This is from a couple weeks ago:
I prompted her to get it on video, but Corinne started doing this spontaneously. I looked up and she was burying her face in her onesie, then peeking up to see if I was looking. Peek-a-boo is her favorite, but I’ve always done the covering before, so this was awesome. And so adorable!
Here’s a link you can right-click and download if watching it in your browser doesn’t work: 2016-03-28_17-04-3 – Corinne Peek-a-boo
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One Year!
Okay, not junk. Not at all. But alliteration, you guys! And I get sick of titling these posts “miscellany” or “camera dump.” But anyway, here are all the fun pictures from June that didn’t already get their own blog post. Enjoy!
Heather with some art. She loves to art.
If you’re going to be realistic about feeding your doll, you need the Boppy. Obviously.
On any given day, looking into the family room, you may see something like this: 
Totally normal, right? Isn’t this how everybody uses their tablet?
Sometimes feeding the baby gets boring. That’s when you move to the family room and watch TV.
Kyle turned 30 this year! Wahoo! The girls helped him open his presents.
And blow out the candles.
So we decided to experiment with the cake this year, and it came out YUMMY! I just used the recipe for chocolate cake and frosting off the back of the Hershey cocoa tin (also found here), but the secret was the filling. Kyle has invented this mousse stuff (it’s essentially instant pudding made with whipping cream instead of milk) that is divine, and that’s what I used (vanilla flavored). Kyle needs to blog the recipe, and when he does, I’ll link it (Edit: Link!). He also declared it’s even better the next day. It did not last long.
Heather really likes to snuggle up in blankets. Even when it’s 100F outside. She’s also started piling up the cushions and pillows and making all sorts of comfy arrangements.
I’m the Primary secretary in our ward, and our chorister asked me to help out a few weeks ago. To help the kids review the song for Father’s Day, they got to put something in my hair for each line they remembered. Everybody had a lot of fun with it!
One afternoon, Heather came up to Kyle and said she wanted to marry him. (When I asked her what that meant, she said they dance!) So she put on her flower tiara thing and they danced. When I showed her this picture and asked her what it was, she said, “Me and daddy…being married…” in a sweet, sing-song voice, and she twirled away. She obviously has fond memories of this event.
Kyle walked by Heather’s doorway one morning to discover her in bed with what she declared to be her “perfect family.” I don’t think that requires any further explanation.
This is Heather’s dance class at their in-studio dress rehearsal. Too cute.
And this was a Mommy fail. I packed the sunscreen! I just forgot to put it on her. Poor thing. Ibuprofen and aloe vera helped, but she was pretty uncomfortable for a couple of days.
On Father’s Day, Heather helped me make some peanut butter brownies for Kyle.
In Primary, the kids got cards with Pop Rocks candy to give their dads, and Heather thought the candy was amazing. She liked watching it pop in Kyle’s mouth:
And lastly, Heather had swim class the last two weeks in June. It was her first time not being in a parent/child class, and she loved it! They were in a 2-foot pool and the class was very small, so she had a lot of one-on-one time with the teacher. I love watching her learn new things!
Okay, we’re catching up now. I don’t really know what to say about Corinne except that she’s just a calm, mellow baby. Very easy to have around. And starting to be more fun, too! I’m really enjoying her, even from the beginning, which I didn’t expect. She’s just a delight!
Trying out her new WubbaNub:
We later bought two more, because they’re great. Corinne still can’t grab the binkie, obviously (pincer grasp is a ways off yet), but she can wrap her arms around the critter and pull it towards her face. (I decided to give this a try because I noticed her doing that with our hands/arms as we held a binkie to her mouth.) And now she can grab the head or body and hold onto it, too, so that gives her some more control.
Playing on the playmat:
As you can see, she has a special relationship with the monkey. Friend or foe has yet to be determined.
Sleeping beauty:
She’s very studious. Now that she’s out of the sleepy newborn phase, she’s always looking around and checking things out. Not much else for her to do, of course.
Wearing the dress Aunt Mollie sent:
Hanging out with Daddy on his birthday:
Sleeping propped up on my lap:
Full tummy = content baby.
And of as June 17th, Corinne is 3 months old! Crazy how time has flown, and how much she has changed in such a short time.
Kyle and his girls:
Heather was so tired she laid down on the couch and fell asleep in the middle of the afternoon. This has never happened before or since. In fact, later that day, she didn’t believe it had happened until Kyle showed her photographic proof. (For the life of me, though, I can’t remember WHY she was so tired! Some adventure with Daddy, I believe.)
Heather spent an afternoon with our friends the Badgers. She got her nails painted for the first time!
All dressed up in her recital costume for picture day:
Awww, sisters!
Heather and I got to do some sidewalk chalking one afternoon, and it was super fun. I drew a face, and she proceeded to add the digestive system (‘cuz she’s awesome like that). This is the only art I got a picture of, though:
The girls and I went for a walk downtown, and Heather somehow ended up in the fountain. She thoroughly enjoyed herself, though, and has fond memories of our adventure on “the First Street.”
