Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween!

Mini U's Halloween Parade! (Featured in the video are the Infant 1 and 2 crew: Alisa, Emily, Sophia, Jenna, Cora, Michael, Mr. Paul, and Ms. Krista, Mel, and Paige).  


Thursday, October 25, 2012

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Cousins!

Cora has a cousin!  HUGE congratulations to Uncles Andy, Brian, and baby boy Magee.


Fall Break

For Fall Break, we drove to Lake Cumberland in Kentucky.  This trip marked several firsts - our first true vacation as a family, Cora's first campfire, and her first 4+ hour car ride.  Vacations are different with a baby, but we definitely had fun.



This video doesn't capture it, but Cora was THRILLED to wake up in Kentucky at about 10:30pm (WAAAAAY past her bedtime).  Telltale signs of excitement: lots of hand clapping, arm flapping, and wide-mouthed baby grins.  


Playing.    


Aunt Maggie visits Oxford! Fun ensues.

Thanks so much to Aunt Maggie for visiting Oxford over her Fall Break.  I truly love spending time with my sister.  She is an amazing aunt, person, and friend.




Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Painting at Mini U

Mini University, Cora's daycare, has started using Teaching Strategies Gold to communicate online.  This message and the corresponding image made us smile:


"We put Willow and  Cora at the table to paint. They both just moved the paint on the table,never putting the paint in their mouths."

Leaving Cora at daycare hasn't been easy, but it's reassuring to know that Cora is receiving such high quality care.