nora jayne is 4!

nora jayne is 4 years old!!!  of course i meant to have this post up on her actual birthday, but life has once again gotten so crazy!!!  there is no way that i'd let this day go without documentation. 

all i can say is that nora is an absolute joy.  maybe it's the fact that i've mellowed as a parent, because let's face it, all my kids are a joy, but i've had so much fun enjoying each and every stage with nora.  (i'm sure my use of punctuation on that last sentence is horrific...whateves)   here are some things i always want to remember about my 3/4 year old nora jayne:

    •    she lights up a room when she enters
    •    she is the biggest poser when she sees a camera







    •    she used to have to carry a purse with her at. all. times.  i have pictures somewhere of her even sleeping with her purse.
    •    she loves anything hot pink and sparkly. 
    •    she rotates through favorite princesses.  right now it's definitely ariel.
    •    she is my best dish unloader...no joke.
    •    she is my best "clean clothes put-er away-er" (you know what i mean)
    •    nora still sucks her thumb
    •    she has transferred her loyalty from her 'cozy' to her 'blankie' after cozy was "lost"...kind-of defeating the purpose of losing cozy in the first place. 
    •    nora gets up every morning, gets herself dressed, brushes her teeth, and gets a headband on usually before coming in to wake me up. 
    •    nora is the first one to get up in the morning...early...just like all my other kids did at her age.
    •    nora wants to say the prayer at every meal, event, and bedtime.
    •    when nora doesn't get say the prayer she cries saying 'i never said the prayer.'
    •    nora goes to preschool at miss tiffany's and can write all her letters and numbers.  she knows a cute little song/saying for each one of them.
    •    she still naps almost every day.  hallelujah.
    •    she still adores her older sister...rightfully so.
    •    nora and max almost never get along.  it can be torture if they are the only two together.  good thing they have other siblings.

    •    nora is always 'on stage'.  she is hyper aware of how she looks and of people around her.  right now it's funny and cute.  we'll see how that translates to the teen years.
    •    she really is easy to take on little errands and is a great little buddy.
    •    nora has the ability to find the fun in almost anything...even cleaning up her room.
    •    nora can clean her room pretty good by herself except for making the bed.
    •    she loves mac and cheese, bagels with cream cheese, avocados, berries, apples with peanut butter, oatmeal, veggies with dip...mostly just the dip, and ice cream.
    •    nora loves lip gloss and 'pail nolish' (nail polish)
    •    nora is a very girly girl and is a fun change in our family as ella and i have never been extremely 'girly'.

we love our nora jayne so much and enjoy every moment of having her in our family.  happy birthday missy moo!