Notes on Nora http://the-blooms.org Spring's First Bloom Sun, 13 May 2012 04:36:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Austin Beerworks Anniversary Party http://the-blooms.org/2012/05/13/austin-beerworks-anniversary-party/ http://the-blooms.org/2012/05/13/austin-beerworks-anniversary-party/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 04:36:14 +0000 Eric http://the-blooms.org/?p=2515 Continue reading →]]>

Nora and I attended the 1st anniversary party for a brewery today with Uncle Chris, Aunt B, and Ray (a friend of Chris & Brianna’s).  Nora enjoys riding the bus just about anywhere, but she seemed even more excited when she found out we were headed to a brewery.  Chi’lantro was one of the food trucks at the event so Nora finally got to try the kimchi/tofu fries.  She is slowly working her way into eating spicy foods starting with salsa.  The sriracha on the fries was a bit much for her, but it will only be a matter of time before she is ready.  She befriended a little girl that was born on March 21st and they ran around a little and listened to the band.  Nora wasn’t really into dancing…  she much prefers The National.

]]> http://the-blooms.org/2012/05/13/austin-beerworks-anniversary-party/feed/ 0 Playing in the backyard http://the-blooms.org/2012/05/07/playing-in-the-backyard-2/ http://the-blooms.org/2012/05/07/playing-in-the-backyard-2/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 02:40:04 +0000 Eric http://the-blooms.org/?p=2511 Continue reading →]]> This pic looked cooler in Amanda’s Instagram app, but I still think it is a neat one.  Now that summer is here, I think we will be spending even more time in the shade of the backyard.  I can’t believe it is already in the 90′s…  hard to imagine 5 months of heat still to come.

]]> http://the-blooms.org/2012/05/07/playing-in-the-backyard-2/feed/ 1 Pecan Street Festival http://the-blooms.org/2012/05/06/pecan-street-festival-2/ http://the-blooms.org/2012/05/06/pecan-street-festival-2/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 02:00:22 +0000 Eric http://the-blooms.org/?p=2503 Continue reading →]]> Nora and I went downtown today and met up with my parents for the Pecan Street Festival.  Nora got to make her own visor and check out lots of other stuff including a petting zoo with the first camel she has seen.  It’s getting trickier to take pictures now that she does odd smiles and zombie attacks at random times as you can see below.

]]> http://the-blooms.org/2012/05/06/pecan-street-festival-2/feed/ 0 Camping at Guadalupe River State Park http://the-blooms.org/2012/05/01/camping-at-guadalupe-river-state-park/ http://the-blooms.org/2012/05/01/camping-at-guadalupe-river-state-park/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 01:54:12 +0000 Eric http://the-blooms.org/?p=2497 Continue reading →]]> In preparation for our upcoming Gulf Coast trip, we have spent a couple nights at various parks around the area.  Nora wasn’t really into sleeping in the backseat of the truck the first night, but she has the hang of it now.  I think we’re ready to spend two weeks in our “RV.”

]]> http://the-blooms.org/2012/05/01/camping-at-guadalupe-river-state-park/feed/ 0 Late for an “appointment” http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/27/late-for-an-appointment/ http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/27/late-for-an-appointment/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:48:51 +0000 Eric http://the-blooms.org/?p=2491 Continue reading →]]> Nora got dressed up for an “appointment” today and came out of her room telling us it was time to go.  Mazzy gave her a slap watch with peace symbols on the band that she wears frequently: sometimes on her wrist, but also on her forehead and little baby yellow elephant’s leg as a bandage.

]]> http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/27/late-for-an-appointment/feed/ 0 Knitting http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/25/knitting/ http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/25/knitting/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:42:25 +0000 Eric http://the-blooms.org/?p=2485 Continue reading →]]> Nora found some bubble wrap recently and decided to take up knitting as a hobby.  The chair is “Bella,” her new camping chair that was a reward for sleeping in her bed in the backseat of the truck all night when we went camping last week.  Clearly all the knitting Amanda does has rubbed off on her.

]]> http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/25/knitting/feed/ 0 Getting dressed http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/22/getting-dressed/ http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/22/getting-dressed/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:32:14 +0000 Eric http://the-blooms.org/?p=2481 Continue reading →]]> I told Nora it was time to change out of her crazy outfit into what she was wearing earlier since we were riding to the park soon.  She walked off to her room and returned in this…  She has the right pants and shirt on, but was cracking up because of how she had them reversed.  It’s really neat watching her sense of humor develop.

]]> http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/22/getting-dressed/feed/ 0 Afternoon at Barton Creek http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/18/afternoon-at-barton-creek/ http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/18/afternoon-at-barton-creek/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:26:18 +0000 Eric http://the-blooms.org/?p=2476 Amanda and Nora went on a hike along Barton Creek recently…  She was entertained by the rocks and water for hours.  We need to go down there more frequently before the oven-like temperatures of summer dry it up.

]]> http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/18/afternoon-at-barton-creek/feed/ 1 Check out my shiny white teeth! http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/15/check-out-my-shiny-white-teeth/ http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/15/check-out-my-shiny-white-teeth/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:33:46 +0000 Eric http://the-blooms.org/?p=2473 Continue reading →]]> Nora had her first trip to the dentist this week…  Luckily she appears to have my tooth genes since she didn’t have any cavities or problems.  She was completely still throughout the whole exam and behaved wonderfully.  I was a little worried she would wiggle around, but she followed every direction and was great.  Amanda on the other hand appeared to be having dental flashbacks and was much more uneasy than either of us.

]]> http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/15/check-out-my-shiny-white-teeth/feed/ 0 Worn out! http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/14/worn-out/ http://the-blooms.org/2012/04/14/worn-out/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:05:42 +0000 Eric http://the-blooms.org/?p=2458 Continue reading →]]> Nora had her first two days at the Coop this week…  After 4 hours of playing with the other kids she came home and crashed on our bed.  She really enjoyed the teacher Miss Becca and was looking forward to another day on Tuesday night.  It is definitely harder on us to turn her over to someone else on Monday and Wednesday mornings than it is on her.  The Coop is structured so that a one of the 5 moms is always there to help the teacher so Amanda will get to see how things are going first hand as well.

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