OLD TOWN SACRAMENTO

SATURDAY, MARCH 5th

When we arrived in Sacramento on Friday we headed for Fairfield where we stayed at Travis Air Force Base. On Saturday we stopped in Vacaville (between Fairfield and Sacramento) to get breakfast. We saw this popular hang out and decided to give it a try. It was great food years ago and still great food today.

Old Sacramento

We bought some candy that we had when we were younger

Pony Express started right here
This statue commemorates the glory of the Pony Express, which started there at 2:45 a.m. on April 4, 1860. The first rider was Sam Hamilton, the route started here in California, then to Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri. It was in existence for 18 months. 121 riders, 500 ponies and 35,000 pieces of mail

Cool Stair case in the back of one of the old buildings

Inside the Wells Fargo Bank where they telegraphed

One of the original stage coaches (inside the Wells Fargo Building)

Old buildings were packed with tourist items such as T-shirts, jewelry, candy, ice cream etc.

It was fun going through the old buildings

TAKING THE TRAIN TO SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

AMTRAK TO GO

MARCH 3rd & 4th
John has wanted to take a train ride for a long time so we decided to take a few days and go over Donner's pass in the winter. We heard that it was a beautiful ride, and we were not disappointed. This gentleman who is a volunteer gave us some interesting facts about the water sheds, the train sheds and Donner's pass.

THE OBSERVATION CAR WATER SHED
THE CAR THAT REMOVES SNOW FROM THE RAILS TRUKEE/CHECK OUT THE OLD FLYING A GAS STATION SEEING THE FRONT OF THE TRAIN THROUGH OUR WINDOW

DONNER'S LAKE

SHEDS TO COVER THE TRAINS FROM THE SNOW, THE TUNNEL IS UP AHEAD

THE SHEDS ARE NOW MADE OF CONCRETE BUT YEARS AGO THEY WERE MADE OF WOOD

MANY TIMES WE WERE RIGHT UP NEXT TO THE MOUNTAIN

THE SNOW DRIFTS WERE BEAUTIFUL

OUR GUIDE TOLD US ABOUT THE OBSERVATION POINT (CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN). THIS IS WHERE THEY COULD SEE ALL THE SHEDS AND WHEN A SHED WAS ON FIRE THEY COULD GET HELP QUICKLY (THIS WAS WHEN THE SHEDS WERE MADE OF WOOD)

GRANDMA ELLEN AND FAMILY MEMBERS MEETING BABY STRIDER

OUR SLEEPY BABY STRIDER

END OF FEBRUARY 2011

WELCOME BABY CURTIS - HE IS BEAUTIFUL

8lbs 9oz - 21 inchs

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

Shannon is surrounded by boys and she loves it!

Father & Son

Logan and his brother

Dresden and his brother

Grandma BJ and Grandpa De meeting their grandson

Aunt Natalie visiting Shannon and Papa John getting acquainted with his new little grandson The boys love hanging out with their mom
The boys were going to give the baby a bath, but when he started crying it made them a little nervous and told the nurse to to it.
He had just enough hair to made a cute little tuft at the top of his headI think they will keep him

FEBRUARY 25th......SYDNEYS PARTY

PIZZA/POOL PARTY

The first half of Sydney's Birthday party was at her home where they had pizza,cupcakes, ice cream and presents. The second half was the pool party, indoors of course as it was snowing outside in good ole' Utah.

Natalie stayed with the girls while Jay joined the boys

Shannon, John and I just enjoyed watching the kids play in the pool. Shannon looks so great for only having one more night before the big arrival of our little guy.

The favorite thing for the kids was going down the slide, Jay is one of the those kids

(see him in the background) SYDNEY'S POOL PARTY WAS A BIG SPLASH!