Just some pics.

This is not exciting for anyone but me--I took a pic of all the toys cleaned up. Ahhh...





(action shot)


Nora now has opinions about what she wants to wear. This was the outfit for her on this day, apparently.

The cool breeze is coming.

I love the fall. I love the cool winds, wearing sweaters and scarves. It's creeping in and I am ready!

Yesterday the girls and I went for a walk to a nearby fountain. Last year I marveled at the little kids playing nearby who could walk on this ledge without falling off. Alas, my girls are now marvelous...
Ella, intently eating a plastic orange.
Nora--post grocery shopping. We refer to her as the bag lady. She has hoarding tendencies.
I found a couple of these hats in the back of their closet. It seems silly to put a small child in such a hat.
Oh my. This caused quite the meltdown: Nora insisted that I was trying to put Ella's pj's on her. There are two pairs of the same picture, the same size. This is the new thing: insisting one half of an identical pair of somethings is, in fact, "sissy's" when there is no clear difference. Too many meltdown. 2years-old x 2 =4. Much more than the terrible twos.
Ella wouldnt stop sucking her thumb, so I swaddled her. And she let me.
Ahh, the "new" toy. The girls have had this for over a year and had never been able to hammer correctly to make anything happen. Well, now they finally can. Which they are excited about. Until they dont want to take turns anymore and fight over the hammer. Of course.

Here are a couple of pics that represent what I like to call "Hot Mess Nora".

Waking up from a nap.
Ella, "eating coffee".

Misc Pics

Recent.

A trip to Indiana is not complete without a tenderloin. Of course, this is my vegan, seitan tenderloin. It was magnificent (washed down with an Upland Wheat--yum!).
Nic Newby: proud father. With Jude.
We attended the wedding of Robert & Amber. I went to high school with them both. It was the end of last year when they reconnected (facebook!) and, well, the rest is history.
The girls arent fond of the Richards bathtub. So they got a sink bath. Cool.
Andrew's BFF, Aaron and his new little man, Ellis.
The family goes public with their little dude.
The girls hang out with their aunties and uncles (and cousin) in Indy.
What a belly!
This is what happens when Lincoln is asked to share his toys.
Ella and Grandpa, reading her Better Homes and Gardens mag.
Yes. Andrew not only took his beloved espresso machine on vacation with us, he also used it the one night we were in a hotel on our way home.
Nora did not eat much dinner this eve. She was too busy decorating with stickers.



Now if only we could break this heat wave (the 8th one this summer!)...

Leeapalooza

We all had a fantastic weekend at Leeapalooza, in Indiana. The party was celebrating Big Daddy/ Grandpa's remission from leukemia. I took a ton of pictures, but this site only allows a few at a time. For those who haven't seen the pics on facebook, here is a link to the album:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=31906&id=100000164936966&l=32d8906f0e