six months old!

Oooh...a fascinating book!

It's even better sideways!

It's hard to believe Norah is already half a year! She is cheerful about 99.5% of the time (she really is!), usually has a smile on her face and has a lot to say. She is very curious and loves to explore on the floor. She wants so badly to crawl and does her best to wiggle along the floor. And nothing within inches of her hands is safe from her super grip!

Messy face! Norah loves food & to eat from a spoon. Here she is eating homemade mangoes & apples with rice cereal.

Learning to sit

Stephan loves helping Norah learn to sit. Although you can't see him in this picture, he is entertaining her with a toy. With the safety of the boppy pillow (a gift from cousins Sara, Karl and their families!) she focuses on Stephan and "forgets" to put her hands on the ground for balance.

So sweet!

New house!

This is our new house in Cedarburg! We just closed and started the fun of packing. We made huge progress already and will be ready to go very soon!

A couple of weeks ago Stephan met a few of the racing Brewer sausages at the Cedarburg Winter Festival.

This is Norah's seal. She LOVES to chew on his head.

snow day!

Here we are home on a snow day. All the schools, many offices & government agencies, malls & stores were closed! We had over 16 inches of blowing snow. We have not had nearly that much snow since 1999 when Stephan was right around Norah's age.

Norah gets so excited when she sits in her high chair. She likes to be up high with the rest of us.

A couple of days after the snow we went to dinner with Pops and Liza....it's kind of dark so you can't quite see her adorable wool hat! Casey likes to tease me about my love for baby hats. (Stephan had even more!!)

Finally! New pictures!

It's hard to believe Norah is five months old! Where has time gone? She is a very active baby who loves to roll around on the floor, laugh and babble. She just started eating vegetables (sweet potatoes, carrots & peas) and loves to eat from a spoon. She grabs my hand to get the spoon to her mouth faster.

Kohl office babies! My friends Megan w/ Kai and Darcy w/ Jadyn at the Bucks game. They were all born within two weeks of each other with Norah being the oldest.

cat lover Evie with Daisy

Norah and Molly celebrating a belated Christmas

Grammy & Norah

Watching the Super Bowl. Stephan held out hope for the Patriots until the very last second...literally.

Football fever!

The Buds. Stephan & Josh took a break during their own football playoff for a picture. Stephan is pretty much obsessed with the NFL playoffs & that's all he talks about these days whether he is telling us team stats or reciting his favorite football commercials. (He has an amazing memory!)

This is Norah every morning...smiling in her swing while we make coffee & breakfast.

A family friend described Norah as "so biteable" & I couldn't agree more. Just look at those cheeks!!! I can't kiss them enough!

photos from a relaxing weekend

Casey was sorting laundry on the floor & Lily quickly claimed a new bed.