Nora Hansen's Journal

Nora ate cheerios and two servings of banana for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef, whole wheat hamburger bun, two servings of tomatoes, two servings of olives, and two servings of watermelon. "Hey Nora, your Daddy said you guys are spending the night in Billings. That's where Story and Eden live."  (That's our Granddaughters, but Nora had more important things on her mind!!)  Nora said, "Does Billings mean we get to have a snack?"  LOL!!  That's beyond my pay-grade Nora; you'll have to ask management!  :) First picture: Atley brought a mermaid "thing" and of course Nora was wanting to play with it.  Atley said, "How about I play with it for a little bit and then you play with it for a little bit?"  Nora said,"No, that takes too long!"  (Translated; that takes too long and I want it right now!)  Haha. Next picture: Playing with doll house toys.  It was actually more fun putting doll house toys in Atley...

Nora ate brown rice and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate three servings of salmon, bites of whole wheat dinner roll, ate cauliflower, and two servings of mangoes.  Breakfast conversation with Atley;  Nora said, "I'm gonna do swim lessons in South Dakota.  They have a pool in South Dakota." Atley said, "Well my Dad is gonna work and my Mom and I have to think of something to do, but we didn't quite think it!"  :)   Nora said, "So you didn't know!" Just thought I'd throw in a picture from nap time yesterday.  Pillow is optional!  :)  Following pictures with parachute.  Nora on front left, Svea, Atley, and Avi.  (Going clockwise.)  Svea was just basically hanging on for dear life and had her legs going as fast as she possibly could!!   Third picture: More play with the Parachute.  The 4 girls are under it in this picture.  I heard someone say, "This will be a good place to hide from our Mommas!" N...

Nora ate two servings of whole wheat English muffin and two servings of mandarin oranges for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef, whole wheat elbow noodles, three servings of peas topped with three servings of applesauce.  Coral came upstairs during lunch time and the kids were excited to see her and were  ALL talking at once .  Totally cracked me up.  Everyone vying for her attention!! And they just kept getting louder and louder.  It was SO funny and sounded something like this, but all yakking at the same time!! Atley: "I have two apple trees and a pear tree!" Avi: "We're getting a new kitchen!" Nora: "We have a camper!!" Svea: "I have Frozen 2!" Cal: "Hi hi hi hi." Some pictures from Nora's morning.  First picture: I'm not sure what these two were playing, but all they'd say was "sleeping."  So maybe that was the game; sleeping.  Haha.  Second picture; Nora and Atley spent lots of time this mor...

Nora ate whole wheat toast and three servings of watermelon for breakfast.  For lunch she ate Hearty Paleo Stew with meat, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, carrots, green beans, and tomatoes.  She ate saltines and three servings of tropical fruit. At breakfast the conversation was all about swimming with Atley and Nora leading the way, but Atley also questioned Svea about her swimming abilities.  Haha.  Atley and Avi have been doing swim lessons so swimming has been a big topic around here!!  (Avi was not here to participate in this conversation because she was at swim lessons!!) Atley; "Can you make your head stand underwater?"  (LOL) Nora; "Yes." Atley; "Can you jump in the deep end?" Nora; "Yes." Atley; "Svea, can you jump in the deep end?" Svea; "Yes."  Haha. First picture; Yesterday afternoon everyone left early except Nora, Atley, and Miles.  So these two wanted to play at the sand table.  And they had lo...

Nora ate half of her waffle and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of chicken, ate whole wheat tortillas, corn, and two servings of baked cinnamon apple. I caught part of a conversation between Nora and Avilene about the meaning of "old."  Well this should be enlightening!!  Here's some of what I heard: Avi: "You're old when you grow up and get big!" Nora: "No, you're old when you die.  My Mom told me that." Avi; "No, she (Emily) means you're old when you've already died." So there you have it people.  Four years old and they have it figured out!!  :) The first two pictures are from yesterday afternoon; Nora showing me her Mr Potato Head creation and then getting distracted by a serious (?) wound on her leg.  :)  Following picture; Lauralea had come outside for something and then before leaving she was scratching my back.  Thank you Lauralea!  Anyhow, Avi wanted Lauralea to scratch her back, Nora...

Nora ate some kix cereal and ate her mixed fruit for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of ground turkey, bites of whole wheat hamburger bun, ate avocado, cucumber, and two servings of  cherries.  Atley and Nora were discussing clothes at breakfast.  Cracks me up.  They are seriously WAY more interested in clothes right now at age 4 than I've EVER been in my 65 years.  Haha.  "Nora, is that a new shirt?"  Nora said, "No, I had it for a long time. I think I got it when I was a little kid."  Atley said, "Well my shirt has a hoodie and I got it at Old Navy."  I Love it.  And this is a very common discussion. We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and the kids were super busy this morning.  There was a fair amount of bickering between Nora and Avilene this morning - which is pretty common - even though you can rarely detect that in the pictures.  They always look SO angelic! Haha.  First picture: I...

Nora was shopping with Mommy this morning.  For lunch she ate hamburger stew with meat, green beans, carrots, and tomatoes.  She said, "I love this stew.  She always eats the different stews very well.  She ate whole wheat dinner roll and three servings of apricots. Nora's Blog is gonna be shorter today!!  I usually get lots of notes and pictures from the first 2 hours of the day and/or from the previous afternoon.  When it gets close to Lunch time it gets very busy around here.  That's not hard to imagine, right!?!?  Haha.  I actually like the loud noises of kids as long as it's happy/neutral noises. In this first picture we were doing a game called "farmyard bingo."  I was running the spin wheel and calling out the names it landed on.  The kids had fun and really enjoy playing different games.  Last picture; So I thought we'd give it a try to just let them play another game called Chutes & Ladders while I got Lunch re...

Nora ate French toast and dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate pulled pork, whole wheat toast, ate peas, and three servings of watermelon. First picture:  Well here's another blurry picture for you!!  I should probably figure out how to take "action shots," but for now this is it!!  :)  Nora and Atley were getting lots of exercise doing this and they were even landing on the soft mattress instead of the hard floor like yesterday!! Next picture:  Nora has the Doll house arranged just the way she wants it.  Our little "details girl."  Now she's just gonna suck her thumb for a few minutes and study the arrangement some more. :) Following picture: Nora had built the "Christmas Tree" (tower on the left) and Alexa was playing Christmas music.  Haha.  And Cal was doing the heavy work.  Of course Cal didn't set these down too gently and Nora said, "Hey!!  Cal hurted my foot and thumb!!" Last picture:  Cal wa...

Nora ate two servings of whole wheat toast and ate three servings of mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ground beef with marinara sauce on top of whole wheat spaghetti noodles, ate riced cauliflower, and three servings of fruit salad. These first two pictures are left over from yesterday afternoon and these 4 kids were all watching a low flying jet heading for the airport.  (Cal in the background and Nora in the middle.)  They start yelling, "airplane, airplane, airplane" and that gets everyone's attention!  Atley is the resident airplane enthusiast!   Look at the position of Atley's arms.  Haha.  In the second picture Nora is on the high side and was frequently getting space between her butt and the seat.  And lots of giggling and laughing. So things were extra hectic around here for about 20 - 30 minutes this morning!!  There was poop from the window to the mattress.  (Cal was leaving tracks from the poop on the bottom o...

Nora ate blueberry bagel and three servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate shrimp, brown rice, ate stir fry vegetables, and ate raspberries. First picture:  This is from yesterday afternoon outside.  All 4 girls are in the geo-climber along with all the balls (big and little), plus the noodles and accessories.  Then they decided to start throwing little balls at each other.  It was all good fun and no one got upset.  Nicely done everyone. Atley and Nora frequently run from the window to the mattress; back and forth.  Atley took off running and Nora started yelling; "Hey Atley!! I get to go first! Take turns."  Well actually up to that point Nora was going first pretty much every time.  I was laughing and she just had to grin about it. "Taking turns" for Nora means, "I get to go first every time!"  :)  But we're working on it.  :)  Next picture: She and Atley were playing with the Doll House and when I to...

Nora ate bran cereal and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of chicken, two servings of whole wheat pita bread, two servings of tomatoes, ate avocado, and ate pears. First picture:  We did some sign language this morning and I just wanted to show you a sample of the flash cards I follow.  So I did the sign for "sick" (like the one below) and Avilene and Atley both said it was the "coronavirus."  Haha. I told the kids that Friday will be Birthday number 1 for Miles.  Nora said, "Hey Gary! At the motel it was Mommy's Birthday!"  I said, "Oh how fun!  And how old is Mommy!?"  (Hee Hee)  Nora said, "She's 23."  LOL!!  Did Mommy tell you that Nora!?!  :) Next picture: Here's little "Svea dancer" spinning in front of the mirror under the watchful eye of Nora.  I think Nora is there to point out any technical errors!  Ha! Last two pictures:  Having fun on the mattress.  A mattress ...

Nora ate two servings of waffle and ate fruit salad for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a bite of ground turkey, no whole wheat tortillas, bite of sweet potatoes, and ate her cherries.  She said she didn't want to eat lunch because Mom had some snacks for her.  Haha. Atley and Nora were at the window waiting to wave bye.  Emily came around the corner and Atley said, "She's going too fast!"  Personally, I was impressed!  :) Nora said, "Gary, when the wind is blowing the trees are trying to fall down."  I said, "Well maybe they're trying NOT to fall down."  Nora said, "Well my lips still hurt."  LOL! Nora said, "Hey Gary, when I was little I used to say to Mom, I love you!"  I asked, "Do you still tell her that?"  Nora said, "Yes, all the time."  I said, "Oh, that's good to hear."  :) This first picture is left over from yesterday, but these two were doing the exact same thing this morning...

Nora ate three servings of French toast and three servings of strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate whole 30 chili with meat, peppers, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and lots of spices.  She also ate half of whole wheat dinner roll and ate tropical fruit salad. Atley said, "Alexa; play We Got The Beat!"  Nora was overjoyed!!  "I love this one Atley!!  Good asking!!"  Haha.  Their phrasing is so very cute sometimes!! This first picture is leftover from yesterday afternoon when the kids were using chalk on the concrete. Miles was moving in on them!!  Haha.  And he did crawl all over the chalk and got pretty messy.  Look at the diameter of the chalk.  And each piece has two colors. This next picture was taken shortly after Daddy dropped Nora off.  She wouldn't' wave at the window, but it didn't take her long to have a change of attitude so that was good.  Next picture; getting rides on the mattress f...