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The Last Hoorah?

On July 23, 2013 · 6 Comments · In birthdays, family

As I mentioned, my dad was up this past weekend (well, he came up on Wednesday, so it was longer than a weekend!) for a visit. The reason for making the trip this time was for Bryce’s birthday, but he’s planning on turning around and coming right back when our baby makes his/her debut, so […]

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Disney on Ice

On March 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In birthdays, nora

For Christmas, one of the gifts my mom gave us was tickets for all of us (plus my brother, sister-in-law, my nephew, and herself) to see Disney on Ice together. A few weeks ago was “the day,” and we headed to the arena to see the show. Nora was psyched; she even wore her Minnie […]

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Nora’s “Up!” Themed Birthday Party

On October 3, 2012 · 11 Comments · In birthdays, cake decorating, nora

A few months ago, when we started thinking about Nora’s 2nd birthday party, I wasn’t sure what to do for a theme. It was Michael who first mentioned that we should draw inspiration from the Disney/Pixar movie, “Up!”

Nora loooooves balloons. “Boons” are pretty much one of her favorite things ever. When my dad was […]

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Nora is 2

On September 12, 2012 · 7 Comments · In birthdays, nora

It was a good day. We celebrated Nora’s second birthday.

Up until yesterday, we weren’t sure what our plans were for today. Last year, Nora’s birthday was on a Sunday, so there wasn’t any question that we’d be with her, but with it being a Tuesday this year, we didn’t know exactly what to do. […]

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I Think I’ll Go to Boston

On August 17, 2012 · 5 Comments · In birthdays, boston, nora, travel, vacation

My 30th Birthday. It started with an early morning wake-up call in the form of our alarm clock. We got up, showered, put the finishing touches on packing, got everything in the car, and woke Nora. She was in pretty good spirits–I think she knew we were going on an adventure. :) Nora enjoyed breakfast–dry […]

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