Daddy Daughter Date Night

The girls and I went to Daddy Daughter Date Night again this year. We had a great time.

They asked to go out to Steak'n Shake for dinner. We tried, but the high school state wrestling tournament was going on and the line of kids was out the door. We decided to switch to Subway. They had lots of dessert at the event anyway.

Yes, Nora's wearing her 'My Mom Rocks!' shirt there.

The main event was at a local gymnastics facility, they girls ran around non-stop for 2 hours. They were exhausted by the end. They also had several moments of bravery, I was proud.

We had a great time!

Christmas 2015

Somehow in the busyness of Christmas this year I haven't made time to post about it. Before we get too far into the new year I should write something down. The weekend before Christmas we visited Grandpa and Grandma VanDuyne. Abby wrote a great poem on the way up, I was very impressed!

Later that week we visited Santa at the mall. Christmas Eve it was so warm Nora got a chance to ride her new bike.

We started out Christmas at our house. Once again the girls had a great time. They're such grateful kids it makes every Christmas special. Santa brought them sleeping bags, and a matching pair of singing Barbie dolls were a huge hit. At least until they decided to bring them in the car to the Wilson family Christmas and we heard them singing the same two lines for 3 hours straight.

At the Wilson family christmas we all got to meet Isaac. That was a lot of fun, but no one had more fun than Nora.

Anyway, a good time was had by all.

Nora's Birthday

Hard to believe Nora is 6 years old now. We had another great party, the secret theme was flowers.

Mom went all-out with the games and decorations as usual. They colored flowers, made pipe-cleaner flowers, and pinned flowers to the wall. Of course there were cake and gifts.

Later we celebrated Nora as a family. She got to help decorate the cake, and also received a bike. Maybe next spring the girls will be riding around together.

She really had a great time, she's been on cloud nine all week.

Christmas Concert

Nora had her first school Christmas Concert. She was a little nervous beforehand, but did a super job! I think she was the most enthusiastic singer by a mile.