Birthday Fun

As mentioned in the previous post, we invited a few neighbors over for Nora's birthday. She got a ball, which she really loves these days. Since it was an impromptu party (some guests were invited just 30 min prior), I ran out and found a cake-not bad for last minute!I had planned to wait until the family party for the cake-smearing event, but who can resist watching a baby dig into cake? So, Nora got her opportunity.

At first she wasn't quite sure...

...but then decided it was pretty tasty!

And finally, it was destroyed.

After a quick bath, Nora played with her new music set.

All the kids (including Kerry and Jeff) had fun with it :)

But, birthday fun doesn't last forever. Yesterday it was time for a trip to the doctor and Nora did NOT enjoy it. Even sitting on the scale was too scary to bear. She is 28 3/4 inches tall (40%) and weighs 18lb 5 oz (10%). And that was with a slightly wet diaper and immediately following drinking 4oz!

When Nora doesn't like the surface she's crawling on (in this case a cold floor), she crawls on her feet and hands.

She was not quite sure about the hairdo I tried out yesterday morning. I'll admit that it wasn't my best effort, but I'm new at this! It didn't even last 5 min and she had pulled it out.

Next week we'll be on vacation, enjoying beautiful Breckenridge and yet another birthday party for Nora!