Chatty Kathy

Here's my little helper. She wants to be a part of everything that involves stirring.

Lately, I'm been letting her put ingredients into recipes and stir them. I usually help guide her hand though, otherwise they'll be a huge mess.

Now, the banana bread is ready to bake. Yum!

Nora, has been adding words to her vocabulary like crazy. Justin and I are going to Door County this weekend for a weekend away, while Justin's parents watch Nora. I have been writing up a little dictionary of Nora's "words" for them so they can understand what she is saying. I think maybe I will document what all my kids can say at 18 months. It's so sweet to have it recorded. Surprisingly, the list is almost up to 100 words! Since I've been keeping track about 3 weeks ago, she's probably added 30 words-so like 10 new words a week! Here's the list if you're interested.

Nora’s Translations

A-bo-Apple

At-Hat

Ba-ba-Grandpa/ma

Back

Ba-dee-Potty or water

Bad-er-Water

Bas-Bath

Bay-Play

Beak-Drink

Beak-y-Blankie

Bean-Plane

Bear

Bed-Bread

Bee-bee-Baby

Bee-g-Big

Bees-Please

Beet or Bead-Read

Bir-dee-Bird

Bish-Push (No pushing!) or Fish

Bit-Spit

Boop-Poop

Bats-Pants

Bone-Phone

Bub-Bib

Buk-Truck

Bye-bye

Da-Done, hands up

Daddy

Das-Dance

Da-see-Chelsea

Dees-Cheese

Dews-Shoes

Dir-Stir

Doc

Doe-s-Toast

Don-Jon

Door

Dop-Stop

Dosh-Josh

Down

Eat

E-C-O-Cheerios, makes an o with hand

Egg

Eyes

Gak-ger-Cracker

Gake-Jake

Gar-Car

Ga-sees-Glasses

Gee-C-Jesus

Gee-ku-Thank You

Go

Gock-Duck

Gooky/Geeky-Cookie

Gow-Cow

Guk-Stuck

Ippy-Sippy

Ish-ish-Finished

Key-cat-Kitty Cat

Mama-Emma/Mama

Meat-Mittens

Meow -Cat

Mik-Milk or music

Mean-o mean-o: Ring Around the Rosy

Mommy

Moo-Cow

More

Muk-Up, wants to be picked up

Na-na-Nanna or Banana

Neenah-Hurshle or Nora

Nee-yan-Niyanth

Ni-ni-Nigh-night

Nonny-Johnny

No

Noo-ny-Noodle

Nose-nose or Kleenex

Nuk/Nukkies-Nuk

O-ch-Orange

Ocky-Sock

Off

Ome-Home

On

Ope-Open

Ot-Hot

O-wa-Owen

Picky-Picky Mrs. Pickle Book

Pock-y-Packers

Ross-Rice

Uck-Yuck

Uh-oh

Up

Ursh-Hurshle

Urt-Shirt

Way-o-Whale

Woah

Ya-ya-Ella

Yes

Yight-Light

Yucky-Lucky (book)

Maybe boys don't have cooties!

Well I lost our camera for a few weeks there so I haven't had a chance to update with new pictures. Thankfully, I found it. If you're wondering what we've been up to, I will tell you. We've been playing with lots of boys. I think Nora is destined to have lots of friends that are boys. I even joined a Mom's Club here in Onalsaka and there is not one single girl in the club-can you believe that!?!? Good thing all the boys are so nice and fun!

Nora playing with her friend, Owen, at the Faithwalkers Conference we attended through our church after Christmas. A fellow thumb sucker! Yay, I thought I had the only one! They had a blast playing behind curtains and trying to run away from me and Owen's mom, Beth.

This is Nora's new friend, Niyanth. We met him and his mom, Lavanya, at Mom's club. Nora loves to play with Niyanth. She says "Nee-yan, pay". She is also obsessed with his bottles and always tries to drink them. See above. Go figure, she never took bottles well for us.

Nora probably sees her friend Hurshle the most right now. He is the only other child down here from our church in Eau Claire. We are now neighbors with him too. They moved into the town house 2 doors down from ours. Here they are in the kitchen, somehow both sitting in a tupperware container and a moment before, laughing hysterically. Nora always wants to know where Hurshle is and what he's doing. She always asks me, "Ursh, go?". (Where did Hurshle go?) Also, when she goes to sleep, she tells me, "Ursh, nigh-nigh." I tell her that, yes Hurshle is going to sleep too. If I ask her who any object around belongs to-the answer is always-"Ursh".

Owen and his parents are next from our church team to move down here. They are moving in a few weeks. Then, Megan and Ben Holmen and their daughter Emma will be moving here in March. Both families will be in the same neighborhood as us. It will be so fun to have more kids in town, and especially another girl. Yay, Emma-we miss you! Boys are great, but sometimes you need someone to play dolls with-the right way! We'll need to have a tea party to celebrate!