Happy Holidays

Thanksgiving 2010

Dinner was at Aunt Chelle's. The girls played and played and played. ' Train' with cousin Ashland. And what's better than a box train than a box train powered by your big cousin Patrick!

Nora found a friend while out shopping....

or should it have been boyfriend

We visited with cousin Nathan (although forgot the camera) and cousin Austin...

Nora loves giving babies hugs.

All that visiting made for a quiet trip back home!

Gearing up for the holidays

Mommy got a new camera! (Time to play with all the settings)

We've been busy getting ready for the holidays. Nora's class has been working on all things Christmas. It's fun to see her reactions to everything.

Snowflake cookies....baked and unbaked =)

She loves the tree and has her own Angel to light up each night.

She's such a little helper.

Many of her 'friends' have ended up in the tree to see the lights. Apparently, the tree isn't bright enough for the lights to be seen from anywhere else.

Playing in the leaves

Halloween!

She's a penguin. Waddle,Waddle

Cousin Austin came to visit!

Playing Tink'

Halloween night...

waiting for Trick or Treaters

Suckers, yum!

Buddy Sam for the night. The two of them ran each other down!

Nora's witchy sistas.

Balloon Glow

We made it to the balloon glow for the first time this year.

Nora's favorite balloon, the Sugar Smacks Bear!

Apple picking

We went on our second annual trip to go apple picking this past weekend. Nora got into it a lot more than last year. She even tolerated the tractor that pulled the wagon to the orchard.
And of course, she had her own field testing....

This swing puts the one in the backyard to shame

Yummmmm.....gotta love homemade apple pie!!!

Nora's 2!!

We celebrated Nora's birthday at Gma's and Papa's. She had a great time! She can even sing most of the Happy Birthday song. Thanks to everyone who was able to join in the festivities!

Lots of great gifts including this super cute Purdue apron to go with Nora's kitchen items. Pinata!!!