photo dump

hey baby girl (even though you call yourself "big girl", i'll still call you baby girl)

well, it's officially summer in our neck of the woods! although the weather would tell you otherwise! you are so much like your mother where you LOVE to be outside in the summer!  we've had some rainy yucky days and you stand at the door saying "out, please!"or "yide" (outside) and then "raining" with a frown on your face.  

here's what we've been up to the past week and a half... in photos.  because really, a picture tells it so much better than me :)

happy summer!

last day at miss kathy's 

early morning family selfies before daddy leaves for work

at the pool before the rain

summer is made for ice cream

talking "wucy" for a walk

reading books at barnes & noble on a rainy friday

last gymnastics class 

mommy & daddy date night for our third anniversary!

ice cream with gramma & papa

rainy day picnics

lake house weekend

nora boo,

this weekend we went to brooks' grandparents lake house.  brooks' mommy is one of my very best friends from college.  you two are only a few months apart and LOVED playing together this weekend! brooks is going to have a baby sister too in just a few short months... maybe your sisters will be besties, too?! aunt b and uncle josh came with and although the weather wasn't the sunniest or warmest, we all had such a great time! 

i love spending time with my closest girlfriends and i am lucky our families get along so well, too! 

i honestly didn't take too many pictures because it was so nice to get away and "unplug" for awhile, be without our phones, live in the moment, etc.  

relaxing with friends is exactly how we wanted to start our summer! 

TGIF! 

ready to go on the boat! 

first boat ride

jumping in the lake with daddy!

uncle jamie let you drive the boat (not really) & honk the horn 

chillin with brooks 

getting aunt b & uncle josh ready for kiddos :) 

memorial day weekend

dear nora,

you had such a fun memorial day weekend!! it was non-stop fun the whole 3 days!  here's a little recap in pictures of what we did...

friday...

selfies with mommy after work

kissing your "baby yister"

always a silly face for the camera 

saturday...

gymnastics (mastics) bright and early 

then off to the zoo with "gamma"!

"aminals...are you?!"

home for naps and then back to grandma & papa's house for a sleepover while mommy & daddy went on a date! 

all the important stuff for g&p's... bunny, blankie, paci, & your backpack! 

sunday...

starbucks & the park with grandma

and just hanging around the house while it was raining.

monday... 

a festive red, white, & blue breakfast

the parade quickly before it rained! 

and LOTS of outdoor play time after the rain ended! 

walks, water table, and helping daddy fix things around the house.

so silly! 

going for walks... looking for duckies

finally warm enough for the water table! pure joy! 

we were late to bed almost every night this weekend because we were having so much fun!  this weekend got me so very excited to spend the summer with you!  it will be our last summer just me and you and i will be sure we make the most of it!  our days will be filled with swimming, gymnastics, walks, park dates, and picnics--all your favorite things.  

today your daddy and i looked at you and said (yet again), "when did our baby get so big?" you seem to amaze us each and every day with the things you say and know.  

happy memorial day weekend, boo! 

xoxo,

mommy & daddy 

life lately

nora boo,

just wanted to put some pictures up of our life lately... nothing too exciting these days, but lots of new things you're learning and saying!  

mommy: "what does mommy call you, nora?"

nora: "boo boo" (said with a big smile on your face!) 

* you're learning your nicknames already :) 

we've been spending our afternoons going for walks, going to the park, and lots of outside play time!!

 i am counting down the days until school's out for the SUMMER! 

you saw an outdoor playhouse this weekend and wanted to play in it SO badly!! you said, "papa, have it?!" "pease?!" sorry boo, papa isn't going to buy you everything you ask for!! but it was sweet :) life lessons learned early on :) 

ice cream in a cone... very exciting! 

reading "moon" with Gigi

gymastics! 

smelling the flowers with mommy

love these people :)

park fun 

hangin' like a big girl at grandma & papa's

the calm before the storm... balloons popping might be the worst thing in the world to a toddler!