Eight months

Lucky little Nora got to spend lots of time in August with her grandmas! They are crazy about her, and were kind enough to come and stay with us while daycare had a two-week summer closure.

Nora loves Grandma Sheri!

Uncle Nick was here for a couple of days, and won Nora's heart with his guitar playing

And Grandpa Garth got in a little snuggle-time, too!

Nora loves Grandma Pat! They went on lots of walks together, and Grandma taught Nora how to dance. Someday we'll capture it on video.

Grandpa Dirk made Nora a little bit nervous at first, but she warmed up to him quickly.

A few more pictures from the past month:

Vertical Dance at Vedauwoo: we went with Mom and Dad Bowles and it was amazing.

And school started this week at UW. Go Cowboys!

Awesome August

Mike's mom, dad, and brother came for a visit. Grandma Sheri is taking care of Nora for a couple of weeks. While the guys were here (just for a few days), we took a picnic up to the Snowies on a gorgeous afternoon.

Nora is having a great time with her grandma! And she continues to get bigger and bigger.

Dress and shoes are family heirlooms -- I wore them when I was a baby!

Loves the swing at the park!

Figuring out the chain -- with tongue out.

It's great living across the street from the park. Here's Nora in the sandbox.

Squinting up at Mom after eating a little dirt.