Father's Day Part 2

Once Upon a Time there was a very sweet and thoughtful little girl named Norah. Even at 7 months old she wanted to do something special for her Daddy for his first father's day. So she got together with all of her baby friends and their mommies to make hand-made father's day cards. Her friend Declan's mom was very brave for hosting a herd of finger-painting infants. 

Where are they hiding the finger paints?!

Luckily it was a hot Summer day and so Norah and her friends didn't mind being stripped down for their messy art project.

Norah and Sophie learning to share while Cooper and his toys go unnoticed - for now.

All of the babies had fun making their gifts for their daddies and then posing for the obligatory group photos that occur with varying degrees of success every time they get together. This get-together was also special for the babies in another way because they had to say goodbye to their friend Landen who is moving with his parents to Virginia. Norah will miss getting to see Landen but is happy that his mommy will now get to be a stay-at-home mom like her mom.

Norah with Grace, Landen, and Sophie.

Norah and her mom also decided to give Norah's dad a few gifts for his new office at work - mostly framed photos of Norah. This involved an impromptu home photo shoot and some really bad wardrobe malfunctions. 

Blog Link: Norah's father's day photo shoot results.

Norah was very excited to give her Daddy the card that she had made. Her first attempt at art was a huge success - her daddy loved it!

Mine.

On father's day, Norah's parents decided to take her for a ride on the historic Wilmington & Western railroad. So they loaded up the picnic basket and headed to the train station with Norah's Auntie Em and Uncle Ryan.

Norah and her Dad getting ready to board the train!

Hurry up and get on the train, Mom!

Ready to roll!

Norah enjoyed riding on her Daddy's lap and looking out the window during most of the train ride. This was her first time in motion without being harnessed into anything. Her parents thought she would really enjoy this but Norah was only mildly amused. Her favorite part was the picnic stop where she got to eat some avocado for lunch.

I'm on a train. Big whoop.

Luckily, Auntie Em's overly abundant enthusiasm for trains more than made up for Norah's passiveness. 

TRAIN!!!

All smiles on the train!

Family photo on the train.

Snoozing after the train ride.

In the end, Norah's Dad got what he wanted for father's day: some time spent exploring the world with his little girl. And Norah's mom was able to reflect on what a great dad her husband is to their little girl. From the beginning Norah was captivated by her Dad. She would stare at him in wonder and to this day she is his biggest fan. Norah is so lucky to have such a wonderful daddy and she was so glad that he enjoyed his first father's day with her.
The End.

Norah, only days old, gazing at her Daddy.