Nora Hansen's Journal

Nora ate oatmeal and half of dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate tilapia, two servings of whole wheat elbow noodles, both servings covered with applesauce, and ate green beans.  Nora watched Lauralea fix our tilapia at lunch and she said, "Lauralea, you're the best cooker in the whole world!"  Haha.  Sorry Daddy Ryan, I know you were shooting for that designation!  :) I think Nora's a little jacked about going camping.  At least three times in the first 30 minutes she said, "Hey Gary, I like going camping."  The anticipation is always the best part.  :) Nora and Atley were bickering about something and they reduced it to the bare minimum; "no it isn't" "yes it is" "no it isn't" "yes it is."  Back and forth many times until I said, "Ok, that's enough, I don't really like this conversation."  Nora said, "I don't either."  Haha.  Whatever. This first picture is...

Nora ate two servings of blueberry bagel and three servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a large serving of hamburger and sausage pizza with meat, peppers, pineapple, olives, mushrooms, and tomato sauce.  She ate whole wheat pizza crust (which we serve separate on the side), and two servings of pineapple on the side. The Nelson girls are with their Grandparents at the lake so there are three kids here today and the group dynamics always change when some are gone or new arrivals come.  I'll start off with these two cute pictures of two cute kids.  :)  Miles has his pajamas on in the second picture and that was after his morning nap.  Nora is so cute with him and they love each other so much.  She twists him and turns him, pokes at him, tickles him, lays on him, and thankfully he just laughs and grins!  Such a sweet little guy. Next picture; I've bought a few new coloring books for "older" kids and Atley and Avi have been doi...

Nora ate whole wheat toast and three servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate pork roast, bites of whole wheat tortillas, ate carrots, and two servings of strawberries. Nora was doing stickers at Art time along with Svea, Avi, and Atley.  I was also sitting at the table cutting stickers off sheets of paper.  Nora was saying, "Hey Gary! Hey Gary!!  Watch watch watch!!" I said, "What would you like me to watch?"  She said, "Gary, why do you not watch when people do things?"  Haha.  Hmmm....I thought I was being very observant!!  :) These first three pictures are left over from yesterday afternoon when we were outside playing.  Avilene was working hard to pull Svea and Nora in the wagon.  In the second picture Avi was trying to balance on teeter-totter or surfboard.  :)  In the third picture Atley has just sent the red ball flying out of the catapult. Next picture: Nora and Atley working on some dance moves...

Nora ate cheerios and banana for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef, half of whole wheat pita bread, three servings of olives, ate avocado and two servings of strawberries.  At breakfast Nora said, "Miles put a bouncy ball in his mouth and Dad got nervous; afraid he world choke."  Avi said, "Well the easter bunny brought me a bouncy ball!"  Kids! They crack me up!  Egocentricity runs rampant here!  :) I have several pictures of Nora's morning and she was a busy little girl.  First up; the doll house.  This was right after arrival and this was number 1.  Then - second picture - she went to give brother some attention because apparently she had not seen him over the long weekend.  Haha. Next picture: I was watching Nora run at the couch and jump on face-first.  And I noticed her legs were going high in the air.  And this was about the best photo I could get of it.  :)  Following picture: They did "Ring-ar...

Nora ate most of her brown rice and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of salmon, ate whole wheat dinner roll, ate riced cauliflower, and two servings of mangoes. This first picture is leftover from yesterday afternoon when it started raining outside.  The kids were so excited to get out the "rain toys."  Second picture: We got in some bubble chasing time when it wasn't raining.  There are lots of bubbles in the picture and it's fun to zoom in on this one.  Nora's expression is full of excitement!  There's a big bubble just above the end of Avi's "noodle."  And Atley is searching for more bubbles to chase! Next picture; Nora was playing cars with Atley again this morning.  They were naming their cars "Twiggy" and "Mimi."  Following picture: We made a little catapult using the wooden spoon, wooden dowel, and a rubber band!  Haha.  (Life skills class -  because you just never know when you might need ...

Nora ate whole wheat English muffin and three servings of mandarin oranges for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef, whole wheat elbow noodles, two servings of peas, and three servings of applesauce. This first picture is leftover from yesterday afternoon.  Momma Molly told me to say, "Animal Workout" to Alexa and so we gave it a try yesterday.  The kids loved it and it helped that Avi had experience and she led the workout.  I think they were being "bears" when I took the picture.  Thanks Molly! The kids loved it!  And they really did get a good workout!!  Side note: Suggestions from any of you are always welcome if you think of something the group might enjoy! Next picture: Nora dancing/jumping in front of the mirror while having Alexa play "Happy Birthday" over and over and over and over again.  Love the ponytail flying!!  Another side note: Last night I couldn't get "Happy Birthday" out of my head.  Dang you Nora!!  H...

Nora ate French toast and three servings of strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a large serving of "hearty paleo stew" with meat, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, green beans, and carrots.  ("This is my favorite!"  She says that about every stew!)  She ate saltines and three servings of tropical fruit. First picture: Now who does this girl look like!?!  Haha.  Little Mini Me Emily.  Have I ever mentioned the amount of time she spends in front of the mirrors!?!  Haha.  Here's what made me giggle about this picture: Notice the mirror directly  Behind Nora.  That's where she sat the first 14 months of her life; in front of that mirror.  So she really hasn't traveled too far in her life yet.  :) Next picture: Nora standing on the legos table telling Alexa (who's on the shelf) to play "Happy Birthday to Atley" over and over and over and over and over and over.  Ok, you get the idea.  ...

Nora ate two servings of waffle and three servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of chicken, bites of whole wheat tortilla, ate corn, and two servings of baked cinnamon apples.  Atley and Nora were bickering at breakfast time and part of it sounded like this; Atley said, "You're repeating yourself!"  Nora said, "No I'm not, no I'm not, no I'm not, no I'm not."  Haha.  Atley said, "You're still repeating yourself."  Same response; "No I'm not, no I'm not, no I'm not, no I'm not."  Goofy kids. First picture: Wow, I couldn't believe it!!  Nora played with this legos truck first.  (I almost checked her temp!!  Ha!)  The yellow truck cab you can see snaps on over the motor (just like it is in the picture) and she was asking for help.  First she was trying to snap it on the trailer and I showed her where it went.  She obviously has more experience taking care of dolls and babies. ...

Nora ate kix cereal and mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground turkey, whole wheat hamburger bun, ate tomato, avocado, and three servings of cherries. First picture; Well it's toy exchange Monday and of course the first thing Nora was interested in was the new set of dolls.  She's feeding her baby the bottle.  Check out the bears circling her camp.  Hey, after all it's Montana.  :)  The following picture makes me laugh.  The big kids were playing the "stretch" game.  She has her right elbow on a picture, left hand on a picture, and down in the right-hand corner Avi is pointing to where she has to put a foot.  Well that's not happening; her feet are headed in the wrong direction.  :) Next picture: Nora was talking on the phone and saying things like; "Yes, I'm up here on the couch sitting. What are you doing?"  So I asked her who she was talking to on the phone and she said, "My both Grandmas, and my both Grandp...

Nora ate oatmeal and two servings of baked cinnamon apples for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two large servings of hamburger stew with meat, tomatoes, green beans, carrots, and potatoes.  She also ate whole wheat dinner roll and three servings of apricots.  Where does that little girl put all of that food?!?  WOW!! Svea had asked me for something and I said, "Nope, not now."  So she started begging, "please, please, please..."  I said, "I already answered your question and I don't like it when you start begging!"  Nora said, "Yeah, I don't like that either."  LOL!!  That made me laugh. Here are pictures from Nora's morning.  It was so nice to have her and Miles back with us today.  And the other kids were happy to see them as well.  In the first picture Nora was doing some gluing, but the process of "oooooohhhhhing" and "aaaaawwwwwing" at all the pretty beads was way more fun than putting them on the glue.  If...

Nora ate cream of wheat cereal and most of dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of chicken, bites of brown rice, ate broccoli, and three servings of pineapple. First two pictures; Atley and Nora having their usual fun time together first thing in the morning just after arrival.  First with the doll house and in the second picture Nora is examining Atley's dress.  Atley has her arms raised and it looks like Nora is about to frisk her.  :)  Actually Nora was in the process of counting the stripes on Atley's shirt. Next picture: Cuteness doubled!!  :)  Following picture:  Nora was doing stickers and these particular ones were some small letters.  She said, "Hey Gary, here is the letter for your name."  Yes, there are actually two "G's." Next picture:  I've mentioned this before, but Nora has played with Svea frequently since she's been back at Little Treasures.  It usually happens when Atley and...