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!

CAMPING!!

Cora experienced her first camping trip a couple weekends ago, and did awesome until night time. Either struggling with the cold, or being over dressed, or freaking out because she was in a strange place, Cora woke us up with a good cry every half hour or so.  

It was exhausting, but so worth it! She will learn soon to become a camping girl :)  I have a feeling there will be many, many more camping trips to come!

Cora Loves to Move!

Pooh Bah and Buddy had to leave last week, and we are all very, very sad. It was SO great spending almost everyday together these past couple of months. We all miss you two so much and can't wait to hopefully see you again very soon.

On a happier note, Cora is LOVING her new back pack so we've been trying to take her out on a lot of hikes this summer. Below are a few photos of our hike two weekends ago to Titus Lake. She kicked and laughed almost the entire time until she completely zonked out towards the end.

Cora is also trying really, really hard to walk. She can take a few steps and then falls down, and she loves trying to walk with the help of her little pink walker car!

                                        

                                       

Four Teeth and Gondola Rides!

Miss Cora is getting two adorable top teeth, but wow, it is painful! Poor thing- she's been having a few tough days lately. Otherwise, she has been doing great, loving the summer and playing outside as much as possible and going on lots of long runs and walks.

We are also enjoying Buddy and Pooh Bah's last week here and are so super sad to see them head home next week.  

Ian and Camille from Colorado came to visit last weekend and we LOVED hanging out with them. We enjoyed some Idaho lakes while they were here.

Nat's aunt Cindy also came to visit from Ohio for a few days and we took Cora on her first gondola ride! Cora was a little freaked out right at first but then decided it was pretty cool and loved looking out the window.  She better get used to them for all of our upcoming adventures in the Swiss Alps!

Cora's first gondola ride!

Jail bird.

One of Cora's Great Aunt Cindy.

More gondola ride photos!

Made it to the Round House for lunch!