Cora turns 1!

Cora had a birthday party (well she had a few). The first one went a little something like this:

Hanging out with her favorite baby cousin.

Eating her cake very lady-like while everyone was watching.

After daddy showed her she could pick up the whole piece.

Determined to finish the whole thing. Sadly I was unable to get my favorite picture to upload on here. It is much similar to this, just she was chugging her sippy cup. Totally Napoleon Dynamite Style. Don't worry, though, you can still see it on my Facebook!

Ready for a bath!

Cora, how old are you?

As you can tell her party was pretty great. What was even more great was she had a second party! I will post those pictures soon!

6 weeks.
5 Tests.
A few homework assignments.
1 major paper.
1 final interview...

and then I will be the happiest, carefree woman in the world! :) I can see the light at the end of a very dark tunnel!

I am in the middle of wrapping Cora's birthday presents. For her 1st birthday. How is it already March again? How has it already been a year since my beautiful baby girl made her debut? I can't believe it! My baby girl is turning into a little girl. Can I just stop time, just for a little bit, please?

Dear Reality Steve,

I hope you are right, now. I have been heartbroken since I found out that Brad picks Chantal but now that you have changed your mind and he picks Emily, well that makes me very, very happy. But if you are setting me up for a let down, you better watch your back. This is some serious stuff.

Thanks!

(Yes, I will admit it: I AM ADDICTED TO THE BACHELOR)

Just A Thought

So it turns out that our sacrament meeting is at the exact same time as Cora's nap time. This should mean that I could rock her and she would fall straight to sleep and I would be able to peacefully listen to all of the talks. UM, no, not even close. This means she is extra naughty & cranky. So it is rare that I actually get to sit through a sacrament meeting, and yesterday was no different. Between chasing her around and trying to keep her quiet I did hear something though:

"If you are unhappy you are ungrateful."

Ouch. At first I tried to justify why that statement wasn't quite correct but I couldn't because it is exactly right! So often I find myself "unhappy" when I have SO much to be grateful for. WOW. 

I bet no one else can relate to me, am I right?

BYU

Did anyone else just watch that BYU v SDSU game? Can I just say awesome? I was really worried about watching it but we really pulled it out! I am no saying I wasn't on edge the WHOLE time! Seriously I get so stressed out with these kinds of things; I don't think it is normal or healthy.

But BYU WON!

& Ben and I have tickets the the conference finals in Las Vegas! Let's hope BYU makes it to the finals! In not, we will just end up selling our tickets but I don't really want to think about that! :)

GO COUGARS!

February?

For those of you who haven't looked at a calendar recently, well February is ALMOST over! Um, that was fast...almost too fast. It means that in just 13 days my baby girl will be 1! It also means that I only have 7 1/2 weeks left of school! I am so excited, but really where did February go? 

And another month means that I had to clean out Cora's dresser once again! I swear clothes that fit her last week are now way to short on her. Every day my BABY is starting to look less and less like a baby and more and more like a little girl! Luckily for me she is still practically bald which adds to her babyish look. Don't worry Cora, someday you will have hair!

My child has recently become a terrorist! Every time I clean something up, she is right back to pulling everything out! Nothing is safe and she cant even walk yet! She knows how to open all the drawers, cupboards, closets, etc. and if I leave her to play for five whole seconds she is getting into trouble! AH what am I going to do when she walks? Lets hope that is still a ways out for us. I know most parents can't wait for their babies to walk, I am SMARTER than them.