It's Been Awhile!

It was a very busy summer with a FIRST birthday party, trips to the farm, butterfly and eric carle museum, and carousel and pony rides. We are already well into autumn and have enjoyed apple picking, and visits from friends and family. I'll try to be better about posting on this blog but it seems like the more she moves the less I can get done!

We Moved!

We moved to a new house (see picture below) in the country about 3 weeks ago. It has been a lot of fun going on little hikes (starting at our front door), playing in the grass in the meadow and falling asleep to the frogs outside our bedroom window.

PS. Someone got a new dog. We think it's name is "Good" as in "good dog".

There's only one place to be...

There's only one place to be when the temperatures are this high... the beach! We took our first trip to the lake for some swimming on Sunday. It was so much fun! The water was pretty shallow at the beach we went to so the water was warm enough to take a dip in. Nora seemed to enjoy herself with two rocks she found on the beach. Afterwards we went to our friends Bryan and Julie's for a little cookout.

She Must Have Been a Farmer in a Past Life

We visited the Children's Farmyard at Shelburne Farms on Saturday. It was a real thrill to meet and touch (gently) some of the farm animals. We saw chickens, sheep and lambs, goats and the newborn piglets! Nora was so interested in all of the animals and when she was observing the piglets a woman next to us commented that Nora "must have been a farmer in a past life".

Gentle, gentle.

*I just think this goat is particularly interesting.
PS Kris took these photos with his new PDA (we forgot our camera). That's why they're not as sharp.

There's a New Baby in Town!

My cousin Carrie had a baby on Tuesday night so Nora and I went to meet the baby this afternoon. Nora and I think he is very cute! Here's a picture of Carrie and her little boy.

Happy Mother's Day!

This Mother's Day we:

examined blades of grass while keeping the sun out of our eyes, played bocce ball,
crawled around like crazy and then...
passed out with our cousin, Ava.

A Double Dose (or What's So Funny?)

This is for all of The Noodle's fans. I received an email today from a friend wanting "more Noodle" so (Beth) here you go!