Thursday, November 19, 2009

Nora and Claire

Claire and Nora enjoyed spending time together last weekend.

They hung out on the couch (notice the 'my aunt loves me' t-shirt),
played on the playmat

and cooked in the kitchen.


I meant to mention in my previous post that Nora got a book from Grandma and Grandpa Koski (among other things), I can't wait to read her 'Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?' Of course she will!




Thursday, November 12, 2009

First Visit to Utah

Last weekend we spent a quick two days in Utah.

Nora enjoyed a hike on Saturday and admired the fall colors.

Sunday we did some more hiking, another gorgeous day!


I really think Nora needed some more toys to play with...

We had a very nice visit, even though it was short.

This is before we left, 5 months old and all grown up!

On the cereal front, there hasn't been much improvement. She just doesn't like it. We might try another type of cereal (oatmeal) or mix something tasty in with it like bananas. In a couple of weeks once Nora learns how to eat and is old enough for other foods, she'll have a nice menu to choose from. I've been preparing and freezing sweet potatoes, butternut squash, green beans, peas, carrots and pears so far. I also plan to make apples, peaches and avocado. Hmm, but will avocado turn brown when I freeze it? So much to learn...

This weekend Auntie Claire comes for a visit-there is always something going on to keep us busy!

Friday, November 6, 2009

Rice Cereal

Not only was Saturday Halloween, it was the day Jeff and I decided to give Nora rice cereal for the first time.

Clean and ready to go:


The look says it all. I don't blame her, it doesn't look or smell very appealing.

And then the gagging started.

No longer clean, and she'd had enough. I'm not sure that any actually went down her throat.

If you'd like to watch this activity in action, visit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgZywA7ysGQ



So, we've been doing this every night now for nearly a week. Things haven't gotten any better. In fact, Nora has now started to combine her spitting skills (see video posted Oct. 28) with her cereal eating skills-you can imagine the outcome!



Today we're flying to Utah for the weekend to vist Grandma and Grandpa Koski! They haven't seen Nora since she was 7 weeks old, boy are they in for a treat :)

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Happy Halloween!



Our neighbors invited us over for dinner before trick-or-treating began.

Ladybug Lily and Nora, watching Scooby Doo
Jeff with Nora, Dirk with Finn and Jeff with Will.
Jen and Will aka Yoda