Girls being girls

Nori just loves to dress up in party dresses, bracelets, rings, hats... you name it. The outfit must always be topped off with the perfect clutch or bag. We were invited to a princess party that asked the mommies to dress up too, this is what Nori thought I should wear. It was worth it too, just seeing how tickled she was to have a dress up buddy. I think I see many crazy outfits in my future, all in the name of love!

Results of finger painting

The cutest folk on earth!

Yeah Bubbles!!!

We went on a very last min trip to our favorite place in NC, Bella Luna Inn, in Black Mt... it was Nori's first time and she loved it as much as we did! Yeah! i packed so quickly that I grabbed an uncharged camera, so these are the only photos from the trip. Nori's first bath in a jetted tub and with bubbles... she would not get out, it lasted about an hour and every minute was a joy!

A visit from Grammy

A visit from Grammy held lots of fun... playing on the water table, wearing flowers in our hair, and snapping beans.

A day at the races

We took Nori to her first horse race, The Queen's Cup. We all had a great time, she loved the food , horses, and all the nice ladies in big hats!

Our Nori has found a calling

Nori loves loves loves to be outside. We went on a little trip to see our Aunt Marcia and Uncle Jim's new home site in the lovely NC mountains and she had a blast looking at rocks, digging in the dirt and then she found the stick... the big stick, and all she wanted to do from then on was hike! And yes, that is one of many wild turkeys that greeted us!

Music time

Nori was just singing to her hearts content as she played her piano... here you see her turning the page of her song book to keep up.

Nori loves her Peter Rabbit

Barts at the Park

All for you JB

Hello Again!

Well it has been a while since we let the world know we are having another little one, due 12.12.09, but I have been sick sick sick! So far this baby has not been as kind to me as our sweet bean was. We have still managed to have a few fun moments here and there. So lets see if we can get everyone up to date. Here we went to the Nature Museum. Nori loved to smell the flowers and play with the fake animals, but her favorite part(of course) was seeing the turtle.

Paddling For A Cause

Hey y'all, last year my company entered in the Lure of the Dragons dragonboat race at beautiful Lake Lure and had a couple of the fastest times of the day (we even beat the "pro" teams that showed up!). Well, we are doing it again and working to raise money for regional non-profit youth programs like Camp Lurecrest, the Lake Lure Youth Center, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Polk and Henderson Counties to name a few (check out www.lureofthedragons.org). So many non-profits have really taken a hit this last year with the economic woes so I want to propose a challenge.

My 30th birthday is coming up in a couple weeks with the boat race. If anyone out there in cyberspace was contemplating a gift for me (which you should, 30 is a big one!), I would love it if you pledged a donation for my team instead ($1, $5, $20, whatever, it all adds up). I'm trying to convert all birthday presents to donations this year. Please email me if you are willing at helpjohnpaddle@gmail.com. Also, you will be giving your money to Lake Lure Dragon Boat Racing which is a tax deductible public charity, not to me (in case you were wondering).

Thanks a ton!
-JAC
Here's a few action shots from last year:

The shirt says it all.

Noribean

More Bread Please

Poor Nori, the police caught her and put her into park jail for running the wrong way on the swinging bridge.

The Park

We try to go to the park every chance we get. It has rained all week, so the first glimpse of sun we were outside. It was super super windy, but we still had a good time.

Candy Eggs

A little photo I shot.

Boots

My Monkey

Proof that Nori can make anything an accessory.