July 4th, 2010 by sara

4th of July and Carrots

Today we headed to a park in town where they were having an art festival with some music and food. It was a beautiful day to be outside. Here’s Nora, rocking the patriotic clothing for the family. :)

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Jonah got to have a bunch of kettle corn… mmmm… and a vegan cupcake which was “really REALLY good!”

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Hey! A picture with Mom in it!

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We also let Nora try some carrots today (fresh from the farmers market!) We’re supposed to wait five days in between foods, but since she barely ate any rice at all yesterday, we decided that didn’t count and moved on to try a veggie. I’d rather not torture her for the next four days and have her decide that eating is awful. She started out eager…

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…and even though she made some pretty amazing faces, she didn’t seem to mind the taste. It just took her a while to figure out what to do with something on her tongue. She actually went on to eat a tablespoon or so.

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Jonah pulled up his chair because he wanted to watch Nora with food all over her face.

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She did manage several smiles, too. More carrots tomorrow!

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That face reminded me of a picture from when Jonah tried squash.

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Comments

2 Responses to “4th of July and Carrots”
  1. Gran and Grandad and Uncle Larry says

    Gran and Grandad

    Such a wonderful Fourth of July!! And a picnic, too! Kettle Korn, and fresh cooked carrots!!

    It was good to talk to you. Your lives are “fuller” than full!!

    Love.

  2. Aunt Jeanne says

    Nice t-shirt, Jonah. :)

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