Casey, Elle, and I flew up to Lake Almanor for Memorial Day weekend. It was Elle's first time there! Our sweet baby is always impressing me. She's such a great traveler! We had a lot of turbulence on the way up and couldn't land in Chester because the visibility was poor. We ended up landing in Redding and making the 2-hour drive to the lake house. Elle took a nap on my legs on the plane. It was so cute/funny. She was getting a little fussy and I knew she was tired but wasn't sure how well she'd go down in her car seat. I was swaying her on my legs just for fun at first and when I noticed her eyes start to shut and her limbs go limp, I knew we were golden. Here is a little video Casey took with his iPhone of Elle awkwardly sleeping on her mama:
Boy was it chilly! It snowed a bit while we were there but didn't stick. I got a ton of great shots of Elle (who else?) while we were there...
Playing with daddy after a long morning of traveling
Bundled up with Grandma Chris
Casey took one of my favorite shots of Elle eating so far. She had sweet potato while we were there. She also tried some watermelon and her Aunt Annie shared peach with her (which was hilarious to watch). Elle put her mouth on the peach and wouldn't let go. She attacked it! Panting all the way. Sweet angel.
Excited for her sweet potato
I also got some of my favorite shots ever of Elle with her daddy. Don't be deceived by Casey's T-shirt in the first pic. It really was cold enough to warrant the extra bundling that Elle is sporting. In fact, the cold weather chapped her cheeks a bit. See her right cheek in the second pic below where she's riding KC the dog?
Daddy with his Glow Worm
Giddy Up!
Now onto my absolute favorite photo ever. This was right before we left Lake Almanor. We tried to put Elle down for a nap at about 11:30 but she was being hard and we knew we were leaving in about an hour so we decided to hold off since she reliably passes out in the car. She got really tired in the last 10 minutes or so before we left. Usually she gets fussy when she's tired and pushes you away. Not this time. She went into full on heartwarming cuddle mode. Love my girl.
Sigh. So stinking cute.
Beautiful angel
We drove to Redding from there and Elle slept during the entire 2 hour trip. She woke up a few times with red-brimmed eyes but went right back to sleep. We then flew to Ukiah to visit Elle's great grandmother. The plane ride was really shaky and I was honestly scared. It was hard to keep my face smiling and excited for Elle since I was facing her.
Smacking daddy in the face with Sophie
Elle's great grandmother Marian was so excited to see her! It's so special to Casey and I that our sweet baby brings our family so much joy. I took a ton of pics but here are a few highlights.
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