Nora turns FIVE

Somehow it has been almost three months since our little Nora turned five and I still haven't done a blog post about her! 

So funny to think that this little bit has gone from this:

to this in just five years:

Nora is just the best, we love her so much. She is a firecracker. Girlfriend is strong willed, for sure. She is so sweet and loving and generous. Any time she has any amount of money she wants to spend she always wants to get something for herself and for Teresa and Finn as well. She is such an amazing and helpful big sister to Conor. She is so good at making him laugh and smile and generally keeping him happy when I have to get things done around the house. She and Finn are still good little buddies, and of course have about a thousand little spats each day mixed in with all their fun moments. She still completely idolizes T. She is so, so, so ready to go to Kindergarten! She still has quite the temper, but we are working on expressing those big emotions the right way.

She is really loving baby dolls right now, she would spend all day feeding and changing and taking care of her dolls. She told me the other day that her Baby Alive doll broke her collarbone when she was born, just like Conor, and that she also had to have heart surgery, just like Conor. 

Nora has been talking about learning Tae Kwon Do for a long time now, ever since she saw someone doing it on Yo Gabba Gabba when she was two or three. We were finally able to get her signed up in a class recently. She loves it! And has taken to it immediately, as well.

She and T got their hair cut recently and it was fun to observe their differences while they experienced that. T was exactly the way I am when I get my hair cut and just quietly told the stylist what she wanted and then sat quietly and awkwardly until it was done. Nora had very specific ideas of what she wanted her hair to look like. She wanted it short, short, short. The stylist she got kept trying to convince her to keep it longer and would cut just a little bit at a time. Nora would firmly shake her head and say "no! I want it shorter than that!". Finally when it reached her desired length she said "that's short enough, no more cutting!". I think it turned out super cute. She keeps reaching up and patting her bangs to make sure they are still there. If they get pushed back with the rest of her hair she says "Mom! I need help finding my bang!". It is pretty cute.

She wanted a storm trooper cake for her birthday. I let her do most of the decorating, she loved pouring the frosting and then they all had fun adding the sprinkles. She had Mina and Dalia over for a sleepover to celebrate on her birthday. She and Dalia didn't go to sleep until after 11, and they loved every minute of it!

We waited to celebrate big until her grandparents came to town for Conor's blessing. Then we all went to Medieval Times, which she loved, of course. 

I just love Finn so much in this next picture.

We are so lucky to have our Nora!