Nora Hansen's Journal

Nora ate oatmeal and apple slices for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a large serving of hamburger stew with meat, carrots, green beans, and tomatoes.  She had two servings of apricots and no dinner roll. First I want to remind everyone that Little Treasures will be closed Monday, New Years Day and back open on Tuesday.  Also, I'll email your January invoices this weekend.  Happy New Year to all of Nora's Family and whoever reads her Blogs.  :) Well first I have to post these two pictures from yesterday afternoon!  Lauralea showed up in the afternoon and she willingly put ponytails in the girl's hair.  Thank you Lauralea!  I love watching her because she can get it SO tight!  I try to replicate what she does, but nope it never looks like this!  :)  She has over 30 years of doing this plus her own daughter hair so she's had some practice!  I remember watching her do 5 and 6 girls every morning and again in the afternoon! ...

Nora ate two servings of french toast (thanks to some syrup) and half of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of pulled pork, ate toast, peas, and two servings of watermelon. These first two pictures are from yesterday afternoon.  In the first picture Atley was pushing Nora pretty fast in the chair and they were having a grand time.  They stopped and were going to do a head bump and this picture was timed perfectly because they bonked a bit too hard.  A second later and they were not nearly as happy as the picture shows.  But they were soon repaired, fixed-up, and back on the road!  :) Like you see in the next picture, Nora loves to hold the baby's hand.  She reaches for Linnea's hand every time right after the baby gets up from her nap.  In the following picture taken this morning she's holding the baby's right hand (you can't see it) and Avilene has the baby's left hand.  :)  Avi also has the baby's left foot. ...

Nora ate whole wheat toast and three servings of mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef with marinara sauce on whole wheat spaghetti noodles, taste of squash (she stuck her finger in it and licked her finger), and ate fruit salad. Yesterday there were only two kids here; today all five are here except there will be no after school kids.  Kenzie and Riley are at the Grandparents Farm because of no school this week.  Nora was so cute when she arrived and so excited.  She was grinning, giggling, running, being silly for several minutes.  Back and forth across the room.  She gets so excited and squealing - acting like she's not sure what to do next!  She was bouncing lightly on the mattress until she noticed Lauralea watching her and it was "full speed ahead!"  Big Bounces!  :)  Here are a couple pictures of her and Atley playing on the mattress and then in the igloo.  (Atley is in the igloo and I like how Nora's legs m...

Nora ate bites of waffle and ate fruit salad for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a couple bites of shepherds pie with hamburger, green beans, carrots, and potatoes.  She ate whole grain tortillas and ate a large serving of cherries. I want to wish all of Nora's family a Merry Christmas!  She's a wonderful little girl, I love her a ton, and I'm thankful to be a part of her life and your life.!  :)  Little Treasures is closed Friday - Monday. The next Blog will be on Tuesday the 26th. Here's a picture of Nora headed somewhere with a pillow that's almost as big as she is!!  She's watching herself in the mirror!  She (and most of the kids) love those mirrors!  Uhhh...maybe she likes them more than most!  Ha! Here's the story behind the picture: We'd been reading some Christmas books and the kitchen timer signaled me to turn on the oven.  When I came back out Hudson said, "We are being so patient!"  And they were!!  It was so ...

Nora ate half of french toast and two servings of strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bite of salmon loaf, bites of dinner roll, bites of squash, and ate a large serving of tropical fruit. Well I haven't posted a picture of Nora and Riley lately so here we go!!  Nora gets LOTS of special treatment from Riley - and from Kenzie as well.  They were just messing around kind of wrestling when I took this picture.  And watching themselves in the mirror!  I took a picture of Nora bouncing on the mattress this morning while performing for Lauralea.  I intentionally took a side view here so you can get an idea what she's doing!  She's in the middle of bouncing hard - so hard in fact that she bumped her chin on the blue balance beam on the way down!! I'm not sure if she realizes she's the one who caused it, because she was still grazing it every time!! (She looks like a little piston going up and down - and this picture is at the top of the st...

Nora ate most of toasted whole wheat english muffin and two large servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate pork chops, whole wheat toast, a few bites of roasted vegetables (sweet potatoes, potatoes, beets), and ate applesauce.   Nora was in the swivel/rocker chair first thing and Atley was pushing her fast.  They were both laughing so hard - it was adorable!  Atley wandered off so Hudson took over the pushing duties.  He was going along and fell down and Nora laughed hard!  Hudson said, "She laughed when I fell and I got back up."  Then he started falling on purpose and Nora was laughing every time!  That reminds me of when Reid was here last week.  He did something that Hudson thought was funny so Reid kept doing it over and over.  And every time he said, "You wanna laugh again Bubba!?!"  :) Hudson was involved in some kind of dramatic play - I couldn't quite hear what he was saying.  But then he made an announ...

Nora ate chex cereal and two servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch she ate most of ground beef, half of whole wheat hamburger bun serving, ate tomato, lettuce, most of her avocado serving, and ate oranges. We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and the kids had lots of fun exploring all the toys.  Like I've mentioned many times we rarely do anything extra (except read lots of the new books) on toy exchange Monday!  When I took this first picture of Nora wearing one of the animal masks, while watching Atley with her mask.  Atley was the first to put on a mask and then everyone was trying them on.  This is Nora's preferred method of wearing one!!  :) Monday's are always interesting - especially Monday mornings - as the Daycare kids reestablish their spot in the Daycare.  Totally fascinating to me!  It's extra challenging for someone with a temperament like Nora because they haven't had to share space or toys or attention ...

Nora ate oatmeal and dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate tilapia, whole wheat elbow noodles, green beans, and applesauce. While all the kids were waving bye to Momma Emily at the window Hudson was saying, "bye Mom, bye Mom, bye Mom."  Then of course he had to add, "That was my Mom."  Little turkey.  Nora doesn't yet realize what he's doing, but I'm sure the day will come if he keeps it up.  Avi, on the other hand, does NOT like it when he does that.  And that's life at the Infant - Toddler Social Training Institute!!  :) This first picture is from yesterday afternoon, but Nora was actually doing the exact same thing this morning.  She makes me laugh.  Frequently.  :)  In the second picture Nora was using some blocks for steps to get on the couch.  She can make it on the couch without the blocks, but she has to work hard. Atley joined her and used them too - which she obviously doesn't need. Several tim...

Nora ate most of whole wheat bagel and two servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of hamburger pizza with whole wheat crust, tomato sauce, olives, peppers, mushrooms, pineapple, and ate a serving of pineapple on the side. This isn't just about Nora, but I think you'll like it.  At the breakfast table when everyone was just about done eating Avilene started whipping her head side-to-side really fast and furious - just being a goof and showing-off!  Nora and Atley were laughing hard of course and started doing the same thing, squealing louder every passing second!  I told Avi, "Hold your head still please."  Hudson never misses an opportunity to add his two cents worth, and he followed with this; "Or your ponytail will fall out!"  haha!  (The fact that Avi didn't have a ponytail was apparently irrelevant!) Well I think it's about time to post another picture of Nora when she's getting those socks off!!  The first one...

Nora ate bites of whole wheat toast and two large servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate some pork roast, some whole grain tortillas, ate carrots, and mixed fruit. First thing this morning Hudson and Nora picked up right where they left off yesterday morning.  (See picture posted yesterday.)  She was in the swivel rocker chair, he covered her with blankets, he started spinning the chair, and Nora sat there like a queen sucking her thumb and giggling.  :)  Hudson said, "I'm spinning Nora." I took this first picture of them waiting at the gate with their paint shirts on!  Come on Gary!  We're ready!  Just take the picture!!  Haha!  I frequently try different ways to set up art that will help it flow smoothly.  With this age group the less time they have to sit and do nothing, the better.  So this time I had the paper, paint, and brushes all ready to go when they went to table.  (You can see Hudson is intent...

Nora ate half of toasted whole wheat english muffin and a few bites of dried plums.  For lunch she ate everything; a large serving of chicken with stir fry vegetables, large serving of brown rice, and two servings of oranges. Nora was doing LOTS of playing with the dress-up clothes over her head.  She hasn't done that for a few days.  Atley joined in the fun.  She was watching Nora for a couple minutes and then grabbed a shirt and jammed her head in the arm sleeve and stretched it tight!  Pretty funny!  They were laughing and having a good time. I took this picture when Hudson was covering Nora with a blanket and she was soaking up the attention.  Just prior to this Hudson had all the doll blankets and was rolling them up individually.  He said, "I'm gonna go jump after I'm done doing laundry."  :) Here's an "activity" that happens at least once a week!  (And today.)  I have several gold crowns and Hudson said, "I wanna see ...

Nora ate cheerios and half of her banana serving at breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef, whole grain pita bread, tomatoes, two servings of olives, avocado, and watermelon.  Reid is visiting today and it was basically a riot most of the time.  Haha!  So much fun!  At the breakfast table he was watching Nora eat her cheerios and said, "OH MY GOSH!!  Look how much she put in her mouth at once!!"  LOL!  SO funny!  Speaking of funny; I remembered that cheerios did not settle well in Reid's tummy so I asked; "Do cheerios still give you stinky burps?"  He said, "Yes, rotten egg burps; but if you have chocolate ones?"  LOL!  Haha!  I roared!  Nope, fresh out of those, but nice try!  :) The kids were at the window waving at Daddy Ryan and Bubba is not about to forget your previous indiscretions of "drive-byes" without waving!  He said, "He waved at us that time!!"  (somewhat surprised tone!)  Ha! Re...

Nora ate brown rice and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate several bites of salmon, no dinner roll, ate corn, and mangoes. These first two pictures are from yesterday afternoon.  Nora was playing with one of the doll hats and then started putting it on top of her own head.  Silly Nora.  Kenzie actually took this second picture, but I like how Nora was just watching Atley be her usual silly self.  These two kids play together and enjoy each other, but they are so different!  Nora's "world view" may be slightly more serious minded than Atley's!!  Haha!  The picture says it best! We had another typical morning of reading stories, singing, and playing on the mattress!  I took this picture when Nora moved out to the middle of the mattress and lay there sucking her thumb.  I think I heard her say something like this; "Now why would you suggest I be the one to move?!?  After all this is the Queen's mattress!"  :) A...

Nora ate bites of whole wheat english muffin and ate two servings of oranges for breakfast.  For lunch she ate everything: ground beef, whole wheat elbow noodles, peas, and applesauce. All of the children LOVE the new baby and it's so cute and sweet!!  Nora was playing close to her and the baby managed to grasp Nora's sleeve.  And of course a baby has a tight grip!  Nora kind of struggled to pull away and it totally surprised her.  I loved the look on Nora's face; like what the heck was that about!?!  Haha! I took these first 2 pictures yesterday afternoon.  Kenzie loves doing everyone's hair and they all like having her do it too!!  She's takes them out, one at a time, to the living room and they get the "special treatment!"  The next picture cracked me up!  Hudson was "teaching" Nora  her colors!  (He is in the lower right part of the picture in case you missed him!)  There is only a slight problem with this; Hudson ...

Nora ate most of french toast and two servings of strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate most of paleo stew with hamburger, carrots, green beans, sweet potatoes, and broccoli.  She ate saltines and tropical fruit too.  During Lunch Hudson was saying, "Nora is Ba-nay-a!  Hi Banaya, hi Banaya!"  What a goof!  That's what he has chosen to call Baby La-nay-a!  Nora just looked at him like what are you talking about!?!  :) Nora came in with almost half of a cheese stick.  It seemed like only a minute or two later and I asked, "Where's your cheese stick?"  She opened her mouth wide to show me it was gone down there somewhere!  Haha!  Then I turned on some music and she immediately started cutting some serious dance moves so I took this first picture!  :)  She was also throwing herself around on the mattress again for Lauralea's benefit!  Avi went through that stage as well.  Now that I think about it, Av...

Nora ate most of her waffle and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate baked chicken, most of whole grain tortillas, ate cabbage salad mix, and two servings of baked cinnamon apples. Nora snuggled in the chair with me for probably 15 minutes after waving bye to Mommy at the window.  Atley was working hard to entice Nora to come and play.  She went into the igloo and was peeking out at Nora and Nora was giggling.  It was so cute.  Nora eventually went and played, but she was enjoying the entertainment first! Speaking of entertainment, Nora was entertaining Lauralea with some acrobatic maneuvers on the mattress!  Bouncing, rolling, flopping, arching her back.....and watching Lauralea to make sure Lauralea was watching her!  Ha! This first picture:  Hudson and Nora were sitting on the couch waiting for Story Time.  Nora was doing some "head banging" back-n-forth against the back of the couch.  The static electricity had her fine...