Sacramento Children's Museum

One of the things that I have really enjoyed lately is having the opportunity to spend more time with the moms that live around me.  Some of the moms in our ward have weekly Wednesday excursions and anyone is invited.  We have been to two different ones and are excited to make some more new friends before the summer is over!  

A couple of weeks ago we went to the Sacramento Children's Museum in Rancho Cordova.  I had been wanting to take Sienna but wasn't sure if she would be big enough to enjoy it.  She was a little hesitant and was definitely in an in between age where the toddler stuff didn't really interest her but the bigger kid stuff she struggled with a little.  However, we did find some things that she LOVED.  She would have painted forever and didn't want to leave the water area or the giant lite bright.

We ended up having a lot of fun and were glad that we went and will probably go again when she is a little bit bigger!

Summer Time...

Summer was here for awhile and then a random cool down came.  That didn't stop us from hanging out with the cousins in the pool though.  It was windy but we had a spa and snacks...what else do you need?!

Camping 2012

 I was so excited to go to Santa Cruz this year for our annual camping trip and even more excited that Nick was able to come with us.  We had a great time visiting the tide pools, hanging out, going to the beach and especially going on the "ice cream" hike!  Sienna didn't love the journey out to the tide pools but she did love looking at all the sea life and even holding a star fish!

 We did go to the beach, but unfortunately the weather that day was cold and super windy so we only stayed for like a half an hour.  That was enough time though to check out the ocean and dig around in the sand with her new sand toys from Grandma Hudson.

 

      

One of our favorite traditions is the ice cream hike.  There is a trail down from our campgrounds, through the Redwoods and at the end of the trail is a little visitor's center where Grandpa buys everyone ice cream!  

 

 

We also had plenty of fun hanging out at the campsite especially with bubbles 

and family to play with. 

 

 

Our only downsides where that Sienna decided that she needed to sleep in mommy and daddy's sleeping bag and she was terrified of the fire.  Although I would rather her be afraid of it then want to touch it!  We had so much fun!