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The Big Man in Red

On December 10, 2012 · 4 Comments · In holidays, nora, toddlers

Ah, the annual trip to see Santa Claus at the mall.

On Friday night we realized that we are getting really close to Christmas already (how does it always sneak up?) and we better start thinking about taking Nora to see Santa. We decided to give it a try on Saturday morning, so we got […]

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Visions of Sugarplums

On December 8, 2012 · 1 Comment · In holidays, nora

Earlier this week, this happened.

Nora had apparently only napped for 20 minutes at daycare, so she passed out in the car on the way home. I carried her inside and laid her on our family room floor to take off her coat and shoes. Before I could, she immediately flipped over onto her stomach […]

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Dear Santa (Stocking Stuffers)

On December 6, 2012 · 10 Comments · In holidays, nora, toddler gear

To wrap up this week of all things Christmas wish list (for a 2-year-old), I thought I’d put together a quick post about our planned stocking stuffers. Tonight, we were reading Llama Llama Holiday Drama again and on the very last page, Llama Llama is in bed sleeping with a stocking hanging from the bedpost […]

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Dear Santa (Movies and Books)

On December 4, 2012 · 4 Comments · In holidays, nora, toddler gear

Continuing Nora’s Christmas wish list… yesterday, I went over the list of toys, and today I’m going to touch on movies and books.

First, a classic…

(Cinderella, Amazon.com)
I guess it’s something that sort of inherent in girls, because Nora has been more into princesses lately. I do think that […]

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Dear Santa (Toys)

On December 3, 2012 · 12 Comments · In holidays, nora, toddler gear

Last year, I did a couple of posts highlighting some of the items on Nora’s Christmas wish list. They seemed to be pretty popular and helpful for people at the time, so I figured I’d do it again.

Sometimes, it’s hard to shop for kids. Other times, it’s easy. This year, things seemed […]

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