Halloween at the Hoyts

So I decided to torture myself and make Cora an Alice costume. Luckily it went really smoothly and she kept it on the whole time!





We also had a great time at the pumpkin patch.




In other Cora news she has had what can only be called a language explosion. She even says sentences! Her current favorites are "Airplane in the clouds" and "Goodnight Moon". She is also into labeling everything - Daddy's pillow, Mommy's shirt, Coco's chair etc. We love it! It is so much fun to hear her chatter on about what ever she sees. It isn't even annoying yet!!

Bye Bye Poops.

Totally immature! Cora is going to hate us! Enjoy!!!!

Bad Bad Blogger

This summer has been insane. We have already been to 3 weddings and have one more left. Cora seems to be loving all the action around the house since she is talking and dancing like there is no tomorrow. All of this activity though has slowed potty training a little. We are still working on it and we now have a chart system but it her success really depends on our ability to stay on top of it. Sadly, that isn't always easy.

Her new favorite words are colors. Especially pink and yellow - or kink and wellwoah. She loves coloring and playing pretend.

Here is Cora chatting in the tub. Her voice is kinda scratchy because she has a cold but it was just too cute. Ignore the weird face that this is paused on. I promise she is much cuter than that ;)

Cora in Love

Cora has met Henry before but he seemed different this summer...more grown up, handsome, just one kiss...hee hee.

Potty training?

I think we have officially started active potty training. I decided to show her the potty a while ago. I bribed her to sit on it with cookies and had the potty chair in the living room. She has gone on it a few times after sitting there for several minutes. Until yesterday.

Yesterday she went into the bathroom, pointed at the potty chair, squatted and said "cookie". I though she wants a cookie and thinks she needs to sit there to get one but, alright. So I pulled the potty out super quick sat her on it and she went almost immediately!! She asked for it a couple more times during the day and always went when asked if she needed to.

I am so impressed. I love what a big girl she is becoming.

One Year

I find it fitting that my mom and I would see Rent so close to Cora's One Year Seizure Free Anniversary.

This year has taught us patience, appreciation, true love, and the importance of friends and family. We have also learned how much we can survive.

Cora surprises us everyday and while I am sure the complete astonishment at where she is versus where we thought she (and we) would be at this point in her life will slowly fade, and her daily routine and accomplishments, will simply become just those things and not miraculous feats of odds defiance, we have not yet had a single small step not warm our heart.

Happy Independence Day indeed.




For those of you who haven't seen Rent check out the song Seasons of Love.

The run!

Well I made it through the NW Epilepsy Foundation 5k. Only I don't think it was a 5k it was more like 4. I can't wait to do it next year. It was a really awesome community of people and it made me feel really lucky that we had such a happy ending to our story.

Like dorks we forgot our camera, but Kris took a picture of me at home.


Thanks for all of your support!!

Now on to Cora. She is singing!! She mostly sings "Don't bite your friends" only it goes like this -- Don't Don't Don't bibpodbow blah. Thank you Yo Gabba Gabba. Her Mimi (my mom) taught her "Old MacDonald" which goes -- EOOIEEAIOO. And she points to various parts of her body during "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes". Her new favorite thing to do is "Tickle Tickle" anyone. She will drop what she is doing if you ask her to "tickle tickle __insert name here___". She thinks it is hilarious.

She is also now in her big girl room. Time is flying by.