Cora has taken her love for “non-toys” from tag hunting to a whole new level… I don’t know if it’s the excitement of getting into things that clearly aren’t meant for her, or if it’s simply the draw of something new, but Cora loves trash. Before your mind goes wild: I don’t mean nasty, already-in-the-trashcan trash. (What kind of […]
Today was an amazing day! After church, Matt, Cora and I met up with my brother, Jonathan, and his family, and brother, Jamin, and his girlfriend. We ate lunch at Panera Bread (so yummy!) and then wandered into a toy store that was just across the walkway from the restaurant… Geppetto’s. Geppetto’s is a small toy store, but is […]
So it’s true what they say about babies and little kiddos… they’re so much more interested in the “non-toy” (the bag, the cardboard box, the shoe sitting right next to their pile of toys) than the real thing. A few weeks ago, Cora was playing with a Rex (from Toy Story) stuffed animal that her Uncle Jonathan […]
When I was a little girl, my mom made me a doll… from scratch. She had brown yarn for hair, hand-made clothes… a mauve colored dress with small flowers, embroidered face details, everything so detailed, so intricately made just for me. I loved it to pieces… really. It ended up thrashed by the time I outgrew toys. I loved a lot of things […]
