Sacramento in September

Having Sara, Marianne and Charlie's birthdays all within a couple of weeks of each other seemed like a good excuse to visit our California kids this month!

Bob is finishing up his last year of his Prosthetics/Orthodics residency in Sacramento and an hour flight makes it just too convenient to visit them as often as possible.  This time it was so fun to be able to have Marianne, Lance, Olivia and Tyson join me.  Our three year olds Duncan and Olivia really hit it off and had the time of their lives playing in the backyard and at all the kiddie venues we visited.  It was so fun to observe them practicing how to share and playing 'make believe' together.  We took a little side trip to Monterey to visit the amazing Aquarium there, had an afternoon soaking up the California sun on the beach, played at Dennis The Menace Park and took a tour of the Jelly Belly Factory all in 4 days!  Bob and Sara are always such gracious hosts giving up their bed to visitors, so we spent a couple of nights at a Marriott near Monterey just to give them a break from their blow up mattress on the living room floor.

Thanks Bob and Sara....we LOVED EVERY MINUTE with all of you!