After Nora got a new bicycle for her 5th birthday, we went out for a test ride. Her last bike only had coaster brakes, but the new one has a handle brake as well. I asked her if she knew what it did, to which she said, “Of course, it pauses the bike!”

We had a nice trip to the small river at the west end of Brighton this morning, followed by a day spent outside in the backyard relaxing and playing.

When we asked Nora what she liked about going to Papa and Tutu’s house, she stated:

“I get to watch a lot of shows…”

“I get to hold the cat…”

“I can dress up…”

“I can eat lots of snacks…”

“I can help clean Papa’s shop..”

So I said that she can clean our garage, to which she replied:

“But Papa has a sawdust machine!”

Nora found a bug in the bathroom. After she squashed it, she came out exclaiming:

“I deaded it!”

We also toasted some coconut for a desert. She really liked it, and said:

“You should make this more aweful…” (instead of often)