Cora turns five

Here's to a girl who loves: shredded cheese; growling; playing in the mud while wearing a dress; maple syrup; climbing trees; dancing and singing.

My wife spent three nights making 30 of these butterfly cupcakes.  The first night was spent dipping pretzels in white chocolate and delicately adding red sugar stuff.  The next night was spent making the cupcakes and getting the icing right.  And the third night was spent icing and assembling.

She still hasn't told me where she is hiding the rest of the m&m's.

We celebrated Cora's birthday appropriately with tacos and a chocolate cake.

Cora loves dough in all forms:  biscuit, bread, cookie, pizza.  But deep down, she has a sweet tooth.   So does Cole, but the main difference is that Cole will ask for something while Cora will wait until your back is turned and sneak a handful of sugar, chocolate chips or whatever else is within her grasp.  She is a falcon with a keen eye and all the sweet delights around are her prey.