N is for...

... never too late for nieve? (that's Spanish for "snow") It's May 2nd and it is snowing big, white, fluffy snowflakes. This is the latest spring snowfall I remember ever experiencing. As a side note, I cannot believe how much I have written about weather since I began this blog...

Places to go that start with N:
*towns/cities near you starting with N
*Namaste India
*Nan's Nummies
*Nick's Bar & Grill
*Noodles & Company
*Noodle Zoo
*Northern Lights Pizza
*Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (Prairie City)
*Nollen Plaza
*national festival or competition of some sort
*Native American museum or pow-wow
*natural playscape at Jester Park
*playgrounds at Northwest Elementary or Northeast Elementary
*Northcreek Park (aka Frog Park)

Things to do that begin with N:
*play Name That Tune
*call or visit Nana
*watch movies starting with N (Nancy Drew or Nanny McPhee)
*listen to music by artists Natalie Cole, Newsboys, or Nichole Nordeman or songs starting with N ("Never," by Hyland, "Never Getting Lost," "New Haircut," "Nightlight," "Nothing Much in Tarshish," "No Spring Chicken," "Now You're Back!," or "Not Today," all by Justin Roberts)
*playdates with friends like Nate or Nick
*National Geographic (magazine or videos)
*go on a nature hike
*dress up with neckties or necklaces
*write a neighborhood newsletter (great activity for older children)
*find or make nests
*read the newspaper (appropriate sections, of course)
*watch kids' shows like Ni Hao Kai-lan
*read books starting with N ("The Night Pirates" is a personal favorite) or books about New York City
*view the night sky (live or at a planetarium)
*wear Nike gear or navy blue clothes
*practice writing and spelling the number nine
*make noodle necklaces
*draw a nonagon (a nine-sided shape)
*check out North America on a map
*find a video of the northern lights (unless you are blessed to live where you can see them)
*write notes to someone
*talk about nutrition

Foods that start with N:
nachos
Navy beans
nectarines
Neopolitan ice cream
Nestle chocolate chips or Nestle Crunch bars
New York style pizza
Nilla wafers
noodles
Northern beans
Nutella
Nutter Butter cookies
Nutty Bars
Nutrigrain bars
nuts

Favorite N Bible Verses:
The story of Noah in Genesis 5:32-10:1, and the story of Naaman in 2 Kings 5 to teach children about the rewards of immediate obedience.

N was yet another challenging letter to "find" out and about during #1's photography summer. The first is obviously part of a fence. The second is a section of a climbing thing at one of the local parks. We practically had to stand on our heads to take the picture at the correct angle. I couldn't be satisfied with just one found N because I wanted to hang my son's name above his desk, and he has two Ns in his name. Because of my crazy anal retentiveness, I couldn't let both Ns be the same photo. ;)

On to the letter O next!

*For those new to my blog, check out the beginnings of ABC Summers here.*