McCoy Family: Fun Weekend!

Norah has been busy the last couple of weeks getting used to not one, but two new schools! Obviously this is not an ideal situation to be throwing at her, especially since she was really starting to make some friends in the Fresno State childcare program (where she spent the summer). However, their schedule and ours just weren't meshing, so we started over. Actually, one of the new schools is not so new- she was there in the winter and spring a couple of days a week- so that seems to be making the transition a bit easier. Hopefully we'll be all settled in within the next couple of weeks and ready for the rest of the school year.

First day of school

She's had some good Norah-isms lately, though I know she's picking some of them up from school, and not from Dan or me. The term "real bad" has now entered her vocabulary, as in, "I real bad want the ice cream." She also told my mom that "I'm just watching," when asked to help pick up her toys. Of course, she also continues to use some old favorites: "cheese hops" are her cheddar bunny crackers and "Bamabampa" (in the singular) are Grandma and Grandpa.

We spent a fun Labor Day weekend at the beach house/in San Francisco. Laura flew in for a short, but well-deserved, vacation, and Mom, Dad, Maggie, Dan, Norah, and I will never turn down an opportunity to head to the coast. We spent a pretty relaxing (and kind of foggy) few days hanging out, eating, watching Notre Dame lose, going to the park, etc. On Sunday, we headed to San Francisco to meet up with Dan's Aunt Linda, Uncle Scott, cousins Sara and Kate, and Bob, and Matt. We took a very fun tour through Muir Woods and on to Sonoma wine country. Norah enjoyed her first real bus ride (after spending many a car ride pointing out all the buses that we passed), and we all had fun seeing the sites, tasting some wine (Norah had to sit this part out), and catching up with family.

Seeing the trees in Muir Woods (I can't figure out how to rotate the last image!)

Thanks to Linda and Scott for including us in their family vacation! We also got a chance to have a (short) visit with Aunt Sue, Lee, and Grandma Nell. Thanks to Lee for making Norah a beautiful toy box. Eventually we'll get to fill it up with toys, but right now Norah is having fun putting herself in the box.