Pikachu!

For Halloween this year we are doing a family themed thing... Pokemon of course!  Dude is really excited about it and we got some really warm and cute costumes!  Lucy is going to be Misty, Dude is Ash, of course, and Norah is Pikachu, I'm Charmander and G is Umbreon.  Norah is just too cute with her costume and she loves it!  She insists on wearing it different places, which is adorable... I can't wait to see how it all turns out!















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Papa/Norah Date

As much as we parents try to not play favorites, there are just some kids or times that we get along with one better than the other.  Dude and Gaetan get along the best, while Norah and I seem to have an understanding.  Lucy, well, she's the biggest sweetheart so she blends well with all.  Unfortunately,  the crazies misbehaved so poorly and Norah (which usually is the one who is giving G a hard time) was so good, we thought it would be nice to reward her.  She and Papa went out for ice cream and had a nice little date and I think it did them a world of good to hang out together.  She has been extra sweet lately to Papa which is always nice :)








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Norah's New Helmet

We finally got Norah a helmet!  Since she isn't on a bike yet and still in her Dr Seuss mobile it wasn't as imperative as with the older kids.  But... we finally got her one and i think it totally fits her personality.  All sorts of sparkles and craziness!  It was a tie between that one and this one with spikes but we thought the other one would be better.  She is so excited and feels like such a big kid :) Gotta keep that dome safe!







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Norah the ham

Norah is definitely our extrovert and I still don't understand how she can have so much personality in that little body.  I feel badly because I think that I take an unfair amount of pics of Norah vs the other two... but the things she does!  I just can't even... so enjoy, little glimpses of Norah in all her glory.



































































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Norah's Birthday

Luckily for Norah she was healthy for her birthday!  Everybody else in the family seemed to have the plague and wasn't feeling very festive at all! I woke up and made her some birthday breakfast before heading off to church.  She got some great presents from Ingrid, in the mail, which she thought was great!  Her favorite was this little google-eye puzzle that they have at the library and she loves putting the pegs in.  I love it.  To see her fine motor skills at work is amazing!






Mom also made her a Grandma sized birthday cake.  Everything is now Pokemon and Norah has deemed herself Pichu, so Grandma made her a cake with that one there.  :)






I felt badly that we didn't do much more for her birthday, but honestly, I was in survival mode.  I was just hoping that people had clean clothes and weren't getting sick on things!  She didn't seem to mind, so that was helpful for this Momma to not feel so guilty.  Happy birthday sweet Norah... you are full of sass!  I can't believe how incredibly smart you are and how much music is already apart of your life.  You continue to amaze us...

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