Lisa: pigtails

My mom, proudly displaying her hairdo handiwork:

In the background, you can see my new Jamaica Trinnaman painting hanging over the fireplace. I know, I need to branch out and find another artist I like whose work I can afford. But it's awesome, right??

Lisa: advanced

Lisa: Are you teaching Nora how to juggle?
Blake: Yep! Well, I'm trying to. She's totally going to impress all her kindergarten friends.
Lisa: Yeah she is. And her teacher.
Blake: She'll impress EVERYONE. Except Dave. Dave'll just be like, "I've been juggling since I was three."

Lisa: ice cream

As Angie put it on Facebook:
"Hey, Nora! Cutest hair ever! Also, cutest t-shirt ever! Where'd you get that? Oh, your favorite aunt and uncle, you say?"

Or, alternately, as Nora puts it:
"KEEM! KEEM!"

Lisa: Telegenic

Some days, I just take a lot of photos. And videos.

1. Nora uses one of the few signs she knows to request that more photos be taken of her. Do not blame me, people.

2. More of Nora referring to her hair elastics as hats.

3. If your daughter said "Ca-Co" in such a cute way, you'd take a video of it and post it to the internet, too.

Lisa: cheerleader

Brian and Jennilyn gave Nora this insanely cute mini University of Utah cheerleader uniform, and I thought bowl game season was the right time to try it out. And....that pretty much sums up everything I know about sports.

I hope you noticed the red and black ponytail holders.

Lisa: paradise

Sometimes, if Nora and I are out running errands during the day, we stop and have a little lunch together--just us grown-up girls, you know?

Anyway, here she is enjoying her favorite dish.

Lisa: tomato face

WHAT?

Lisa: And did you see those TIGHTS?

Sometimes Nora sits down right by my desk chair and plays while I'm working. Here she is, a compact little pile of adorableness, precious blanket (inexplicably dubbed 'peti') momentarily forgotten on the floor behind her.