Nora Lee Tap Dances

Our new dog

He are photos of our new dog Hogarth. He is a one year old terrier mix that we adopted from the Pasadena Humane Society. He is energetic and fun, loves to play and is a total snuggler. He is wonderful with Nora Lee and she adores him. He is such a sweet new member of our family. And, Matt is having no allergy issues!!

Halloween

Dorothy and Toto at home ready for Halloween!!




Decorating a tombstone at the Trader Joes fair.



Nora Lee wins 1st prize at the Trader Joe's costume contest!! Our Trader Joes had their first annual kid's Halloween fair. There was face painting, crafts, a magician and a costume contest. She got a trophy and everything! After she won, we told her to go up on stage to get her prize. She brought back the trophy and said, "What is this?"



The party at our house before trick-or-treating. We are playing "pin the bow tie on the ghost".



Daddy and Nora Lee hot on the trick-or-treat trail



Eating more dinner at ten o'clock at night after a very long Halloween



See Nora Lee Trick-or-Treat!

Pumpkin Festival

Prepare for dizziness!

Recent Nora Lee quotes

#1
Nora: Im taking a big drink of water because my body says to take a big drink.

Sara: It's good that you listen to your body.

Nora: I'm listening to my body and it's saying funny things to me.

#2

Nora Lee: Why does the wicked witch want those slippers so bad?

#3

Sara: Did Audrey (her doll) run fast from the bear?

NL: No, because she is a slow running creature.

#4

Stranger: I love your shoes.

Nora Lee: Actually, they are ruby slippers.

#5
I asked Nora Lee to get out of the bath and she wasn't cooperating. I said, "Im going to count to three then Im going to come in the bath and get you." So, I did and said, "Next time I'd like you to come to me like you usually do." She responded, "Some days I will, and some days I won't." Well, at least she's honest.

#6
Nora Lee loves taking her vitamin C tablet each day. She asked for another one and I said that she could have another one on a different day. Nora Lee was silent a moment and then said, "Lets pretend its a different day."

#7
Nora Lee is starting to put together words that have a double meaning. She pointed to the TV and said "This is a screen, " and then pointed to the screen in the window and said, "and this is a screen too!" She is also exploring words that rhyme.

#8
Nora Lee loves food and likes just about everything except scrambled eggs. She only likes them if they are hard-boiled. She loves to peel them and then slice them in the egg slicer. I giggled at breakfast when I noticed her getting one slice of egg, putting salt and pepper on it, eating it, then getting another slice of egg and repeating the process.

OMG!

I leave Nora Lee for one day with Katie and she turns her into a pop star.

Yoga

Nora lee knows that I meditate and do yoga and asks me questions about both. On a few occasions she has done yoga with me. Today she asked for me to put on a yoga video so she could do yoga while I did some work on the computer. She came in after a few minutes and said, "I can't keep my legs straight." I laughed and told her that it all takes practice. She may have inherited my tight hamstrings because I think most kids are like jelly and, just like her mama, she can't touch her toes. Ah well.