San Diego

Two weeks ago, we made an unplanned trip to San Diego to spend time with family after the passing of Emily's grandmother, Beth.  Beth was an incredible woman, raising 4 children and helping with many of her grandchildren.  She will certainly be missed, but we are grateful for the many years we were able to spend with her.  Overall, it was an extremely sorrowful reason to visit, but a great opportunity to share in past memories and make new ones.  

One the bright side, Cole was introduced to the first of his three great-grandparents and also got to meet a number of other relatives.  He certainly helped to bring the mood of the weekend up.  Below are a number of pictures from the trip.

Great-grandpa Royce.  Cole loved meeting and spending time with him (see below)

 Evidence of statement above 

 4 generations of Jensens

 Cole's first time in the sand (I don't think he was all that excited about it)

 Cole's first ocean dip!

 Family pic in front of the ocean.  We were at Coronado.

 Onlookers

 Great Uncle Randy, aka Pete Carroll (somehow we didn't get any pictures of Great Aunt Mary).  Randy and Mary had a great time with Cole and he loved hanging out with them too.  I know there are some pictures out there, so we'll share when we get a hold of some.

 Cole with his Great Aunt Diane.  Cole was in heaven that weekend.  Every time one person's arms got tired he was passed to another.

 Grandpa Rod keeping Cole entertained

 Royce and the kids (Rod, Randy, David, & Diane)

 Cole's first-cousin-once-removed, Trevor.  Trevor is playing soccer for Willamette University in Salem.  We hope to catch a game next season.

 One last photo with great grandpa before heading out for the night.

 And of course Aunt Kate was there for lots of Auntie-Nephew time.

Any baby that can sleep like this is obviously exhausted from a lot of quality family time.