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Thank goodness - we've dug into the pant-drawer and brought out our jackets and couldn't be happier with cooler weather around here. With one Fantastic cousin and some fine-feathered friends, we had a blast at today's playdate with the young ones.
Since our last attempt to feed the ducks failed (State Fish and Game's orders!), we were successful at this one! Luckily, the geese were well fed and they didn't "hiss" at us like the last ones did. Sure, I'd be pissed and hiss too if my food supply was cut short! We were hit up by quite a few ducks and geese, but all in all, it was a harmless feeding and everyone played fair.
In these times, you gotta love FREE offers! So we took advantage of the Smithsonian's Free Museum Day (on Saturday) and visited our own California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento. This is a must-see for little and BIG boys! And I'm sure there's some excitement for girls there too!Since we were in Old Sacramento, we couldn't pass up the Candy Store. Well, if we did, we'd be $17 richer! The boys each got a basket of their own to choose from the many barrels of Salt Water Taffy. With instructions of grabbing only 2-3 of each flavor, Donovan grabbed HANDFULS of the stuff, not able to read the flavors he was selecting! The ride home was quiet while they had their mouths full of the sticky, chewy goodness. Surprisingly, an early bedtime was had too!
Another playdate with Luke; another HOT day for the beginning of FALL! Here we are at the end of September, yet it feels like the middle of July! Seems sort of silly for our church to have their "Harvest Festival" tomorrow with weather like this.
So we met with the partial Fantastic 4 crew at a new (well new to us) park. It was Tuscany Park, hence my title. And we had a little "whine" with it. Get it? Tuscany is a wine, right? The highlight of the play time was watching the double-sided lawnmower cut the grass. The lowlights were the snacks scattered below our feet; a non-reachable drinking fountain; and just some hot attitudes... Nah, not mine!.... just the kids being "turds", as I say.
Devin's Harley
Luke
A firetruck built for two!
My monkey
Again, the monkey!Friday, Donovan and Devin got asked to go with his cousins to the park for a playdate. It seemed only fitting, since the girls and my boys have gone a week without seeing each other and were going stir crazy - under separate roofs! It was another hot day, so we went to a spraypark. It's not much water, but enough of a mist to cool you down. The highlight of the park is the Pirate Ship and the tire swing.
This past weekend was the California Capital Airshow here locally. If you weren't at Mather Field at the show itself, then you most likely were aware of the air traffic while around town. We like to camp out at the inlaws for fine viewing of the attractions. Although, I really don't know who/what is flying overhead at any given time. Donovan became an instant fan of the aircraft, noting especially the "fire engine helicopper" and the "fum-der-birds". Just like the 4th of July and his birthday, he thinks we can do this again next weekend.
... and a WRongway Roadtrip to Mt. Rose!
We had an awesome time on our annual end of summer trip to Nevada for the Nugget Rib Cook-Off. Along with the Six Pack and both of our parents, we kept busy eating ribs, drinking lemonade, swimming in the pool and just sightseeing. We had a great time.See more pics here.
Thank goodness - we've dug into the pant-drawer and brought out our jackets and couldn't be happier with cooler weather around here. With one Fantastic cousin and some fine-feathered friends, we had a blast at today's playdate with the young ones. 
