Colorado Adventures

Cora took her first plane ride last week to visit Nana, Papa, Aunt Cindy and Laura in Colorado.

She did okay on the first flight to Salt Lake and was really excited when the plane took off.  Her face was glued to the window, straining to see every last detail like she had never seen anything cooler! But, during the second hot, crowded and stuffy flight, she cried quite a bit. After dealing with crying babies for years of traveling, I guess it's finally my turn to have my own .... and I swear I will NEVER glare at a mommy with a screaming child on a plane again (unless they are a toddler who is kicking the seat over and over again). Hopefully our trip to Europe will be easier with both Nat and I with her and I'm sure a larger plane will be better too.  

During our trip to Colorado, Cora and Clara met Erin's new Charlie. Charlie is adorable, and at 6 lbs, 9 ounces, I can't believe Cora was that small just a short time ago. 

We all went to lunch and then played in a cute little water fountain in Erin's neighborhood. Cora was obsessed with a stream of water, and couldn't quite figure out what was going on, even after she dunked her head in it a few times!

Laura and Cindy drove all the way down from Nebraska to visit with Cora and I for a few days, and it was great. We went to a farm, played a lot at home, went out to eat and spent some quality time catching up. I still LOVE that Cora and Laura have the same adorable nose wrinkle when they smile - makes me so happy :) 

Cora also tore it up at the baby pool! She bobbled around in her little floaty showing up all the older kids and killing everyone with her ridiculous cuteness. Can't believe after all the hundreds of hours I've spent growing up at that pool, learning to swim, racing, training, spending long afternoons playing with friends, life guarding, and generally causing trouble, I now have my own little one who has the opportunity to explore and enjoy the fun of Village Green. Kind of trips me out a little though ....

The fires in Idaho are really terrible right now so I extended our stay by a couple of days. It will be nice to spend a few more days with Nana and Papa!