Non-Laboring Day

We had a relaxing weekend for Labor Day, and enjoyed the rest - until early this morning. More on that in a minute.
On Saturday, my friend Elisabeth (a former AV Presser) was in town from Texas, and we spent a great morning together. In the afternoon, Stace, Cora and I went to a Sheriff's Department Chili Cookoff where Cora petted a horse, admired other petting zoo animals and a department helicopter. Then the day went downhill, with Cora breaking into tantrum mode when we got back to the car. The screaming lasted a good 15 minutes. It seems that the move has caught up with her. We resolved to spend a lot more quality time with her, giving her lots of hugs and attention. It's funny to think that a kid who has mom around all the time could suffer a lack of attention, but I admit that has happened here with the busyness of the last few months with the house and moving goings-on.
On Sunday, after church and nap we went to the Aquatic Center, and Cora loved it. On Monday we looked at the house in the post below, finalized our offer, and then enjoyed the afternoon at Hurricane Harbor. After the Harbor, we stopped for frozen yogurt at Golden Spoon, our favorite. Stace ordered the cappucino flavor, and shared it with Cora. Big mistake. Who knew there was actual caffeine in the yogurt? Cora had trouble going to sleep Monday, and then woke up at 2:30 Tuesday morning and never went back to sleep. Neither did we. I finally got Cora out of bed at 5, and Stace got up for work. She went back to sleep around 7:30, and I just put her down for her afternoon nap here at 1:30. I'm hoping to rest up while she's asleep.
The last photo here shows how curly Cora's hair gets when she's hot. Cute, huh?