New Trick

On our vacation, Norah's new friend Claire taught her the best trick since the high five. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the fist bump!

We couldn't get Claire to do it sitting up. I think she thought she couldn't reach. Still. Best. Trick. Ever.

First Beach Trip - By Norah

We went to the beach.

I couldn't stop staring at the ocean.

There was splashing,

and swinging,

and sand between our toes.

I was so excited, I couldn't even look at the camera.

The Hunter

As it turns out, Norah was totally ready for Easter Egg hunting this year. I was worried that he might lose interest, but she was very focused. The engineer in her came out a little bit. She would search one room, in a generally clockwise direction until she was confident that she'd found all the eggs, then she moved on to the next room. We would sneak eggs out of her basket and re-hide them in areas where she'd already looked. She was visibly confused as to how eggs kept turning up in places that she'd already searched. Also, she kept wanting us to re-hide them but cried when we took them out of her basket to do so. Such is the life of a toddler. Anyway, here are the pics!

See mom? It's not so hard. You've just gotta know where to look.

Wait. Are my earrings still on? Ok, good.

I wonder if I can get one more into my arms before dropping them all into the basket...

Let's just take another inventory...

Wait. Are my earrings still on? Ok, good.

And We're Back

I've always wanted to say that. You know, like on the news?

Anyway, I promised Easter Egg hunt pictures and they're coming. But first this breaking news: My child does not like to sleep when there are new and exciting things going on! Shocking right? Case in point, our recent trip to California.

She awoke bright and early at 3am (CA time) to make it to the airport. I left her in her jammies assuming she'd fall asleep as soon as we got into the car. No such luck. She knew we were going on an airplane and she was NOT going to miss anything! My dad dropped us off at the airport and we took a short hop to Denver, then a 2 hour flight to OC. She slept exactly zero minutes on both flights. She didn't even nod off on the 1 3/4 hour layover in the airport! When we arrived in OC Mark's parents picked us up. She dropped off for almost half an hour in the car while we were eating our delicious In-N-Out Burger lunch. (No, I am not compensated by INO for advertising, but I would gladly take any free product they might offer. Their food is AMAZING!) She woke up a little mad and positive that she'd missed something fun. She had but we didn't tell. Then she stayed awake for the whole rest of the TWO HOUR drive to San Diego County to visit some friends. She didn't fall asleep in the stroller at the outlet mall or at dinner. She didn't fall asleep at all until 7:30pm, about an hour into the drive back home.

She had lots and lots of firsts on this trip. Pictures are coming soon. But needless to say, on that first day in town, our little cowgirl was plum tuckered out!

In Your Easter Bonnet

Ok, so I was shocked and amazed to learn that there were no little girls' Easter hats at our local Wal Mart. None. Zero. Not one. So, like any resourceful mother, I did the best with what I had. She may not have had a new hat, but this was her egg hunting uniform all afternoon yesterday.

She *may* have been slightly excited about it.

And after she took a moment to make sure her tiara was straight...

The little princess took a pre egg hunt visit to her throne!

Stay tuned for egg hunting photos!!

Dive Right In!

Once again proving she's fearless, here's my sweet baby's latest swim-time antics.

As usual, she came up smiling and laughing. That's my little fishy girl!

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