Nora loves the giant wood blocks at Grandma’am and Grandsir’s. Here’s Blake building a castle around her in an accommodating fashion.
the castle keep
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Hogle Zoo
This is Nora’s favorite shirt to wear to the zoo. She likes to match the zebras.
more fun with cinderblock
With dad home, he can be the one peeking through the other side of the fence.
T-ball
Jillian and Rylee came over for a splash in the wading pool and a little backyard T-ball. Luckily, Jillian didn’t post the photo capturing the moment when Nora accidentally whacked Rylee in the face with the bat, so I can just continue pretending it never happened. (Sorry, Rylee!)
When Blake saw that last photo on Facebook, he said, “We need to save this somewhere, so when Nora gets married it can be on display somehow.” Done.
Wednesday
baby shower
Blake’s cousin Amanda, in addition to being adorably pregnant, is a much more conscientious blogger than I am. Nora and I went to her baby shower last weekend, and she has already put up the pictures–including several darling ones of Nora. If you don’t feel like waiting three months to see what Nora looks like today, check out Amanda’s entry here.
zooin’
One of the best parts of Blake being laid off is that he can go to the zoo with me, Nora, and Alex. A 2:2 kids-to-adults ratio is a lot more fun than 2:1.
rainy day
Nora, all kitted out in her rain gear. I think this is the last hurrah of the vampire “funny bink,” too. My mom is throwing a party.
goofin’
Just mugging for the camera.
The bandage on Nora’s hand is to keep her from scratching, so her eczema doesn’t get worse/infected. Poor little itchy bean.
run around the block
This is one of those days Nora and Alex took their walk around the block at a dead run. The house with the hedges is their favorite place to stop and explore–it’s for sale, and I helpfully included the phone number here so you can put in an offer.
