Nora's 2nd Birthday!

Ben made this hat for his sissy.

Proof that Grandad was there ... poor Bebe was not :(

Grampy liked his Little Mermaid Crown.

Our sweet girl is two! How is this possible? Our house has become a lot more "girlie" with lots of pink and princesses. One of our friends said the "Disney Switch" gets turned on in little girls at age two and it seems to be very true. Miss Nora is very thoughtful (saying "bless you" when you sneeze -OR- "are you okay, mamma?" if she hears a loud banging noise in the kitchen), she's usually sweet as pie (but knows how to turn on a POUT face and drags it out for a long time) ... She loves her baby doll and is a good mamma. We love our little gal and are so happy she's part of our family!

First Haircut!

Before...

Our friend Michelle cut Nora's hair and she loved it!
I came armed with suckers and she didn't even require them!

"Nora pretty hair!"

Christmas Eve-

In the morning we went to Bebe & Grandad's and exchanged our gifts (how did I not get a pic of Grandad??)

Angry Birds + Star Wars = Yes Please!

Nora and her beloved new baby doll. 

Here's what happens when we try to take a family photo.

Mags checking out her new LeapPad.

The Mc Gang.

 That night Bubba and Grampy fed us dinner and we exchanged our gifts with them.

Ben's new droid tank = AWESOME

The REAL Santa came by our house and it was soooo cool!

Nora and her new tutu + Bree Shirt.
She still wanted nothing to do with Santa! 

Big Weekend!

Auntie finished Grad School so Tim organized and we hosted a surprise party for her. It was hard to keep the secret (I couldn't talk to her for a few weeks for fear of ruining the surprise). We're really proud of her and can't wait for our second niece this summer!! Woo hoo......

The next day we made our annual Currant Cookies -- YUM!!

Ho Ho Ho!

 We went to a friend's annual Christmas Party and the BIG GUY showed up. Ben was all about saying "hello." (Although he was quick to point out it was obviously one of Santa's Helpers ... "I saw his real hair, Mom.")

Nora was just fine looking from a distance and wanted no part of it.

After school-

After a long day of school we like to hang out in my bed ... watch a show, Nora has some milk, we're goofy, we chit-chat (Ben's words) and read books. It's a nice way to to spend the afternoon as long as everyone is in a good mood!

Halloween

Halloween was fun this year. We started the day at Ben's school where they had a parade, school-wide flash mob dance to Thriller and class party.

After dinner our ghost and little dinosaur (Nora had a great dino rooooaaarrr!) headed out for some Trick-or-Treat fun. They got a ton of loot and Ben was very good and responsible with his peanut allergy.