Happy Birthday Nora!

Four years gone by. Memories, hugs, kisses, hugs, snuggles, yells, tears, cheers, you name it! This little girl is a ball of energy. She has remained fearless and happy and bold since her birth. She challenges this family and brings great joy to us all. She has no trouble at all having two brothers sandwiched in age around her - she gets her share! She would have it no other way, even if we didn't try. She does need solo Mommy time though to gather in the girl time. She enjoys being in her room with books, puzzles, and dolls sometimes to be able to left alone. She wants to dress up in pretty things, have pretty hair and enjoys nail polish. She is quiet, pensive and serious when she is alone. She is loud, bouncy and bold when she is around her brothers and friends. She holds her own but can crumble when the right button is pushed.

Nora loves a lullaby at night after you tuck her it, kiss and hug and hug again, turn off the light and then a quiet song of her choice. She tucks her "girls" in at night so they aren't cold (girls=Li-Li and Pink Bear loveys). When she can't find them in the morning, it is an even worse morning for her. She is NOT a morning person. She sleeps in and we normally have to get her up during the week for school and she sleeps late on the weekends. - much later than Gavin for sure. It takes her awhile to get going. Look out when she does.

Nora loves horses, ponies and all related. She has various horses, My Little Ponies and random related horses. She loves animals actually. The pet begging has begun by the way - not anytime soon. I have been stalling on fish let alone something more serious! She is fairly fearless with animals. She enjoys petting zoo stuff, horse/pony visits and visiting zoos. She would really love a behind the scenes day at the zoo - maybe next summer.

Well, we had a wonderful birthday with her. She picked the menu for the day: pumpkin waffles for breakfast, grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch and lasagna for dinner. Not bad. I also made her a pony cake. She loved it. It was really easy thanks to the Betty Crocker website and endless templates for this type of thing. They provide the template and everything. It was a really fun day - just home with her, nice evening. She opened presents before dinner. It was great.

Enjoy the walk down memory lane...Birthdays Gone By: Nora's Birth, Nora's First Birthday, Nora's 2!, Three Already?