Officially Two

Nora turned two for real on August 26th.  I almost forgot the actual day - friends at church were reminding me that Sunday!  My excuse is that we had already celebrated earlier in the month when my family was here, but, c'mon, I've only had two years to learn it!  (Oliver's birthdate, on the other hand, is engraved in my memory since it serves as his identification in the hospital.)

Nora is bursting at the seams with energy and spunk, and it is delightful to get tidbits of her perspective and humor as she makes active use of her growing vocabulary.

Happy Birthday, little fireball.

 

She enjoyed opening her remaining presents on our back swing.  Big sister was, of course, eager to help when needed, or even if not needed:

 

 

She received her first apron from my sister and her husband and she was very excited to wear it when we did our baking the next day.

 

 

They got a little goofy while waiting for me to get out the ingredients,

 

 

and then resorted to playing pirates when I had not given them anything to stir yet with their spatulas.