautiful. And it was refreshing. It made me want to get up, get out, and do things. It’s amazing what some 70-degree temperatures and sunshine can do for your motivation.

We spent a good chunk of both days [...]

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Ungrateful

On April 18, 2013 · 10 Comments · In nora, toddlers

Toddlers, man. Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em.

There’s always something that’s a challenge, right?

Right now, we’re dealing with a bit of a doozy. The problem? We can’t do anything nice/special for Nora without paying the price—in the form of attitude, screaming, and/or a full-fledged tantrum.

Playing outside? Awesome, but then it’s [...]

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Go Fish

On April 1, 2013 · 4 Comments · In child development, nora, toddlers

When we were in California back in January, we stayed with a friend of ours, Jay. And Jay had a goldfish. Nora really liked it, and at the time, we were preparing ourselves mentally to tackle potty training. So we told Nora–when you are a big girl and go on the potty, and don’t need [...]

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