Here she is cooking up a mess...
And just being cute...
Getting into trouble (she loves to try to stick her hand in the VCR...yes, we still have a VCR)...
Crawling like the wind. She is fast. Seriously fast...
So far, 2011 has been a very good year for sisterly love. Maybe due somewhat to my improved mood, Nora seems to have settled into a pretty steady good-sharing, lots-of-loving big sister mode. She obviously still has her moments, but for the most part she and Elise are getting along really well. Their favorite new "game" consists of endless unintelligible Knock Knock jokes. Example:
Nora: Knock Knock
Mama: Who's there?
N: ploopabootaplatoo
M: ploopabootaplatoo who?
N: blapapoot mwababa
Laughter ensues...
Or, my favorite:
Elise: blapa bwa
Nora: Who's there?
E: mamama ba!
N: mamama ba who?
E: da
Nora cracks up laughing and Elise looks amused but confused.
Repeat dozens of times...
It warms my heart. Big time.
Here they are sharing a show on Nora's iPod...
Nothing says love like sharing your popsicle...
And, my Nora. Oh my Nora. My emotional state during a typical day with Nora jumps from absolute delight, to amazing pride, to extreme frustration, to exhaustion, to hilarity, to love love love. She is amazing.
Here she is carrying her doggie in a self-made sling (moments after this picture she had a mini-meltdown b/c she couldn't get it off)...
And, here she is setting the table for dinner. She does amazingly well - she puts down napkins, forks, spoons, and always adds a little of her own sparkle. On this night we each got a bowl with a whole apple (stickers removed) and approximately 6 raisins. Too cute.
Last but not least, I finally got Chris to agree to turning the mudroom/Sadie's room into a playroom. I should clarify that by "agree" I should say that I just did it and he didn't care enough to stop me. Hopefully he's happy with the end result.
Here it is before...
And, after...
I have more work planned, but I think it's not half bad for one afternoon's worth of work! Now we just need to find a new spot for Sadie's bed...
That's it for now! Happy MLK Day!
1 comment:
That before picture didn't do the room justice. I was raised on the tradition of "mud rooms," which are just that - messy dumps where you pen in the beasts (human or four legged) when they're all covered in muck. It had also become a parking lot for strollers, half-full recycling bags, and cast aside furniture, to name a few things. Needless to say, it needed a facelift. My reservations dealt with where all those things would go next, knowing full well that we're a messy family and will have to pile it all up somewhere. For the time being, though, it looks great!
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