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Finding the Fun in the Leaves

On October 17, 2012 · 10 Comments · In fall season, nora

Maybe I’m imagining it, but it seems like we haven’t had the greatest weather this fall. We had a great summer, so I can’t complain too much, but it feels like we’ve had a lot of rain since September hit. And if it’s not rainy, there are very gray skies.

Today, it was a really […]

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Skinnies

On October 7, 2012 · 11 Comments · In baby gear, nora

I swear; the older Nora gets, the cuter the clothes are.

Girls’ clothes are ridiculously irresistible from the very beginning, of course, but you can only do so much with a roly-poly baby. Sure, Nora had sweater dresses and leggings and peacoats… but somehow, they don’t look quite as adorable when the kid can’t stand […]

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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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Meet Me at My Crib

On September 22, 2012 · 11 Comments · In nora

We’ve had a challenging week around these parts. It seems that with a 2-year-old, we have good weeks and bad. There are weeks that she is an easy-going, fun-loving, delightful little girl. And then there are weeks when she is a meltdown-having, screaming, uncooperative banshee.

This week, we had the latter. Nearly everything was […]

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Toddler Curls

On September 20, 2012 · 9 Comments · In nora

After I posted our family photos the other day, I got an e-mail from a woman named Jamie (Hi Jamie!) asking me how we care for Nora’s curls. I thought it was a good question, because well, I still wonder on almost a daily basis whether I am actually doing it right.

I never really […]

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