Cora at 5 years and 4 months

I've been trying to do updates on the kids quarterly. I think they will be fun to have for later, but they are easy to procrastinate too!

Cora loves school! I went to her first parent teacher conference last night, and she is doing so well. She is making friends in class and learning a lot. 

Cora and I also work on her reading at home -- we are over halfway done with this amazing book. She is reading short stories like this one. "A dog was in the fog. A cat was in the fog. A goat was in the fog. The dog and the cat and the goat came to a log. The cat and the dog sat on the log. The dog and the cat said, "We are on the log." The goat said, "I am not on the log. I am in the log. Hee hee." We also check out BOB books from the library for her to read too. She is doing really well and it's so much fun to see her learn. 

Cora loves to draw and craft. Our coloring bench display wall is always full of her drawings. She is getting better and better at depicting images the way she would like them to look. 

Cora's picture of herself in her Halloween costume 

 Cora's mermaid 

Cora is doing gymnastics again this year and is working hard. She is working on handstand to backbend to stand-up and a handstand to backbend to kickover right now. She has the greatest teacher-- Miss Kara knows how to motivate these little kids and is friendly and persistent with their learning too. 

Cora has lost her two front bottom teeth now. She is sure she has at least 4 more loose ones! I think it will be a little while though before she loses more. 

Cora is interested in ghosts now and has a pet one that she can summon with a crook of her finger. She was a little scared about Halloween this year-- she gets caught up in her classmates' talk of vampires and zombies and it's more real to her than before, even with reminders from me that it's all pretend. 

Cora asks me almost every day how the baby is doing. She is so excited for our new little one to come! 

Cora is at such a fun age now. She has such a pleasant temperament and is so fun to be around. She rarely throws fits and tantrums, she is a great helper, she eats and goes to bed without fussing. She can play fun games with us and is excited to be involved and learn more about all the world around her.