Meeting Rach (and her family)

What an AWESOME weekend we just had! We got to head down to Sacramento and meet my partner in scrap, Rachel. We also got to spend time with Uncle Robert and Aunt Laurie at their house in Galt.We left Friday after Conor got off work and the kids did amazing. Here's everyone on the ride down.




We got to Sacramento around 10 pm and got a tour of Robert and Laurie's house and got to see Charlie and Marcel again! We then got the beds set up and kids to sleep; and we followed soon after.
We woke up to the sound of Charlie barking once. He was baring at Kate who managed to climb out of the pack n play and make her way into the living room. I think she may have scared Charlie. We then got dressed and ready for the day and began our 1.5 hour drive to Vallejo and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. After blowing past the exit for Six Flags I just happened to take the next exit and which took me to Fairground Street which was the street SF was on. So we ventured down the street and sure enough found our way to the entrance. After paying for parking and navigating our way through we found a spot and got the stroller all filled with goodies, including the kids. Then I got a call.....it was Rach and she was in the parking lot between C & D just like we were. OMG....the time has come....it's time to finally meet Rach! WOOT! After a long overdue hug we were on our way to a fun filled day at Six Flags.
Once inside Rach needed to quickly grab a stroller......well it ended up being not so quick so we watched a few little shows they had going on at the front entrance and took some pictures.





After Rach practically signed her life away to get a double stroller we were on our way. But first we took some photos by the dolphin fountain.
{the family}

{the whole group-unfortunately MJs head got cut off :( }

{MJ & Kate}


First up we got to feed the sea lions. Unfortunately Kate's fish got eaten by a pesky sea gull! We then went and ate some lunch and watched the penguins swim around.






We then got to pet some stingrays! Although Kate didn't really pet them she tried to but shied away when they'd come close!



Then we were off to see the dolphins. They had just wrapped up a little show and were playing around in their pool. They splashed around right by us-the girls loved it!
{nice hair Kate! LOL}



And while Rach and MJ went to go ride a whale ride the little girls got to play together!



And Dylan slept!

Then it was time for the little girls to ride some rides.
{Though you can't see Kate, Conor appears to be having an awesome time!}



{Dylan awake and chilling}

Next up it was off to see Shouka the whale. Before entering the stadium we stopped off at the view level and watched her for a bit. She was excited to see the kids and there was a little dolphin there too!





Then into the stadium we went. Conor and Dylan stayed outside the stadium and watched the strollers. It was probably about 95+ degrees that day and we were ready to get soaked so we sat in the splash zone and then moved over to the super soaker section when it got closer to the show starting and they opened that section. Boy did we get soaked!!! Shouka got us gooood! And it felt great-though it was salt water!
After getting wet and doing lots of animal visits we decided it was time to ride some roller coasters! Rach, MJ and I took a ride on the cobra and then Rach and I rode the Medusa and it was AMAZING! My first roller coaster ride in over 5 years and it was the best one to go on for sure. It was thrilling! However, after not eating much breakfast, or lunch and it being so hot I immediately got sick to my stomach after we got off the ride. Unfortunately we had sent the guys away to go ride it and we had to wait for them to get back before I could really do anything about it. Once the guys got back we decided to leave the park and head to a nice air conditioned restaurant. The closest one was Applebees and off we went. Once there we ate some great food, chatted, laughed and had a nice close to a wonderful, fun filled day!



{attempting to get a good pic of the girls}


By the time we parted ways it was 8 pm and we were exhausted and had an hour and a half car ride back to Galt. But it was well worth it!
Sunday morning we slept in and then packed up and left town. A stop off at Granzellas for lunch and then it was back on the road back home.
{Conor & Kate at Granzellas}

It was a quick weekend trip but sooo worth it! It was great to finally meet Rach and her family. I'm sure we will meet up again sometime-maybe in Pennsylvania!