Cora's 12 today! :)

I still can't get over how fast they grow up.....It seems like just yesterday, we were bringing her home from the hospital!! I'll never forget the first conversation she had with her Daddy they day we brought her home......He was telling her that if she wanted to grow up to be a doctor or a lawyer, that it be ok with him....And that he Really wouldn't mind if she decided to play for Duke University either!! LOL~ He's a Big Duke basketball fan!! I remember laughing and asking him if we could get through potty training and boys first, LOL! Time sure does go by fast!

Thought you'd enjoy seeing the cute invitations she picked out this year......Her skating party is today...And Nooooo, I will not be skating!! (But my ex said he would, as long as I don't laugh...........hehehe) Yes, I''ll have my camera with me!! :)


And now for what I made her.....I've been working on this all week....I figured I make a bunch of stuff for the daughter's room in her dollhouse! (BTW~ It was a year ago today that she got her house...and if I can remember, I will do a post about it later!) OK.....So on the paper plate we have..........Posters, books, a tv, and a bulletin board!


I love how the TV turned out!! I darkened up the image in Photoshop~ and it really made all the difference! The TV is a magnet I bought at the Dollar Store.

And next is my favorite! I am so proud of this little bulletin board. I did it in the shape of a house.....just wanted something a little different! There's pictures of her growing up, tigers, Jacob from Twilight.......Pink~ Her favorite singer...........Yasmine~ Her favorite Bratz doll, a picture of Me.......oh, and there's a picture of her and her godfather. I think she's going to love it!! (She's with her Dad right now...so I know she won't be getting online in the next couple of hours.......I can't wait to see the expression on her face!)

Then last night, I made necklaces, too......I'm just using straight pins as the thumbtacks here.....Just prepierce the holes, and cut the pins down.....Really simple! ((Thanks Mercedes for the idea on how to do a bulletin board!!!)

And here's one last picture before I go. It's a card with a painting my Grandmother did when Cora was born. My Grandmother passed away before she got to met Cora, but they would of loved each other very much. Grandma was very spunky, and very Artistic. She lost a lot of her eye-sight when she got older....but kept on painting. She had this BIG magnifying glass that sat on her table, and she painted under it! Yes, this was the Grandma that left me her paints:)

Inside the Card it reads:

June 27, 1997

For Cora,

Welcome to the family! I hope you and your big brother, Drew, will be as close to one another as I was with my brother! Have a happy and wonderful Life!

Love

Great Grandma Howard

and

Great Grandpa Howard

So....Here's to the next 12 years! I love you Cora!

Until next time.........