Nora Hansen's Journal

Nora ate bites of oatmeal and ate her baked cinnamon apples for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of hamburger stew with meat, carrots, tomatoes, and green beans.  She also ate whole wheat dinner roll and her apricots.  The three table girls were having another "discussion" about signal lights at lunch time.  The big dilemma: Which light means "go backwards?"  "Pink or Blue!?!"  :) The thing about 3 year olds arguing is they'll frequently switch their positions in the middle of it all!! We were preparing to go outside yesterday afternoon and Nora was working at getting her own shoes on.  Avi was keeping an eye on Nora (while working on her own shoes) and said, "Other foot Nora!" That was pretty cool!  I knew she'd mastered it for herself, but that's the first time I've heard her help someone else match foot and shoe.  Thanks for helping Avi!! First picture: This is also from outside yesterday afternoon.  Atley said sh...

Nora ate bites of French toast and bites of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef with marinara sauce, whole wheat spaghetti noodles, bites of cauliflower, and two servings of fruit salad. This first picture is leftover from outside yesterday afternoon.  The kids had a blast "painting" the sidewalk with water.  Love the dollar store for toys like this that won't last long anyhow!!  I also love group pictures where I can post the same thing in everyone's Blog!  haha!  Next picture: Well look here; another group picture!!  :)  Lauralea was singing, "Spin around in a circle" and the kids were having a blast!!  (The song includes many other motions besides just spinning!!) Next picture: This was actually a very cool thing!  Avi invited Nora to join her in this activity and then proceeded to help Nora when she needed assistance.  Avi LOVES helping the others when they don't quite get what it is they are suppos...

Nora ate half of whole wheat toast and ate mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate pulled pork, whole wheat dinner roll, ate three servings of peas, and ate strawberries.  Breakfast conversation was hilarious:  Avi said, "Gary, can I have more bread?"  Atley said, "No, it's toast." Avi, "It's bread."  Atley, "It's toast."  Four or five times of this and Atley immediately turned to Nora and said, "It's bread."  LOL!  Nora said, "No it's toast." Atley said, "No, it's bread."  And that went on for five or six more times.  :) Nora said, "I have a hangnail."  Atley said, "Can I take it off!?"  Haha!  Nora said, "No!!"  Atley seemed disappointed (ha) and asked, "Why!?!?"  Nora said, "Cause I want Gary to cut it!"  Haha! First picture:  Now I think that's quite a bit of hair!!  Nora was holding it in her hand and she said, "Callahan got...

Nora ate half of whole wheat bagel and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate shrimp, bites of brown rice, two servings of stir fry vegetables, and ate raspberries.  At the lunch table Nora, Avi, and Atley were talking about all the things "we DON'T eat."  Now that can be a long list and they named several!  Haha!  Example: "We don't eat tissues!"  "We don't eat beetles."  "We don't eat towels."  Ha! Nora had a great morning as did all of the kids.  Everyone was happy to be back and we had lots of fun.  The first thing Nora had to tell me about: "We got strawberry jammies!!"  Oh!  For your brother?!?  She said, "No."  Oh! For your Daddy!?!  She giggled.  "No!  For Baby!"  Haha! Next picture: Callahan's bottle was almost done and I'd momentarily laid the baby on the floor to attend to some other child.  (And I'd asked Nora to hold his bottle.)  When I turned around here's a pi...

Nora ate whole wheat bran cereal and most of raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a couple bites of baked beef kabobs with meat, zucchini, pineapple, and peppers.  She also ate half of brown rice and ate pineapple on the side. First thing at the window when they were waving bye to Momma Emily, Nora said, "Hey Gary, Mom got my baby because I wouldn't listen."  Ha!  Thanks for sharing Nora.  I told her "confession is good for the soul!" :) Breakfast conversation this morning:  Atley said, "You forgot to turn the pictures on!!"  (The digital pictures at the table.)  Atley said, "You're a goofball!"  Haha!  Boy did Nora and Avi respond immediately in my defense!!  "No he's not!!  No he's not!!  No he's not!!"  It was pretty funny! More breakfast conversation: This time they were discussing signal lights.  "Red means stop!"  They all agreed on that one.  "Green means go."  They all agreed. ...

Nora ate a bite of waffles and bites of fruit salad for breakfast.  (I'm glad you told me she ate a lot before she came to Daycare.)  For lunch she ate bites of shepherd's pie with meat, green beans, carrots, and potatoes.  She also ate bites of whole wheat tortillas and ate her cherries.  I'm also glad you told me what she'd eaten before she came!  Because they were having a discussion at breakfast and Nora said something about peanut butter and banana and Avi said, "That would be yucky!!"  Nora said, "NO! We eat it!!"  Haha! Here's a note from yesterday afternoon.  The neighbor's apple tree has been loaded with blossoms as you've probably noticed and they are all over the Daycare lawn.  The kids are pretty fascinated by them and they've been gathering handfuls.  Yesterday the wind started blowing HARD and blossoms were falling like a snow storm.  Nora jumped up and started squealing and Atley immediately joined her also squealin...

Nora ate bites of French toast and ate her strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate "Whole 30 chili" with meat, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and peppers. She ate half of her whole wheat dinner roll, and two servings of tropical fruit. First picture:  These four were waiting to wave bye to Nora's Momma Emily.  Atley was in the bathroom when Nora arrived and Nora was freaking out that Atley was gonna miss waving good bye.  I said, "Here she comes!"  Except I was referring to Atley!!!  Nora thought I meant her Momma was coming around the corner and she freaked out more because Atley was NOT at the window yet.  Oh man!  By the time I took this picture poor Nora was a wreak!!  (It all ended well, Atley was there before Momma arrived, but the trauma and drama had already taken place!!) Next picture: Nora was playing with Callahan on the mattress after he woke up from his morning nap.  This was all fun and games until mom...

Nora ate half of whole wheat English muffin and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate pork chop, most of whole wheat toast, ate half of  beets, and ate applesauce.  Mealtime entertainment:  At the breakfast table Atley did two or three really  loud  burps and Avi said, "Say excuse me!!"  Atley said, "no."  And Avi repeated it again.  Finally Atley said, "Excuse me!"  Avi said, "Now say it again!  You burped two times!!"  Haha! Here's a cute Nora statement from this morning: "Hey Gary, the last time I went to the Doctor he looked at my teeth and I got a flosser!"  :) Here are some pictures from Nora's morning; Nora is sitting and watching the other's jump.  What you can't see is her baby she is holding directly in front of her.  :)  And that baby took up most of her morning!!  Second picture: "I have my baby covered up with a blanket."  And she was carrying it around in this big purse. ...

Nora ate whole wheat Chex cereal and two servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch she ate half of ground beef, half of whole wheat hamburger bun, bites of cucumber, and ate oranges. NOTICE:  I just want to remind everyone that Little Treasures will be closed  Monday the 27th  for Memorial Day!  (That's next Monday!)  And I may as well start reminding you now of the following closure dates: Those will be my yearly days off in Summer.   July 4 - July 12  this year.  (July 4 is on a Thursday.) We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and guess what Nora went for first!  That was a hard guess, right!?!  Haha!  There's only one picture today where Nora is doing something without a doll!  The story behind the next picture is very cute!  Notice the "little baby" beside (to the left) of the doll. Avi (and later Nora) was looking for the little baby and and asked, "Where is the baby!?!"  I was helping...

Nora ate breakfast at home.  For lunch she ate several bites of hamburger and sausage pizza with whole wheat pizza crust, meat, olives, pineapple, peppers, and tomato sauce.  She also ate pineapple on the side. Nora immediately noticed my shirt and said, "That's a new shirt."  And she's right of course.  Nora was also happy to see Atley this morning.  (Atley has been out for a couple of days.)  She gave Atley a hug first thing. So speaking of happy to see someone take a look at the first picture!!  As always Nora was thrilled to see Callahan.  She loves this stage where they still can't get away from her!!  Ha!  (And Callahan likes Nora a lot too!) Next picture:  Nora did several activities, but as soon as she heard Callahan fuss a little bit she was right there to help out!  Thanks Nora!  He was fussing and this helped a lot!  Atley also took a turn and he ended up happily watching them in the preschool room ...

Nora ate bites of whole wheat bagel and ate a large serving of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch she ate tilapia, two servings of whole wheat elbow noodles, ate green beans, and two servings of applesauce.  (They like to smother their noodles with applesauce.) Nora was wrapping up a little stuffed animal (deer fawn with spots) and that was her baby.  So I asked, "Whats' your baby's name?"  She said, "Lamb."  Lamb?!?  She said, "Yes."  But it's a baby deer.  She said, "No."  Ok, that's fine.  You can ignore those spots all over it if you want to!!  Haha!! First picture: Nora was so happy to see Baby Cal when he woke up from his morning nap.  During breakfast time.  And that was basically the end of Nora's breakfast!!  Haha!!  Second picture; Nora saw Avi spending some time working on her legos project so she did a project of her own. Last picture: Doing a sorting activity with Avi!!  Cheers!! ...

Nora ate breakfast at home.  For lunch she ate most of ground beef, bite of whole wheat pita bread, most of olives, ate tomato, bites of avocado, and two servings of strawberries. First picture: As usual Nora was thrilled when Callahan (her practice brother) got up from his morning nap!  This is a very common sight!!  :)  Even when she goes and does something different she keeps her senses tuned in to him!  "His bib came off Gary."  "Gary, Callahan spit!!"  "Gary!! Callahan is crying!"  And on it goes.  You're a great helper Nora!! Next picture: Svea was playing in the legos box for a long time and she apparently had her arm resting against a "legos flower" during her time in the box.  Shortly after she crawled out of the box Nora said, "She got a flower on her arm!"  What are you talking about!?!  And you could see an imprint of the flower lingering on her arm!!  Ha!!  If you look close you can see it and Nora ...

Nora ate half of oatmeal and half of raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate salmon, bite of whole wheat dinner roll, bite of cauliflower, and ate her mangoes. Nora was at the window watching some neighbors walk their dog.  (We frequently wave at these neighbors.)  Nora said, "It's a puppy."  Avi responded, "Not a puppy! It's a dog!"  And that's how it went for a minute or two; "It's a puppy!!"  "It's a dog!!"  Avi gets a bit overly excited and adds some "in-your-face" finger pointing!  "IT'S A DOG!!"  However, Avi figured out a compromising way to finish the debate.  She said, "I know what it is; it's a puppy dog."  End of discussion.  I really like how you ended that Avi.  You're much smarter than most of our politicians!! First picture is from yesterday afternoon.  Atley and Nora were doing what we call "mountain climbing." We've got pictures of kids from years a...

Nora was in no mood for breakfast and declined to come and join us.  She certainly made up for it at the next meal!!  :)  For lunch she ate two servings of ground beef, large serving of whole wheat elbow noodles, large serving of peas, and three servings of applesauce. This first picture is from yesterday afternoon.  Nora was sitting in the stroller holding her baby in a blanket and Svea was working really hard to move that stroller!  If you look close you can see she's "leaning" into it and straining hard!  Except she was already up against the corner!! Next picture: Like I mentioned earlier Nora was not in a happy mood when she came in and so I asked for her help with Callahan while I got the breakfast food on plates and ready to serve.  This is a super good way to help her transition whenever she's having struggles in that area.  (They'll obviously have to figure something else out when she moves on to Preschool this fall.) Last two p...