Anthony, Ashlynn, and I went to Sacramento, California for a friend's wedding last week. We left on Tuesday night to outrun a snow storm. The original plan was to leave on Thursday,so it was a hassle to leave last minute but I'm glad we did. It gave us more "vacation time." Ashlynn hated being in her car seat so much and did a lot of screaming. It was stressful for us to listen to her sadness, but we all lived through it. We drove down with Anthony's parents because they have a jeep and we have a chevy cobalt (not a snow car). Made for two very squished 16 hour drives! Besides the wedding and reception, we also went to the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield and Fisherman's Wharf in San Fransisco.
Ashlynn's first road trip. She definitely needed the warm coat Nana gave her for Christmas. And she certainly appears to have joined the gnome club!
This is one of the tricks we tried to help Ashlynn stay asleep longer during the drive. Her head would bounce around and she'd wake up. So, we used her coat to keep the bobble head movement to a minimum. It worked pretty well!
This is Anthony in front of one of the Jelly Belly motor homes at the Jelly Belly Factory. That would be a sweet ride! Heehee.
Ashlynn and me in the Jelly Belly tour hats. They made us wear them for the whole tour! That factory was really cool. And it's free! If you're ever in the area make sure you go. So much more goes into the making of a gourmet jelly bean than I ever suspected! After the tour, we went to the food court they had there and shared a large jelly bean shaped Canadian bacon and pineapple pizza for lunch! Yum!
Our cute little family at Fishermans' Wharf. We were walking along and saw the sign that said it was a photo spot. So, we took a picture! I love how Ashlynn looks like a mummy in the little pack we bought, while we were down there, for her to ride around in. She loves it! Well...if her daddy is doing the carrying. She just snuggled her lil face into his chest and slept the whole time!
This is another photo spot. Anthony's mom, Kaye, joined us for this picture. You can't really see it, but that is Alcatraz behind us in the water. :) Looks like a nice place.
It was a fun trip and we enjoyed the nice Marriott we stayed at, but I'm glad to be home. The drive home was the worst! The roads were covered with snow starting in Salem, Oregon to all the way home! The weather we're having here in the Seattle area is out of control! But, we're enjoying it while it lasts. We had a small reprieve and were able to go out today and finish all our shopping for Christmas! Yay!
Merry Christmas everyone!
It started out well.
Ashlynn decided that she would like to start the festivities off by opening her stocking first, even though we usually do that last. :)
Daddy volunteered to help her get everything out. "What a cute little stuffed doll!"
But Ashlynn was very unhappy about this arrangement!
She wanted to open her stocking herself!
But when she saw all the neat things that Santa brought, she decided it wasn't so bad after all.
This is the onesie she got from Uncle Shane and Aunt Rachael. VERY fitting!
Next, we went downstairs to open presents!
Ashlynn liked the toys she got from Aunt Lynne and Uncle Eric and Aunt Maribel. But she couldn't believe that Mom and Dad got her nothing but boring clothes for Christmas and she let them know, very clearly, how mad she was.
And not just that! The stupid clothes didn't even fit! (hee hee)
But...
It ended well.
Kissa thought so, too! :)
