Happy Birthday to our Firecracker!

My sweet little Norah turned 2!  The 4th of July means a whole lot more to us now.  Oh how we love our little darlin and can't imagine life without her.  Ben and I often go to bed talking about all the silly and cute things she did that day.  She is too smart for her own good and over the past few months has started talking in full sentences.  Norah loves to sing and knows all the primary songs and some of the popular songs on the radio.  When we are driving in the car she can't help but sing along, even if she doesn't know all the words :)  In church she has to have her own hymn book so she can sing as well. 

Just a few weeks old

1st Birthday

2 years!  She loves balloons, couldn't even get her to look at the camera.

Grandma and Grandpa were in town for Norah's birthday.  She was ecstatic about the horse they gave to her.  Unfortunately she doesn't quite use it correctly.  She likes to carry it around by the head and play with it's hair while she sucks her thumb.  Yep, still a thumb sucker, hopefully that bad habit will be gone by her next birthday!

Ben and I got her a tricycle, she doesn't really use that correctly either.  She would rather just push it around. We'll give it time.  Maybe she'll just go straight to riding a two wheeler ;)

Norah loves her chocolate just as much as her momma, so inevitably we did chocolate cupcakes with pink frosting for our girly girl.

She LOVED them!

1st Birthday Firework Show

And of course, no Birthday celebration for Norah is complete without a firework show especially for her!  It was pretty cold but she was so excited when the fireworks finally started.  When I was in the hospital with her I remember hearing fireworks from my room.  Her 1st birthday she saw a few go off but mostly slept through them.  This year she was old enough to really enjoy them, and we enjoyed watching her.

 

Happy Birthday Norah, we adore you.

Family meets Emmett

We were lucky to have my family come visit us the week after Emmett was born.  Not only was it wonderful to see them but they were such a great help with Norah while we adjusted to life with two kids!

Norah adored my sisters and had so much fun with Grandma and Grandpa.

Norah loves books and was delighted to have Grandpa read to her.  She might have had him read every book she owns.  Sorry Grandpa :)

My family met up with my older sister and her kids and took Norah to the aquarium.  I stayed home to rest with Emmett and Ben went to work.  I missed them, but it was good to have some down time.  Norah had way too much fun without me though, I can tell from the pictures.

 

 

 

 

 We also made a trip to a nearby beach.  Norah loved chasing the birds and couldn't figure out why they didn't want her to hold them.

 Once everyone left and Ben went back to work I was on my own and life got a bit harder, but we are getting a little more into our routine everyday and pretty soon I'll be thinking I can add one more kid to the mix...haha.  Thanks for the fun week Mom and Dad, and cute little sisters, can't wait to see you again!