Little Incredible You

Airport Traveling

Sleeping on the plane!


In and Out Burger with the Owies


Beach Bum


Playing on one of the many beach playgrounds


Saying goodbye to Aunt Katie and Uncle Kevin and the Owies


On the tram to Disneyland.


Beach Babe


Ocean adventure with Aunt Molly


"Mommy, get me outta here!"


Hollywood Hills

Hollywood with Uncle KK


Bike path on one of our many sunset rides.


How we got around.


Santa Monica Pier


Lounging in the world's smallest living room.


Santa Monica with Nonni and Nonna


California Girl


We made it.
We traveled 3000 miles to Venice Beach and 3000 miles back. You were a champ. Not only did you sleep on the airplane you slept through the landing during both flights! You never even appeared bothered by take off. Traveling can be stressful, living in an 800 sq ft beach house with 6 other people and a dog can be stressful but you were absolutely incredible.

Your incredibleness was not just your laid back attitude about sleep schedules, eating times, general lack of structure. The incredible part was your 16 month old self enjoyed all the experiences. You soaked up the warm sand and the salty sea and learned to love the feeling of sand in between your toes and sifting through your fingers. You enjoyed the sunset rides along the beach bike path connecting Venice and Santa Monica. You loved the playgrounds on the beach and there were plenty of them! You enjoyed our Hollywood breakfast and meeting Mickey at Disneyland (you actually kissed him on the nose!). You loved stolling along the boardwalk and greeting each and every dog we met. You lived to feed Owie your breakfast, lunch and dinner. Almost daily someone stranger would declare, "I've never met a baby like her before!" You were so engaging, loving, laughing, and charismatic.

I can't describe how proud I am of you. You were so adaptable and had fun too. How you would laugh and giggle and get everyone involved. All 6 of us squished in the world's smallest living room, you would go from person to person making sure everyone particpated. At the beach you would stomp and splash in the foamy water. It's almost like you fell in love with every experience, every moment, every person you met and soaked up every morsel you could.

The memories I have of you are unforgettable. You such a unique toddler with such a warm, inclusive, compassionate personaility. How you adapt and just go with the flow. Very Californian of you Nora. How you enjoy life and live in the moment. I am so proud of the person you are, the person you are becoming.