Celebrating Cora Milene

We get to double the celebration today! I don't get to celebrate with Cora since she's still at the farm, but I got to hear her excited voice today. She got a book on rat care from Daniel's mom so that she'll know what to do when she gets her rat. :) She also got the Guardians of Ga'Hoole movie and some cute owl decals for her wall. About two years ago she was into bugs; this year it's owls. :) She learns an amazing amount of information when she becomes interested in something!

Here are some things you should know about Cora:
- Her hair is almost down to her waist and she has a beautiful smile
- She was so chubby as a baby that we called her Chubbo until Shiloh started calling her Chubbo, too; then we stopped :)
- She was my favorite baby because she was so EASY - she actually napped when she was supposed to, smiled, and was content for more than five minutes at a time
- She loves to read, and she has my habit of reading her favorites over again - even if she's just finished
- She would prefer to ONLY eat starches - rice, bread, pasta - all good in her eyes
- She loves the Lord and we love to see her growing in grace; she is also practically an expert on Pilgrim's Progress
- Just like Adah, she loves babies. I mean, she LOVES babies. She can't wait to babysit for real, and she's already come up with a name for her babysitting service with Shiloh: "Sister Sitters"
- She chooses good friends
- She will chat with anyone and she's the most outgoing of our bunch
- She likes science and math - those genes skipped Daniel and me :)
- She's my tender-hearted girl, and I'm praying for a man who will love that about her
- Cora Milene was not supposed to be a girl (in my head) and I couldn't be more happy that I was wrong. God knew our family needed just this girl.

Happy 11th Birthday our sweet Cora Milene! We love you!

Couldn't this be a Norman Rockwell painting?

I can't do a post from the past without including this video. It's my absolute favorite of my adorable Cora.