Nora's talent show

Here's a three-in-one video where you'll see Nora do her "SO BIG!," clap hands, and even wave bye-bye.

And here is a picture that sort of captures her first tooth! 

Can ya see it?

How 'bout now?

Frankenstein!

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What a weekend!

We just concluded a a pretty jam-packed weekend... it began with Disney on Ice and ended with the Halloween festivities at Crossroads Village and Huckleberry Railroad. 

(Actually, it really ended with us coming home to a sick Norman who chose Nora's bedroom rug as the perfect spot to let loose, and me chipping a tooth, not necessarily in that order and certainly not related incidents.  Nice.  We'll just leave it at that.)

Basically, this weekend it consisted of lots of fun dressing up for two little girls... the first night in their princess get-ups and the second night in their Halloween costumes.*

* And in case you're counting, Tess only has one Halloween costume this year. Nora, on the other hand, has about five. Yes, five. She inherited a few of them from her sister, along with a few newbies. Oh, the choices. Luckily, she has one that would be suitable for about every forecast. Today, we chose one of the warmer options.

Event One:  Disney on Ice

 

Minnie and Tinkerbell are ready for the show

Event Two:  Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad 

Meow!

Snow White and Dorothy

With Meena and Papa

Heading to the carousel

No joke, this was the fastest carousel we have ever seen. 

Justifiably, she's holding on for dear life. 

Cider and donuts... mmmmm.

One of my favorite pictures of the day.

Train time 

Photographer Tess having fun with her own disposable camera

Tess' camera didn't last long before she ran out of pictures,

so then she grabbed my camera and started clicking...

here are some of the sights of the train ride from Tess' perspective

(literally from her perspective since she shot from the small crack in the window opening of the train).

One of her 48 shots of Uncle Mike

Nora always smiles best for her sister

Trick or treating

A tired Dorothy

Reacting to the smoke machine 

Before

After

And last but not least, a new picture for my desk at work.

Happy Birthday to Uncle Mark!

Copy Cat or Smarty Pants?

Me: Where?
Tess: Where?

Me: Who?
Tess: Who?

Me: When?
Tess: When?

Me: How?
Tess: Cow?

Me: Why?
Tess: Z.

Happy Birthday to Daddy!

We love you!

And just for the occasion, Tess pulled out her

BEST name writing EVER! 

Seriously.  This is the best we've seen to date. 

I told her to write her name and left the room. 

And came back to this...

Can you believe that?!

Nora = 10 months on 10/10/10

And just in time for the occasion, she has popped her first tooth!  We noticed it yesterday after one looooong night of Nora screaming on Friday.  Go figure.  She also stood up this weekend for the first time.  So many milestones in so little time.

  Can you tell that Daddy is playing peek-a-boo behind me?

Where'd he go?

 Action shot - clapping hands

And just for fun, here is a picture of Tess on her 10 month birthday

How Dad found her in her crib after naptime

(don't be fooled, she's not happy)

See what I mean?

Helping Dad rake leaves

The Jailbird

Our newly festive porch

The whole gang

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