Boots!

I never thought she would be a cowgirl.

New Shirt

Nora just can't get enough of anything to do with Toy Story.

Toy Story 2

Just sitting with Daddy watching her favorite movie.

And finally...

Brothers feud at the Cable Car Museum

Uncle Geoff and Nora enjoying a fortune cookie in Chinatown.

One of Quinn's only requests was to ride a cable car.

This is officially known as "The Cable Car Face." She'll still do it three days later.

Quinn waited patiently to capture Ray's look of concentration.

Visiting GG

Since Nora already has two awesome grandmas, we started calling Great Grandma Foote "GG" to avoid confusion. We went to Sacramento to visit GG and the McCarthy's and Hodnett's.

Ready for lunch like a big girl

Wait a second, is this not a chair?

A little shy around these seldom-seen cousins

Back at the hotel

Playing the Monkey Matching game on Daddy's iPod

Golden Gate Overlook

The weather was perfect that day, so it was really crowded.

We could hardly find a place to park!

Too cold for Karen...

...but Nora wants to be outside!

Rayboy thought he wouldn't be able to entertain Nora,

but "Uncle Raybee" and "Baby Gaga" are best buddies!

The fun continues...

Nora has never seen the ocean or the beach, until now. Okay, so this is actually the San Francisco Bay but I still count it. We did make it to the actual ocean but by that time Nora was asleep in the car (along with Mema and Quinno).

Wow! It's windy out here!

Trying out her fancy new 'splits' move

The splits didn't work as well as she thought.

Whoa! This is sticky!

Aquarium of the Bay

The aquarium is right on Pier 39 and has two tunnel tanks. Awesome!

Nora loves the fish!

Vortex of fish above us in the tunnel tank

I spy a crab!

Jaws!

PS To any friends who may be visiting the Aquarium of the Bay or other AZA attractions in the near future: Check for reciprocal agreements for discounts. We got half off admission because we also have a membership at Hogle Zoo.

San Francisco!

The Foote family had a family reunion / vacation last week. It's difficult to get all these busy people together, but worth it! So much fun!

Heading to Pier 39 with Mema and Grandpa Joey, Mommy, Daddy, Nora,

Uncle Ray, and Uncle Geoff.

With Uncle Ray at the Big Noodle

With Mema watching the Sea Lions

They were so funny to watch!

Bath Time (If you're offended by baby butts, look away.)

Nora has discovered the delights of undressing herself. Here's one example:

It's 7:30. Time for my bath!

Okay! Let me just get rid of this pesky diaper.

This way to the bathroom!

Oh, wait. I need to throw this old diaper away.

Did it really go in there? Oh, yeah. There it is!

More pictures

As adorable asleep...

...as she is awake.

My Sweet Nora

Nora is growing up so fast! So smart and pretty. She surprised us all by beginning to talk around twelve months. By 15 months, she had about 100 words. We've stopped counting because we just can't keep up with her.

Now she's almost 17 months, with beautiful coppery hair and a smile that will melt your heart.

Boo Baby

Reading is her favorite activity. She'll crawl into your lap and shove a book into your hands.

Nora with her friend Savannah

Buddies

It only took Nora a few minutes to warm up to Papa Shawver.

Trooper

Eleanor is being such a good sport while we decide which paint swatches go well together...

Santa Picture!

We finally got it. Santa comes to our ward party every year. The activities committee takes pictures and sends them out to everybody. We were so excited to get this because Nora just never freaks out about anything and it was so funny. The funniest part was that she saw santa on the tv the next day and seemed scared of him still. Hopefully we haven't scarred her for life.