IT'S GREAT TO BE EIGHT

Today is Corinne's birthday! She is eight years old, and I can hardly believe it! This is a special birthday for her, and we are so excited to celebrate it tonight with her cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandparents.


age 4

Corinne's favorite things:

favorite color: pink, pink, PINK!
favorite food: chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, chocolate ice cream, chocolate chip cookies, (are you sensing a theme here?)...
favorite things to do: draw, play with her stuffed animals, go swimming, dance, gymnastics
some of her favorite songs include: "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc., "Space Oddity" by David Bowie (Ground control to Major Tom...), "Eternal Flame" by the Bangles, "Our Lips are Sealed" by the Go-Go's (all 80's songs, interesting)
favorite books: Curious George and Junie B. Jones
favorite TV show: Curious George on PBS


Corinne licking the batter of her birthday cake, age 5

Here are 8 things we love about Corinne:

1. She is a huge helper to her mom, and always willing too.
2. Corinne is super creative and has a great imagination. She loves to re-create anything we do. (Example: The kids went to the dentist recently. When we got home, she turned Matt's bedroom into a dentist office and she gave us all checkups. She does this when we go to the store, museum, doctor, or even just to get haircuts. Recently, our whole living room was a hair salon.)
3. She is super smart and loves to learn. She is an excellent student and her teachers always love her.
4. She is a kind and caring friend and sister. Corinne is definitely a nurturer.
5. She loves ice cream, especially chocolate. She can down a big bowl of it in a matter of seconds.
6. Corinne is very tender-hearted. She hates to see her brother hurting or sad, and she really hates it when Allison cries.
7. She has a great laugh. It is totally contagious.
8. She is a true daddy's girl. She and her dad have the same taste in music and the same sense of humor. They really are two peas in a pod.


a butterfly, age 5

Happy Birthday Corinne! We love you so much!