Nora Hansen's Journal

Nora ate cream of wheat cereal and ate dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate chicken, whole wheat dinner roll, ate broccoli, and two servings of pineapple.   First picture: Avilene brought her big Olaf blanket again and every one loves playing with it. Including both Hansen kids. Ha.  Next picture: Nora played with this pillow for several minutes and it seemed to be kind of soothing for her. :) She said, "Gary, this is a number 1 for Miles." Nicely done Nora. I like that. Here's why I mentioned the "soothing" part; this morning has been a little bit harder than usual for Nora. It reminded me a bit of when Mommy was gone to New Orleans. When something is different she feels everything very intently. And she has mentioned to me several times (3 - 4) this week about Daddy going to Bozeman.   Last picture: All three girls wanted some "big" paper to make snowmen. And they worked hard on their projects. Nora was super proud of herself for making the ...

Nora ate whole grain waffle and three servings of fruit salad for breakfast. For Lunch she ate ground turkey, ate whole wheat tortillas, two bites of sweet potatoes, and ate cherries.   In the first picture Nora explained that this is a giraffe and you can see the head on top, with ears, LONG neck, and the feet on the bottom. :) Today was "Science with Lauralea" and the theme was "Eggs." There are lots of great experiments you can do with eggs!! Eggs seem to break quite easily, but in our first experiment we passed the egg around (in a baggie in case it did break - ha) and placed it in the palm of their hands and told them to squeeze and no one (including Lauralea or I could break it just by squeezing! (Not fair to dig your fingernails or finger tips into the egg.) Svea said, "This is the best science ever." We did a lot of stuff, so I'm just gonna briefly describe each picture:  1. You can tell if an egg is raw or hardboiled by how it spins. :) Then w...

Nora ate French toast and two servings of strawberries for breakfast. For lunch she ate a large serving of Whole 30 Chili with meat, tomatoes, peppers, sweet potatoes, tomato sauce, and lots of spices. She ate two servings of saltines and three servings of tropical fruit.  First picture: It was so good to get outside and everyone was thrilled. This is a normal typical sight isn't it!?! Nora in the stroller and Atley doing the work!! Svea moving along with them jabbering about something.  Next picture: "Hey Gary! Watch this!" Yes you're doing quite well with standing on your head trick. Then she tried to hold her dress up with one hand and said, "I can stand on my head with one hand." I tried to get this next picture without them noticing me; but they stopped and were looking at me, so I asked them to look forward and it's pretty obvious this is staged!  Haha. What are you guys doing? Atley said, "We're doing back scratches!" :) This morning...

Nora ate bites of cinnamon raisin English muffin and ate her grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate pork roast, whole wheat toast, beets, and two servings of applesauce.  First picture: I hid some goodies for the three big kids to find. Airplane for Atley (which she has in her left hand), Woody for Avi, and Buzz Lightyear for Nora. Rule; If you spot someone else's goodie you leave it, but you can give them a hint. Atley points at something on the shelf and asked Avi, "Are you gonna look in there or not!?" Haha. Good hint Atley.  Next picture: Well look who asked me to fix her ponytail!! That's been awhile since I got that request from Nora. She was checking it out in the mirror and she even cooperated when I asked her to hold the pose while I got my camera. Ha. Thank you little Cutie McFutie!!  Here are a couple pictures of Nora working on her Art today. She drew a circle and made a flower; then stuck her finger through the middle. What did you make? "A ring....

Nora ate corn chex cereal and peaches for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of ground beef covered with two servings of avocado, two servings of toasted whole wheat sandwich thins, ate tomatoes, and mandarin oranges.   We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and so the kids were very busy and engaged all morning. In the first two pictures Nora and Svea were playing with the food toys and getting their plates all filled. Then they moved to the legos table and set up their sleeping spots as well. (Svea slept on the floor because things were getting a little crowded. Ha) As you know, Nora frequently calls her brother "Buddy" and she told him, "This one is mine Buddy." Svea said, "And this one is mine Buddy." Haha. That was the first time I heard Svea call him that. Svea ran off to get more food and she told Nora, "Save my food." Nora said, "You got it." :) Third picture; They moved to playing with the Doll House again...

Nora ate oatmeal and ate dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of salmon, ate whole wheat elbow noodles smothered with applesauce, and she ate green beans.   Nora was telling Atley a story and I usually try to refrain from quizzing them, but some stories are SO interesting. Haha. Especially when it starts like this; "My Dad loves going there." "Where, where, where?!?" (That's me asking, not Atley! Haha.) So now it's a guessing game. Nora said, "We go in the car." Uhhh...carwash!?! "No, giggle giggle." She said, "We get out of the car and have a meatball." Uhh...Farmer's Market?!? "No, it's the Fair." Haha. She said, "And we have fried meatballs on a stick." LOL!! Yum, delicious healthy Fair Food. :) First picture: Static electricity! Science with Gary - always the same theme!!  Haha. Nora's hair is more thin than Atley's (I'm just making an assumption) and perfec...

Nora ate two servings of blueberry bagel and three servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch she ate most of hamburger & sausage pizza with meat, peppers, pineapple, olives, and tomato sauce. She ate most of whole wheat pizza crust (served on the side) and most of pineapple.   This first picture is left over from yesterday afternoon. Callahan has been asking about the "robot vacuum" for many many days! (He sees it every day in the room where he sleeps.) So yesterday afternoon we picked up all the toys in the Play Room and I went and got the robot vacuum off of it's base and it wouldn't work!! The kids were good sports and took it in stride when I told them I'd check it out this weekend and then I got out the big vacuum. Avilene and Nora each took a turn doing some of the vacuuming.  Next there pictures; Atley's Momma Megan brought this little "Science with Lauralea" sign. Isn't it the cutest!? It's actually pretty special to Lauralea ...

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, potatoes, and two servings of fruit salad. At the breakfast table Nora was announcing (again) to everyone "I'm gonna have 2 birthdays!" Atley and Avi were immediately wanting all the details! "What, where, why, and when!?!" Nora continued, "One of them is in Arizona." Avilene said, "My Mom and I are gonna fly to Arizona for your Birthday party!" Haha. First picture: Well lucky you; you get a picture of Avi and Gary!! Ha! So look at the photographer in the mirror! None other than Nora Lee Hansen! (I hope I remembered her middle name correctly!) Nora and Avi can operate my phone camera just as good as me; maybe better. I hope to have them doing my Blogs soon as well!! Ha. Next picture; Nora was pouting - not crying - just pouting (this only lasted a few moments) about not getting her way on the mattr...

Nora ate cinnamon raisin English muffin and dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate bites of chicken, no brown rice, ate stir fry vegetables, and ate mandarin oranges.   First picture: This was probably the highlight of our morning!! Atley lost a tooth and she was showing it to her friends. Atley had the biggest grin and was so proud of it! Avi gave Atley some real solid advice; "Now don't forget to put the tooth under your pillow!" Atley assured Avi forgetting something that important wasn't gonna happen!! :) Next picture: Well after all the excitement of the tooth picture this seems a bit anticlimactic!! :) The kids did lots of activities and spent time with the art supplies at the table. Last picture: This was cute because Nora played out here for a long time with just Miles and Cal. (You can see a picture of the boys dancing with Nora's encouragement in Miles' Blog.) When I took this picture she was snuggling down deep and said, "This is real co...

Nora ate some brown rice and some raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate two servings of salmon, ate whole wheat dinner roll, riced cauliflower, and three servings of mangoes.    First picture: Nora said, "this is someone walking in the street." I'm immediately intrigued and searching for the meaning of the chaos in this person's head!!  Hahaha. Nora quickly grew impatient with all my questions. She said, "I just drawed their head!" LOL. No more and no less! Get over it Gary. :) Next picture: After cleaning up from breakfast this is where I found Nora and Svea. The heat vent is under that yellow bench. Ha. It has an arched top that points the flow to the center of the room, but I keep the yellow bench covering it so kids don't stand on it. Anyhow these two know where the choice seats in the house are located on a cold winter morning! :) Next picture; Making some more Valentine's cards. Look where Svea has set up to work on her Art. Very close to ...

Nora ate whole wheat English muffin and two servings of mandarin oranges for breakfast.  For lunch she had ground beef, two servings of whole wheat elbow noodles, ate peas, and two servings of applesauce.  First picture: I took this picture 30 minutes before breakfast. These were two pictures Nora had left over from yesterday and she asked Atley to help her out. Yesterday before Nora left she asked me; "Can you NOT throw it away while I'm gone!?" LOL! I roared. Man these kids make me laugh! Nora knows I utilize the recycle bin after the kids are all gone. :) Next picture: Today was "Science with Lauralea" for the Preschool kids. We've been doing a "weather" theme lately and today was specifically "freezing." (Miles and Cal got to watch this one.) Perfect weather for this experiment; throw some hot water in the air. We asked the kids first; "Do you think Lauralea can make it snow?!?" Yup, they all think she can work magic; except...

Nora ate French toast and two servings of strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch she ate a large serving of Hearty Paleo Stew with meat, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and green beans. She ate two servings of saltines and two servings of tropical fruit.   Yesterday afternoon the three big girls were taking turns being "Santa Claus" and passing out presents to the other two girls. They'd pretend to be asleep while Santa was laying out the presents. Avi made her point  VERY  clear right from the beginning; "Do  NOT  bring me anything pretty!!" Haha. That was awesome and so Avilene! First thing this morning Nora told Atley they could play the "Charades" game at Nora's house tonight. Then Nora proceeded to explain the game in amazing detail very accurately. I was impressed. I asked her who taught her how to play the game. She insisted over and over that "No one did," but somehow she's always known how to play. ...

Nora ate half of whole grain blueberry waffle and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate chicken, whole wheat tortillas, corn, and two servings of baked cinnamon apples.   First picture: Nora was working on a Valentine's Heart and gluing some stickers on it. You'll see Nora showing this heart to Brother Miles in his Journal today. In the following picture Svea had said to Nora; "Did you miss me Nora?" Ha. And Nora was so sweet and said, "Yes." Svea just loves Nora and actually the feeling is mutual. Nora almost always gets excited to see Svea first thing in the morning.  Next picture: there was a lot more going on here than you can see in the picture! Avilene was taking pictures with a camera from the Preschool Room and she was working on getting Nora and Svea into position for the picture she had in mind!! Avi wanted  BOTH  girls on their heads for the picture  AND  Avi worked until she accomplished exactly that! In the picture below she has Nor...