Trip to Auburn, CA

We just got back from our trip to California today.  We spent time with my sister and her family. We had a really good time. It all started on Tuesday when we left our house after work, at about 3:30 pm. Tyler got a cold on that day and so he had a really runny nose and was not feeling very well. He did pretty good on the way to Elko (where we stayed the night), but had a really hard time that night. He kept waking up every hour just whining and crying, it was really sad. Then the next day he had a hard time in the car. It is about 6 hours from Elko and Tyler only slept for one of the hours of the car ride and coughed most the time.

But we got to Wendy's house safely and we sure were glad to be there. Wendy had invited some friends over with their kids, so we all just hung out and let the kids play. Tyler loved all of her boys toys and playing with all the kids (and I am sure just being out of the car). Wendy has two boys (5 and 3) and so it is a little boys heaven at her house. Tyler took a liking to her three wheel scooter (we will have to go get him one) and also their big wheel jeep - what little kid wouldn't like that?!?

The next morning we went to a bounce house and let the kids play for a couple of hours. They really like it. Tony dislocated his finger while taking Tyler up a bounce slide and had to put it back into place him self. It swelled up pretty good and got purple and blue too.  Four days later it is starting to feel a little better. After that we went to Costco (our favorite) to have them check our tire because it was a little low. So we got some goodies and lunch there and then took the kids to take their naps. Later that day we just let the kids play and we just hung out. It was nice for us and for them.

On Friday we decided to go and check out a place that has lots of fun rides just for little kids. It was called Funderland. We weren't sure exactly what time it opened, so we went to the park first to kill some time. The kids had fun playing on the play ground and in the sand box. Wendy and I had fun playing volley ball. After the park we headed to Sacramento to Funderland. It was really fun. They had about ten rides and Tyler could go on all of them. They even had a little roller coaster that Tyler went on and he seemed to like it. He only did it once though. He really like the little log ride that they had. We spent a couple of hours there and then headed back to Wendy's house. The kids just played for the rest of Friday night.

On Saturday we went to the Farmer's Market and got some yummy strawberries. After that we went to the river and let the kids throw rocks into the water. It was really pretty and the boys had fun. Then we went back to Wendy's to play until it was time to go to the swimming pool. Her local pool just opened that day and had free admission, so we went and enjoyed the nice cool water. They had a little kid pool with a play set separate from the big pool and it was perfect weather. We enjoyed the sun and the water. It was cold at first, but felt really good after we got in. Tyler feel asleep in the car on the way to the pool, so he didn't last long at the pool. So we took him home to take a nap. Later that day we had some yummy tri-tip steak and let the kids play some more. It was really nice to be able to relax and let the kids play.

Sunday we got ready and let Tyler play some more. Wendy went through her stuff and gave us a lot of the things that she was no longer using. She gave us an old potty training toilet and Tyler thought it was a nice seat. After playing we headed on our way to Elko where we stayed the night again. Tyler did much better in the car this time. His cold was much better and he was able to enjoy some movies and sleep better too. It was kind of hard for me because this baby has moved and is right on my bladder so I felt like I had to pee every fifteen minutes. Luckily for Tony, I held it pretty good, but I did have to pee a lot. Ah, the joys of pregnancy. Well worth it though.

Then today we got up and ate breakfast and then headed all the way home. Here we are and it is so nice to be back. Over all it was a great trip and it was good to spend time with my sister, her husband, and their kids. Most of the time the kids played really well together, except when Tyler would bug his 3 year old cousin Alex. For some reason Tyler just looked to bug him and knew how to push his buttons. Amazing how quickly kids learn that kind of stuff.

It has been a while

Nothing too big has been happening at our house lately. Last night we went to my parent's ward picnic and it was lots of fun. On Friday night our ward had a dinner/auction to raise money for Girls Camp. They asked me to be the auctioneer and it was a big success. It was kind of hard to know how much to start the bidding or even what some of the items were, but besides that it went really well. I am glad that it is over, at least for this year.
The weather has been really nice lately, so we have been going for walks almost every day. Tyler loves stroller rides, especially when we go to feed the sheep or go over to the play ground. There is a really fun one close to our house that is really little kid friendly and Tyler loves it. We generally go with some neighbor friends and that makes the walks that much more entertaining, at least for me. But they do have little kids too and Tyler like them a lot. There is one little girl that holds out her hand and Tyler holds it, it is way cute.
On Thursday we took Tyler miniature golfing and he really liked it. It was fun to watch him hit the ball into the hole. He didn't quite get how to hold it properly, but he will get it. He was still able to hit the ball, just in his own Tyler manner.
The baby has been kicking so much lately. He is really strong, but Tony hasn't been able to feel him yet. It will be nice when he can feel it to so that he can feel more a part of the fun. We think that we are going to name the baby Joshua Clark Steenblik. We really like it and I think that it will fit him well. We have gotten a couple of cute little outfits, but I have to tell my self not to buy too much because I already have a lot of baby boy cloths. So I am trying to just get stuff that will supplement what I already have since this baby will be opposite seasons then Tyler was.
We leave to go to California on Tuesday to spend some time with my sister Wendy and her family. We are really excited and I can't wait to see how Tyler is with his cousins. We haven't seen them in over a year, so it should be tons of fun.