Lisa: parking it

If it involves being outside and eating big-people food, Nora is IN.

Lisa: swimming

E introduced Nora to her first real swimming pool. Needless to say, Nora LOVED it.

She practically jumped right out of my arms and into the water. (You can see a bit of the skirt Sarah brought me from Scotland!)

Lisa: piano man

We get to keep David's piano while he's in New York, and he came over and gave it an inaugural playing. Nora loved it, of course.

Lisa: my fellow Americans

Something about being in a small town and with family just makes you feel more patriotic. Happy fourth of July!

Lisa: a tangled web we weave

A normal day for Nora might include eating a snack in her high chair...

or getting herself hopelessly tangled in the TV cords. You never know.

(No babies were left unattended and nearly strangled before or during the taking of these pictures. I was sitting just out of frame, giggling as she turned around and around, making the tangling worse. So...I guess I'm not negligent, just kind of mean.)

Lisa: biker gals

My first ride on my cruiser was also Nora's first bike ride, ever. Thank goodness it was properly documented.

Blake didn't realize he was in movie mode when he took this, but I kept it because of how well it captures Nora's initial feelings about her helmet.

Watch for the look of terror on my face as I negotiate the bike past Blake and into the driveway.

Lisa: here comes the big parade

Sarah and I rode our bikes in the Pioneer Day parade in Spring City, with Nora in the baby seat. The whole thing was awesomely ridiculous (and ridiculously awesome), but I think the best part was riding past my dad and hearing him shout to the crowd around him, "That's my granddaughter! That's my granddaughter!"