Nora Evelyn » toys

She’s surprisingly good at this game!

clunis — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:53:00 +0000

creepy still life

clunis — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:47:14 +0000

Here’s another example of Nora’s camera work. The featured model is her doll, Marabelle.

What Nora does when she’s meant to be sleeping…

clunis — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:43:07 +0000

I love this picture. I love this picture. Jen took this picture and it might be one of my favorite things that has ever happened ever (yes, including cookies). Okay so we have Nora’s crazy smile, Julie mouse patting violet bunny on the head (presumably to comfort her for something), Corny Cob looking just the tiniest bit crazy stalker there in the corner, Marabelle snoozing in a Biscuit-blanket hammock, and the disembodied head of Yellow Baby overlooking it all.

tea party picnic in the living room

clunis — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:03:12 +0000

(from June 28^th)

two captains, one ship

mcjen — Sun, 29 May 2011 23:47:46 +0000

getting her balloons

clunis — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:36:05 +0000

Nora had a couple of helium balloons get away from her in our living room on Saturday. She stood looking up at them for a while before disappearing from the room. She came back a minute or so later with her stool from the bathroom and quickly solved the problem. [click for success picture.]

fight like a brave!

clunis — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:15:24 +0000

600th post: mom always said, “don’t play ball in the house”

clunis — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 09:40:42 +0000

The title is, of course, an allusion to a classic of American filmmaking and not meant to be an indication that anything exciting happens in this video. :) Nora totally gets the basic objectives of the game ‘catch’ now (even if the motor routines required to support it (like suppressing giggles while the ball is coming) are not quite there yet).

She definitely could play for Michigan’s football team with the skills she demonstrates here (at least as kicker).

ipod addict

clunis — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 03:20:03 +0000

The first step is admitting you have a problem; Nora has not taken that first step.

Cretaceous Park

clunis — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:19:50 +0000

On the way to school this morning Nora was exceedingly concerned about where the Sun might have gotten to lately. For some reason she was not the least bit consoled by reassurances that the Sun must still be there (or, at worst, was still there a few minutes ago) or we’d all be dead.

These pictures date from a far happier time (just a few weeks ago) when a little girl could go outside in short sleeves and a pair of froggy boots to chalk up the porch, sidewalk, and the horizontal surfaces of a nearby park.