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Nora is 8!

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Eight is Great!

Our Nora-bearski is 8 years old now! We celebrated her birthday in a variety of ways - first, with a fancy dinner while we were still in Hawaii, on her actual birthday while we were camping over the weekend, and then the day after her birthday when we were back and home and she could choose her birthday dinner and dessert!

At eight, Nora is still a chocoholic (she asked for chocolate chip muffins for her bday breakfast) and lover of any type of sweet food or candy. She's starting to get adventurous with spicy foods which is super fun because she's my buddy in trying hot sauces. She's not a great eater though, still opting for mac n cheese (from the box) whenever she can but she did try kanpachi sashimi in Hawaii and loved it so there's hope! 

She also still loves her artic foxes and in Hawaii also got into dolphins. She has a gazillion and one stuffies (many of them now squishmallows) and is STILL using blankie. We made a deal though that blankie is going away and tonight is literally the night I take them away so wish her luck on how that goes! 

Nora still claims to love math, is only so-so at ukelele and swimming, but when she puts her mind on something like backpacking with Daddy, she's all-in! Her enthusiasm and good mood is contagious - she can really light up any room and make you feel like a million bucks. She also though has sour moods and doubts herself a lot so we're working on her confidence. 

Happy happy birthday to our not-so-little girl! 

Bday celebration at Merriman's in Hawaii. She loved her 'chocolate purse' dessert!


Isn't she lovely?

hot chocolate and cake bites on her bday while camping


Actual birthday cake was a store-bought lemon raspberry and white chocolate cake.

 



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