Immediately after getting home from Washington D.C. we packed up to go to California for my parent's mission farewell.
Cora insisted on feeding me on the airplane.
It was so nice to just sit back and let Brandon chase Cora around.
Entertaining Cora with headphones.
These cute babies are so lucky to have each other!
Cole and the babies.
Before we went to the beach house for our "staycation" (what happens when you are trying to sell your house), we had to do a big Costco run!
Cousin bath time. So cute!
Cora let Papa read to her.
The pack n play at grandma and papa's house was exhausting to try and fight.
We got to go to the Irvine zoo and pet the goats again. Cora loved it! (But someone had to hold her up because she wanted to crawl everywhere and that was disgusting)
We got to go to the Irvine zoo and pet the goats again. Cora loved it! (But someone had to hold her up because she wanted to crawl everywhere and that was disgusting)
We went to the Newport Beach Villas, which was beautiful and much more fancy than our hotels to and from DC.
Cora got her first real taste of watermelon at the beach.
Cora hasn't had much exposure to pools... she wasn't a fan.
Cora hasn't had much exposure to pools... she wasn't a fan.
Cute little cousins!
The beach was beautiful! But a little bit colder than we are used to.
Steve and Karen drove down to see us while we were down here!
As always, Ruby's Shake Shack.
We also had a free s'mores pit which Cora LOVED.
The farewell was on Bethany's birthday, so of course we needed to embarrass her and wake her up early to sing.
Cora loved cousin Grace. And I think it was more than just because she had a fun phone to play with!
Happy birthday Bethany!
One of the last things we did was take some family pictures. Since Dallin and Krystel were getting engaged soon, we knew we had to have an updated picture before my mom and dad left!
First off, the grandkids:
Grandma and Papa and the grandkids:
the 6 originals:
Grandma and Cora:
We got a picture of the 3 of us:
And all together:
After that it was off to the airport. I really wanted Cora to get a nice smiling picture with my mom and dad but...
I didn't take a picture because I was too busy trying not to cry. We'll be back to John Wayne in 3!
