Curse My Broken Camera!!

So, I finally found my long lost camera at the Jelly Belly factory of all places!!! Even though I called them and asked if they had any cameras fitting the description of mine and they said no, I felt the need to go in a check anyway.  I was absolutely jumping for joy when I discovered that they actually did have my camera.  However, it was broken.  I can still get all the pictures off of the camera, which was the most important thing, however, I cannot take any more pictures with it :( I have been using my phone which is proving to be super inconvenient for blogging...hence the long bout of silence on my blog.

We have been fitting in a lot of fun outings in between the craziness of everyday life.  Some good friends suggested we check out the railroad train museum in Sacramento.  It was so neat and the kids just thought it was the coolest place.        

 We were able to explore the inside and outside of many cool old trains.  And we were able to learn a lot about how trains functioned years ago. 

 We were able to see the many ways in which the trains were used- mail trains, passenger trains, cargo trains...etc. One of the trains even moved like a real train would have.  That was the kids' favorite one!!

 There was a room on the upper level of the museum that was filled with train tables and train sets for the kids to play with.  We all have so much fun.  We were also able explore the area of Old Sacramento around the museum.  It was such a neat area with "old timey" streets and shops.  We tried some delicious goodies there and even found the kids their Halloween costumes!! It was a great day!!

Another day, we went to the Children's Discovery museum in San Fransisco which was located near the San Fransisco bridge!! It was so picturesque.  Here is Jane playing on one of the outdoor structures with a beautiful view :)

 Here is Beckham inside a huge log!

 Elsie, as usual was super patient and sweet the whole time.  And how cute is she in her sun hat?!

 I wish we had gotten more pictures of all the darling parts of that museum but we were just having too much fun!!

Here is just picture of a cool old building we walked along on another adventure in Sonoma!! While we were there we had a cheese tasting and bought some delicious cheese!! I tell you what...I don't know why anyone would want to go to a wine tasting when there is cheese to be tasted!! It was so yummy!! :)

 Earlier in the summer, the kids and Ryan got the opportunity to go to an Oakland A's game!!  The kids had a blast on their special date with daddy!! 

 They got to stay up late and watch fireworks on the field after the game was over.  They didn't get home until 1am...and they loved every minute of it!!

 I know I already blogged about the time we visited the Winchester Mansion, but I didn't get many good pictures of that fun day.  I found this little gem hiding on Ryan's phone!!  It is a much better picture of the neat mansion :)

Our time here is moving so fast and I can tell we will not be able to do all the amazing things that California has to offer!!  We are loving our stay in California so far.