Into EVERYTHING!!!!!

My, my, my! It's amazing how much destruction one small person can do in such a short amount of time. Nora is still not walking, but that has not seemed to slow her down any. She can get into just about anything and I'm sure it won't take her too long to figure out the safety latches on cabinets :). Here are a few pictures of her playing:

Every day while I am in the shower, she takes everything out of my cabinet and dumps it on the floor and plays with it. But, I am able to enjoy a 5-7 minute shower without much interruption...whatever works!

A few days ago, I was in my bedroom, working on my lesson plans for my graduate class and thought that things had been awfully quite for a while. I knew Nora was in her bedroom, but I couldn't imagine what was keeping her so occupied. This is what was doing the trick...emptying the books off of her bookshelf.

This past Saturday it was an absolutely gorgeous day outside. Matthew, Nora, and I had gone that morning on a hike at a state park nearby. On the way home, she fell asleep and decided that the 30 minute nap was good enough and didn't want to sleep again that day. I had to grade some papers, so I asked Matthew if he would mind watching her outside while he did some yard work. I looked up from my grading, and this is what I saw. She loved the dirt!!!! She loved the dirt so much that she even ate a few handfuls before gagging. I'm not sure if the fertilized potting soil is poisonous, but she is still alive today.

She is definitely keeping me busy! It's a wonder that my house ever gets clean anymore! It seems like that is what my nights are now for. Put her to bed and break out the broom. It is nearly impossible to get any cleaning done while she is awake. So, we just play :).

She is enjoying her new car seat. She looks so tiny in it and it looks like her neck is going to break off when she falls asleep in it. Any suggestions on how to save her neck? What have you other mommies done? This is a picture of her in it right after we got it delivered. She just woke up from her nap and we are in our living room.

Nora and I are off to San Antonio on Thursday. We are meeting the majority of the women in my family and some friends for the Women of Faith Conference. It is the National Conference. We are really excited and the weather is supposed to be incredible. My mom has offered to watch Nora during the conference so that I can actually go. I am sure it will be a very inspiring and uplifting weekend. We come back home on Sunday afternoon, so I will blog about it then.