Apparently I look Asian

I finally thought I'd post one of these, I've done them before, with quite a few pictures. I'm surprised Linda Cardelini didn't come up, I've had tons of people say I look like her, it's probably that 25 pounds I'd like to lose.

Cora the Explorer

Cora has been crawling for a little while now. The first time I really noticed was when we were at my parents house last, which was in February some time. But it took a while longer for her to do it for anything that wasn't really interesting. She would crawl a few feet to an object she really really wanted, but aside from that she didn't see the point.

This week however, she's been crawling everywhere. She's been into the kitchen a few times and bonked her head. And all of the sudden she wants to sit as well. She's so very sweet, when she crawls to me she's so thrilled to be able to come to me on her own that she giggles with each 'step' she makes closer to me. It really breaks your heart when such a little one loves you so much! She's such a joy!

She's began something else in the past few days, she's been pulling up to her knees, something I thought she might not do for a bit since she's just got the crawling and the sitting down really good, but she's doing it quite often. A lot of times on my leg to say hello, but also on other things, usually short things. She's looked at the coffee table and thought about it, but not yet done it. The first time was on the fireplace on this past Sunday to try and reach some balloons leftover from Gillian's party.

I really have to say, I'm treasuring almost every minute with her lately. I love this age! She's so much fun, she's so sweet. She'll crawl up to you and snuggle her head against your leg or in your hands if you hold them out to her. She also snuggles her head into your chin when you're holding her. She's quick to smile and loves to babble and giggle. She's also ticklish just about everywhere and loves to be tickled. She'll also sing along with you when you sing to her. She loves to be sung to, she's really my first, so I'm way out of practice in singing to my babies, as the other two seemed to hate the times I tried. Her favorite song is "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" as she has a mobile that plays that tune.

Gillian's 6th Birthday Party

After a few weeks of high stress and trying to figure out how to do a party and what to do for a party, the day was finally here. Gillian had such a great time and her friends seemed to as well. We played a few games, had them decorate and eat their own pizzas, and plant strawberry plants, Gillian's favorite part.

Making picture frames to take home.	Cassie, Grace, Gillian, and Samantha pose for a picture to put in their frames.
Samantha and Gillian decorating their pizza.	Decorating sugar cookies, some found it most fun just to eat them.