Cora the Explorer...

Our friend Stephanie nicknamed our little adventurer, Cora the Explorer, and I think the name suits her well. So, when we spent the weekend with her grandma, grandpa, aunt Maddie and all of her great grandparents on my side, Cora was more than happy to show off her mobile skills and then some. Cora always seems to amuse everyone....even my parents new puppy! Unfortunately, Sophie (the puppy) seemed to think Cora was a puppy too...she tried to play tug of war with her, but usually Cora would get knocked over or just stare at Sophie like she was a crazy lady. Lily, our lab, is so great with Cora...letting her stand on her and chase her in the walker, but Sophie still has some baby lessons to learn - it was very cute though :). Cora was quite the mover and shaker this weekend...she even climbed a few steps twice! Maddie seemed to think it was awesome that she was "finally getting it", but I wasn't too keen on having a mountain climber so soon. At least Cora doesn't need lots of toys to entertain her...there is always the dishwasher, exercise ball, cabinets, laundry room, stairs, dogs and the list goes on. Her great grandma Cora did by her some great spanish/english/musical maracas that she now carries with her everywhere, making wonderful music as she crawls and bangs them on the floor...uno, bang, dos, bang, tres, bang....just like Dora.

Cora and Sophie

I'll just sit right here....

So determined while shaking

I got this mom...

See...I told you.

Helping with the dishes
hmmm...can I make it across?
I like to help!

Maybe I have a little exerciser in the future...or maybe the big ball is just really cool