Nog+Chog

Again, on our flight back home from Austin, Norah couldn’t sit still. Then she fell asleep as soon as we landed. Even the train ride into the city couldn’t shake her awake.

There is a bridge in downtown Austin where bats live. In the summer at dusk, roughly 1.5 million of them stream out in columns over the course of about 30 minutes. It is sort of a spectacle. A stinky spectacle. We went to see it before we left town. Norah loved it. We ran into some friends/co workers there that just moved to Austin – Stacy and Joe Doyle – and met their dog Molly. What are the odds?

Had dinner at Chuy’s in Austin. It was awesome. Norah had a little melt-down and we had to take her outside until she calmed down. She loves tex-mex. She could eat rice and beans every day.

Jeff and Victoria are Troy’s brother & sister-in-Law. They had a brunch after the weddin’ at their house in Austin. Norah had a great time hanging out with their 3 year old daughter, Betsy. I took a lot of pictures with my fish-eye lens on our trip for some reason. Fish eye pics are always a little bit funner than regular pics, though. Thanks, Jeff and Victoria for everything! You are awesome!

Norah learned how to play in the Texas gravel. She couldn’t get enough. Then she was entertained by a few friends during dinner.

The wedding and rehearsal were at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Norah and Mom hung out and snacked while Dad walked through everything.

When we arrived in Austin, we were exhausted and crashed at the hotel. Mom and I took turns napping. Norah tried on all the shoes. Mom’s dress shoes were her favorite.

Went to Austin on a long weekend for our friends’ (Kristin and Troy) wedding. Norah did great on the flight down there. She was really antsy the whole way, charming the flight attendents and what not. At the end of the flight (right as we started to land, she fell asleep). We had to hang out in the airport and wait 2 hours for our luggage which was on the next flight. She slept throught all that too.

Norah listened to an iPod for the first time the other day. She started dancing around saying “I hear music, Mommy!” Then she insisted that we (Mom and Dad) both dance around with her. She was listening to her favorite band, the Jayhawks.