On July 1st we went to visit my sister. This was a planned, 10 day vacation to see my sis and her beautiful little family in Sacramento. Had no idea it would turn into a safari down the California coast line (will explain as I go). So, this was stop number one... that lasted 12 fabulous days!
The first thing we had to do was get these kids reacquainted. They hadn't seen each other since March. Doesn't take them long to play nice and have fun...
Gavyn wasn't so sure about sharing his pool with us at first. But, when he realized we were staying for a few days he joined in the fun.
We celebrated the 4th of July with Steve's buddy Chris and his family. They are very serious about the fireworks. They set up ladders and 2X4's, play music and light up the night with blow torches and fire!
The girls enjoyed the sparklers until Grace dropped a spark on her foot. Then they were happy to just watch from a distance.
Chris had to take Derek for a spin around the block in his new toy. What a gem!
Karen and I thought it would be fun to take the kids to the park and feed the ducks. The photo shoot was a lot like herding cats, but we got some good pictures of the cousins together. All the really good ones are on her fancy camera, but she hasn't sent them to me yet.
This is one of my favorites. Ryann was attacking me and my niece, Ella was so confused by all the commotion. This is when we knew it was time to go.
One night Uncle Steve made sushi.
Uncle Steve is an excellent Sushi chef! Sushi is a lot of work!!! But, it is one of Grace's favorite meals and he loves Grace, so we were all lucky enough to enjoy this special treat.
Derek had to leave us girls for a couple of days and go to work in Fremont, CA. So we stayed behind so I could have a little sister time with Karen and the kids.
Aunt Karen had a special day planned for us at Funderland, a special amusement park just the right size for our little ones. We were so lucky to go on a slow day and rode all the rides over and over and over...
Face painting is always a hit with the kids! Ryann was willing to give it another try even after the first bust with the butterfly back in Salt Lake.
She choose this cute little piggy which stayed on her face all day!
Grace choose a unicorn.
Gavyn choose his hero Thomas and his friend Kailynn had a beautiful mermaid.
Funderland really lived up to it's name....a lot of fun!
A trip to the Satake's wouldn't be complete without a boat ride. They are geared up for some serious fishing.
The fish weren't biting much, maybe because it was HOT, but Grace caught one. Her first fish. She was brave enough to get her hands in on the cleaning.
Gavyn wanted to take us to one of his favorite places, the train museum in Old Sacramento. They have a really nice collection of trains. A must see if you go there.
And no old town tour goes without a horse and carriage ride! This is one of two for the girls on our trip (#2 is in San Diego).
And this is our dinner after the train museum...yep, live crab. We let him crawl around on the floor for a minute before we stuck him in the pot.
Grace, our social butterfly, enjoyed making new friends all along the way. This is her new friend Ava. Uncle Steve works out with a group of friends every evening. Ava's parents host the workouts and she is the same age as Grace. Grace and Ava played dress up almost every night while the adults would exercise. So cute!
And that pretty much sums up the first leg of our trip.
So, where did we go from here....
Derek had some business to do in L.A. at the end of the next week and we had an invitation to a beach house in Laguna. The girls and I were in no rush to get home, so we decided to drive south with Derek. That is how we get to the beach (another post)!!!
Thanks again Steve, Karen, Gavyn and Ella for all the fun!
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