Summer in Sacramento, part 1

In late August, we all headed to Sacramento for a nice long 2-week vacation! Right away, Cecilia took to Grandma and Grandpa, and hung out with them non-stop.

The first day, we were a little jet-lagged, so we took it easy. Cecilia had a fun time exploring the backyard, which is huge in comparison to ours. My parents made an awesome dinner, and afterwards, Jake and Karen made a dessert on the grill outside. There are a number of pictures with Cecilia (and Grandma) covering their heads with their hands:


Although this may seem a little odd at first, this video explains it all:




There is another video of Cecilia and Grandma here:



Here's a video of Cecilia playing with Grandpa's shoes:




And then another random one horsing around with Daddy afterwards:




The next day, we went to Rancho Seco, which is a lake nearby. I have soooo many fond memories of going there as a kid, it was really nice to be able to show Cecilia the park. In preparation for a possible boat ride, Cecilia tried on a small life jacket the night before, which was super cute. She didn't want to take it off.


Although we weren't actually able to use the boat, we all still had a ton of fun! Cecilia loves anywhere with a beach. Grandpa and Uncle Bruce grilled chicken and vegetables



while the rest of us gorged ourselves on bread and potato chips...




Although I don't have any pictures, Cecilia had a fantastic time at the beach. And even better, she got to go fishing with Grandpa!


The fish near the shore were really little and we were using worms on hooks that were too big for them. The fish would bite, but we wouldn't be able to get them on the hook, so Grandpa had to change all the hooks over. I was helping her with the fishing rod and reel, and she kept on asking "Can I do it? Can I do it?" and she figured out how to reel in the line herself!



Amazingly, she also was willing to touch and hold the worms. It's difficult to see in these next pictures, but we did end up catching a little fish for her. She kept on trying to hold and touch it, but I had to stop her since there was a hook still attached and the fins can be a little sharp. She still remembers that she went fishing with Grandpa and caught a fish!



All-in-all, it was a perfect day at Rancho Seco, and I got a great photo of the whole family too:


Our next adventure was going to the Nimbus Fish Hatchery, which she loved the last time we were in Sacramento, about 6 months ago. She still loved feeding the fish, although it probably was with a little less fascination than the first time around.








It was super hot that day, so Grandma was carrying around an umbrella:


Cecilia decided she had to have her own umbrella as well:


There are many many more pictures, and the entire set can be found here. There are so many things we did, that I will have to separate the Sacramento trip into 2 or 3 posts, which will be coming soon!

Enjoy!