Showing posts with label Norah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Norah. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Norah's Last Day of Preschool


It's hard to believe that Norah's year at the Early Childhood Education Centre has to come to an end, it's gone by so fast. Today I handed in my parking card and collected her indoor shoes and extra clothes and we said our good byes.

I could hardly get her to stand to take a picture at the beginning of the year!
 There was a little "ceremony" with her small group and her beloved Teacher Joyce to mark the last day of school. All children got their portfolio of work and those moving on got a book and a certificate. Teacher Joyce wrote a nice message of her view of each child and read it out loud to the group.

Norah listening to the kind words about her.
 Here are the words that Joyce came up with for Norah.


"Enthusiasm must be Norah's middle name! It isn't uncommon to see Norah hopping with excitement or jumping up and down with joy. Over the course of each day, Norah's expressive face would repeatedly move from a wide, toothy grin to a serious furrowed brow as she shared her many thoughts, theories and ideas with others. Norah with her positive attitude, was always ready for any experience and loved to the lead the rest of us off and away. She loves to chat and she has shared many stories of her life's experience with us. Norah is cuddly and affectionate...and her hugs are huge. She has a love of life and vibrant spark that brought joy to every day."

A big hug for Teacher Joyce.
These two really have a special bond.
All made final with a handshake!
We then had the opportunity to explore the different rooms holding different activities.

Getting ready to jump!
With her friend Hunter.
In another room we played "Don't Wake Daddy!"
Some finger painting.
And some fun in a photo booth!

What a blessing it has been for our family for Norah to have this opportunity at preschool. The people we have met have made such an impact on her life and memories have been made for a lifetime (for me anyways!) Off to JK in September!

Friday, December 5, 2014

Norah and Santa

Norah and I were at the mall this week as it opened and there happened to be no line to see Santa. She was pretty shy but was happy to sit with the elf and proudly answered Santa when he asked her what she wanted for Christmas...a neigh! Hopefully she'll be as willing when I take all the kids!


Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Kidsability Fun Fair

Since Norah is now a patient at Kidsability, we got to go to the fun fair put on by the Rotarians for the kids who use the services of Kidsability. Scott was out with the boys that morning so Norah and I headed over to check out the fun. She was too small for a lot of the stuff but she did have fun wandering around. 

She did go in the bouncy house (I didn't get any good pictures) and had SO much fun. She wasn't intimidated by the big kids at all.

With her giant cotton candy. (She didn't eat it, only I did...)
She just looked so cute.
Getting ready for the wagon ride!
She could just barely see over the edge.
Hey! That looks like the park!
We were lucky enough to be there to see Eric Traplin perform. We have seen him many times but there is usually a big crowd and Norah of course is typically following the boys around. This time, there were very few kids and she could do her own thing. It took her a while to warm up but by the end, she was totally into it!
Staying close to mom but getting her groove on.
Oh! The bubbles were intriguing.
Trying to catch the bubbles. 

She got to play a tambourine.
I tried to get a shot of her face but every time I got up, she freaked out that I was leaving...
She loved those bubbles.
Starting to venture a bit further from me.
 These next pictures are just fun ones of her in the bubbles.
It was a fun morning to spend together!

Monday, June 16, 2014

More Birthday Celebrations

Norah's birthday was a weekday and we had Logan's soccer game to get to after supper, so it was a pretty normal day, just with a few extra things!

Norah's friend Rosalyn, her mom and brother visited us in the morning. Rosalyn will turn 2 this week. We played at home and then went out for lunch together.


Friends having a tea party.
 Norah took a shorter than usual nap so we went outside to play with the bubbles before going to get the boys from the bus. Thanks for the dress, Aunt Pamela!
Yes, she tried to drink it.
It was a beautiful day!
Freezer treat after school.
 After supper, we had brownies and ice cream!

Yes, she put her finger IN the flame.

Yum!
Opening a few gifts.
A tiara!
And a purse.