I have so many posts to catch up on but often forget when I post pictures to Facebook. But my Grandma reminded me, "I love your blog and I don't have that face page thing, so keep updating." So this is for you Grandma.
Kevin and I drove up to Sacramento a couple of weeks ago for an extended weekend. The drive made me even that much more appreciative that my parents make the trek so frequently. It was long! We had to stop twice to feed Lily, but she was a trooper. Not as easy as when we went for Thanksgiving as she doesn't sleep quite as much, but she entertains herself really well. She was definitely done by the end.
The trip was relaxing. We girls did some post-pregnancy shopping on Friday as I needed non-work clothes. Shopping is different now. It's not as easy to hop in and out of the car to pop into a store. I seriously planned a route in my head so that it would work around naps and feeding schedules. No more all day shopping marathons for us. Even if I had left Lily with her daddy, I would have to take a break to pump. Overall it was a successful outing.
We, of course, headed to the train museum, for a little jaunt and walk around downtown just to get out when the rain let up. Have I ever mentioned the California State Railroad Museum? It really is a great facility, but it's become kind of a joke in our family because I keep asking Kevin if he has ever been. Years, and years ago, we first visited the museum while camping in the area; long before we moved up here. I recently found a picture of our visit and wish I could have scanned it in for you. Dad is in short shorts with a fanny pack and J.Thomas (Bud) is probably only 4. We have always been a train family. If there was a train to be ridden, we were on it. If it was stationary, we were taking our picture by it. So when we moved to Sacramento we headed back for another visit, only to find the annual membership was only a few dollars more. That was fourteen years ago. But my parents take people who come to town to visit. Even Bud has taken friends and I would have thought he was way too cool for the museum. And now, of course, they hold on to it for the grand kids. We went to visit their newest exhibit about the fruit packing and the railroad and they had a bunch of stuff for sale about the orange fruit brand Lily.
The trip was simple. A couple of family meals. A Netflix movie or two. Brothers, grandparents, and great-grandparents. It was very enjoyable.
Uncle Bud and Lily Bug. Because all uncles have mustaches right? Mine always did! Granted it was the 80's. Bud just had his for Mustache March.
The week-end was so much fun. Ready to do it again? I promise to do Burgers and Brulee.
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