Another perfect week at the beach! It really is the best life!
Unfortunately, we had some extra seaweed this week. (Thanks to the tropic storms.)
So we moved our 'party' past the seaweed and into the ocean.
Riding with all the stuff to the beach. One day the wagon was already taken so we had to improvise. She loved it! It looks way worse in the pictures. She had plenty of room and pulled to towel to block the sun in her eyes.
Our sleeping beach beauty. Pink tutu swimsuit and all.
Nora loves the pool every bit as much as the beach.
A typical Nora game...on, off, on, off.
But that 'trick' is far from her best. Her best is learning to swim...here's a little proof:
Molly & Nate went out of town so their big kids stayed with us for a long weekend. We had to do something extra special...so we went bowling! It was Nora's first time. Of course she was a fan!
Okay, maybe more of a fan of the candy machines. That is SO Nora.
She had LOTS of help getting her ball and setting it up.
But continued to go back to the candy and game machines. (Thanks to her talented dad she thinks everyone can win toys with the claw.)
Guess who won...yep, Nora! Smoked them all!
We all got up extra early & headed down to Turtle Beach on Sunday. It was a very special day for Suzy & Ruby. They got baptized! It was perfect...quiet, quick, & very special. After the baptisms we went back to the beach house for the confirmations & pancakes before it was time to head to church.
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| Her new silly face. |
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| She loves Ruby & Ruby loves her! |
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| There's that new face, again! |
After church we had dinner & dessert. It was a mini rainbow party. The girls like the Primary song "When I Am Baptized" (talks about looking for rainbows & baptism) so that was the theme.
Some other fun from this week:
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| Nora asleep...with her finger up her nose! |
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| With Lucy at Tijuana Flats (after the weekly beach run) |
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| Wearing big girl underwear...2 or 3 pair in fact. |
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| Loving some watermelon! |
Lucy bought some cry baby candy with her own money. The kids all tried to see who could keep it in their mouth the longest. Nora saw the candy & wanted in. She also was the winner! Proof:
Nora loves these cousins so much. She follows them around and does what ever they do. Lucky for us, they love her so much, too. They entertain themselves by entertaining her and teaching her new things. For example, she learned to sing 'Cheerio' and there was no holding back.
For something different, we had a science day. We tried a bunch of science experiments I had pinned here.
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| We had fortune telling drinks. |
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| We made bouncy balls & water 'walk' from one cut to the other. |
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| We made gak. |
A couple of experiments weren't so fun. The rocket bags didn't work. It didn't work in a plastic bottle either. Oh well! We still had fun!
