I slayed this dragon. Who's next?Since this is serving as Cora's Baby Book... Mom of the Year. I wanted to post a few of her newest accomplishments.
Cora is really getting good at 2 word phrases like-
"love you", "fix it", "bless you", "excuse me" (sort of), "help me"
She has also become very stubborn about certain things. One example was the other night when I was going to clear away her dishes and she INSISTED that Coy do it. Some times she won't do something when I ask her to but she will do it when it is her idea. Aunt Emmie saw this at breakfast the other morning. I wanted her to taste something and she would not dare- but when I was not paying attention, she gobbled it up. Funny girl.
Each night we rock for a few minutes and when I put her in her bed she cries for about 5 seconds and then she lays down. NICE!
On the subject of bedtime... A few nights ago I realized that when I hum to her (while we're rocking) she recognizes the songs! It blew my mind when I was humming Row, Row, Row Your Boat and she started singing the "Row, Row" part. When I was humming Jesus Loves Me, she started pointing to herself and me at the "Yes! Jesus loves me" part. Wow.
When it is cold and we're outside, we hug to keep warm. It's so sweet. She says "cold" then "hug".
Cora can spell her name! I spent one day spelling it over and over and over, not really thinking she would catch on. The next morning she was on the changing table and she started doing it herself! I had not even brought it up that day. I have a witness- Coy heard her and could not believe his ears either.
She already had a neat personality but it is really shining through now. She is getting more used to family members and she is much more interactive with her friends. Last weekend we visited with Oh-wo across the street and the two of them laughed and chased each other up and down the hall for the longest time. One would fall and the other would laugh. Then they were off again.
We are so proud of Cora. She has enriched our lives beyond words.
Coy was in Colorado all week so it was a girls' week at our house. We missed Coy but had a fun time. We had to be at the airport to pick him up on Friday night but we decided to have some pictures taken first! We thought this would be a nice surprise for Valentine's Day. *You may notice that it is only the 13th. I couldn't wait to show him!* We have used private photographers before and will use them again but I thought that Portrait Innovations would be quick and easy. I was right. We got away with spending relatively little money and I love the pictures! We didn't buy all that I am posting but we got a CD with all of the images. These also have not been cropped or edited. It was such a neat cap to our mother/daughter week. Please enjoy our pictures!
I got Cora's dress for $3 at Old Navy! It's perfect for a Valentine's picture.
These are sort of "Sears Portrait Studio-ish" but isn't Cora beautiful!?
It was so beautiful with the snow covering everything. This picture was taken from my mom's front porch.
We are so lucky to live on the best sledding street ever. Well, second only to High Rock Road in Reidsville. And I guess Boone had one or two... But at any given time we have had 30+ sledders on our 2 hills. So someone must think it is pretty wonderful. It really can't beat being pulled behind 4 wheelers, trucks and tractors but we're in Durham. Gotta take what you can get, right? Our hills are pretty good. Our house is at the bottom of two SLICK hills that are perfect for sledding. When the teenagers and adults come by our house on rudder sleds, they are going faster than we like to see cars go! Cora likes sledding but she also likes standing at the end of our driveway, waving and yelling "woah" at all of those zooming by. Our house is on the market to sell but we will certainly miss times like this when we move away. Coy overheard someone say that the scene was like a Norman Rockwell painting. We completely agree. Enjoy the pictures of our little snow bunny!
Cora and her mama are in red and pink. Look at all of the people on our hill!
Cora and Coy
Our Hills. You can barely see where our house is. It is at the bottom on the right- with the for sale sign.
Wipeout!
It is time for lunch! We'll be back out in a little while!
She loved hog jowl on New Year's Day. She ate about 5 or 6 pieces along with corn bread. Yum. That's my girl!
Look closely friends. That's an R.J. Reynolds blaze-orange hunting cap. Safety first! We don't want anyone to mistake my baby for a deer.
What to cook for dinner...
Playing the piano and singing, while holding a piece of sausage- multi-tasking
Cora with Jed, after visiting with Cori's new horse and JD the donkey