Last night was Olivia's first Halloween, although she didn't particularly seem to notice. Cora went to a Halloween dress up birthday party and we trick or treated a few houses in the evening. Cora was excited about the prospect of giving out candy to kids who came to our house, but unfortunately we only had one set of trick or treaters. Because it had recently become very cold Cora's costume had to be modified to include warm tights and a long sleeve shirt so that little Tinkerbell didn't get too cold. It had rained off and on during the day, but it was clear for our visits around the neighborhood.
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Here's a picture of Olivia at 5 months old, happily reclining. Olivia does seem to be a pretty happy baby. She loves to be held looking out and around. When I carry her in the baby bjorn, she loves to face out and will grin and kick with delight.
Some of Cora's favorite things... Cora is really into princesses right now. She has a book of fairy tales that she loves to be read, sleeping beauty is a particular favorite. She likes to pretend to be asleep, so that we can kiss her and wake her up. Daddy's usual title these days is of course "handsome prince," something that Andrew doesn't discourage. Princesses dance a lot, and so does Cora. She loves to twirl around and has a pretty good sense of the type of dancing that goes with particular music. Cora loves to paint with watercolors and color in her coloring books. We still use only washable crayons because she has a tendency to color other things too. Building with blocks and books are another favorite right now. She can spend a lot of time alone building and pretending. Her stuffed animals and dolls participate quite a bit in these endeavors. It is really sweet to listen to her animals and dolls having conversations with one another. They are fairly well taken care of, as Doctor Cora gives them checkups regularly. Then of course jumping, running, and playing outside are still big favorites of Cora's. Cora likes to go to the "beach" in the backyard, a large sandy area with sand toys (where our above ground pool used to be). She and Daddy will sometimes play out there for hours, using water sometimes too. The play house that Aunt CC built is another huge favorite. I can't wait until Cora and Olivia can both play together out there, they are going to get a lot of use out of that!
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