The last year has gone by in the blink of an eye. It truly feels like it was just yesterday that we celebrated Norah's first brithday and watched in amazement as she took her first steps. Now she is running around like a little mad woman, bossing us all around and singing every song under the sun!
Yesterday was her birthday, and it was a a fun-filled day to say the least! Sadly, I had to work, so Dad took his favorite birthday girl on a trip to the Children's Museum and then out to lunch for some "mac cheese", chocolate milk and ice cream. Colin said after all that she conked out as soon as he buckled her into the car seat :) After driving around for an entire nap, they stopped off at the salon for a haircut, which Norah just loooves because they serve chocolate lollipops to thier littlest clients!
When I finally got home from work we went to our swimming lesson where my funny girl thought it was a riot to throw the rings in the pool and make mom dive down to get them over and over and over again! We had to do some heavy convincing to get her to come home with us to eat cake and open presents... and after only a few meltdowns we made it home.
The previous night we setup the cutest foam playhouse in the living room, complete with a flower garden, birds, window boxes, a mailbox, a skylight and a chimney. What more could a girl ask for? We wrapped up her smaller presents, put them inside and covered the playhouse with some sheets. In the morning she came downstairs and exclaimed "Dat's a HOUSE!" and wanted to open it so badly. I even got a call at work from an upset little girl who reluctantly settled for waiting until mommy got home, so as soon as we walked in the door after swimming lessons, that is what we did!
I've never seen her so exited about presents before. The biggest hit was new food for her kitchen! That is all she wanted to play with... she threw aside her new doggie and kitty shirts, forgot about the front-loading washing machine for her baby's clothes and ran out of the play house to her kitchen so she could make us some food! Maybe I should be calling her "Chef Norah" instead :)
While she was preparing a feast for us, I brought out a giant chocolate cupcake with a mountain of pink frosting and sprinkles and two glittery star candles. I wish I could have captured that moment in a photograph! The look on her face was just priceless, so amazed and excited and happy... it made my heart melt. She proudly blew out her candles all by herself and we all shared the enormous cupcake.
Sometimes I wish there were two of me. One to capture all of these memories in photographs, and one to just be in the moment to soak it all in. Today I will settle for a few photos and whole lot of in the moments.
Happy Birthday my sweet girl!
... ok so I am having trouble uploading photos. I will have to add them later when Colin can figure out what the problem is :)
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What a wonderful, magical birthday. Your descriptions are so heartfelt, it is almost like I am there - able to see your faces, hear my grand baby's sweet voice, see her eyes sparkle, and feel your love for her. I can just see her - It is like she is in heaven when you and Colin are there - she looks so happy, and she loves you so. Thank you for sharing your precious moments with Norah Scarlett.
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