Family, friends, an American Girl theme, balloons and cake…Nora’s birthday wish came true for her 8 year-old birthday party! 🙂
The birthday girl by candlelight
Nora with her Lola Norma
Nora’s American Girl doll, Makena, is having the best birthday ever! LOL
I don’t care if this pic is a little blurry. The sentiment of these BFFs is priceless!
Slumber party!! With Paco our cozy dog 😉
For years Nora has asked to paint her room purple. FINALLY, almost 8 years after we painted her nursery a newborn-neutral sage green, we’re giving her an accent wall coated in Wild Violet, which is the vibrant, bold hue she chose. We told her SOMETIME before school starts we’d paint her room, and today, while she’s away at a sleepover, we’re making quick work of this task so she’ll be surprised when she comes home tomorrow!  😀
I have the best childhood memories playing games with my family, and Clue was one of my favs!
Here’s a sequence of three pics trying this new wordpress gallery “circle” feature for the first time…it looks kind’ve cool! I just realized when you use the gallery feature, the camera properties are listed when you click on each photo, which I appreciate!
So, this is my husband “trying” to cartwheel with my daughter. LOL Actually, he did a decent job! Grownups: if you haven’t cartwheeled in awhile, you should try it. It’s fun but, harder than it looks! 🙂
Shutter Speed: 1/50, Aperture: F/5.6, ISO: 200
When we asked Nora to pick another activity besides watching Sunday morning cartoons, she chose to play hangman.  When she saw that I was trying to take their photo she kept playing with her tongue sticking out, not looking at me. This is the only shot I caught with her tongue in. I wished I snapped away with her tongue sticking out though! Oh, well. 😛
See more of my 365 Project: Untouched photos from my Nikon D5000 with 50mm lens
Shutter Speed: 1/250, Aperture: F/10, ISO: 200
See more of my 365 Project: Untouched photos from my Nikon D5000 with 50mm lens
Shutter Speed: 1/125, Aperture: F/4.0, ISO: 400
Shutter Speed: 1/125, Aperture: F/2.8, ISO: 800
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