Fun Times in California

We enjoyed our vacation to California to see my grandparents.
Who knew that road construction in the middle of Nevada could be so fun. The following video shows how funny the little bumps on the side of the road are. . . you know. . . the ones that are supposed to keep you awake.


We stopped by the Reno Temple. It is the first small temple that I have seen up close. . . even though I have worked on several of them.

Tuesday was really stormy and rainy.

Wednesday before lunch we walked around downtown Sutter Creek and let the boys & Marthe peek in the windows. They always have good window displays.

Marthe caught a frog while we were wandering down there. No doubt it was out with all the wet weather the previous day.

Later on Wednesday, we drove in to Sacramento and went to the train museum. We all had a great time there. There are so many cool things to see.

They had lots of toy train displays along with the full-size trains. It is amazing how decked-out some of the train interiors are. Too bad the normal airplane cabins aren't as cool as old train cars. It kind of takes the fun out of traveling. Now they just try and distract you from how uncomfortable it is with a movie. Old trains would have been a really cool experience.

We helped Grandpa pick walnuts. Luckily no one came out with black hands. Apparently if you pick up walnuts without gloves, your hands will turn black and they will not go back to the regular color for about a month. Nothing will take the stain out. . . soap. . .turpentine. . . nothing. It was fun doing a chore that was a bit different than the usual ranch chores I have helped out with over the years. This is the first time I have been down there during walnut season.

We got home without too much trouble. Sadie barfed once. She is the only one of our kids who has ever gotten car sick. It wasn't a big deal. . .fairly tramatic for her. . . but she settled back down after we cleaned her up pretty quick.