A visit with the grandparents

Grandma & Grandpa Decker came in town for my niece's dance recital, and since my sister and I live in the same town, we got to enjoy their company too! We power-packed in as many fun things as we could with them. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate very well. For the first time in history, it was hotter out here in Nor Cal than it was back home in Texas. Sorry about the heat guys!

Things we loved about the Rodeo:

• Riding horses
• Petting animals at the mini petting zoo
• Watching the Grand Entrance of a skydiver with the American Flag
  
• Wild Cow Milking--Tyler's favorite rodeo event; very entertaining!
  
• Eating amazing BBQ sandwiches
• Matching pink cowgirl hats for the girls
  

6 Flags Discovery Kingdom:

• Cole is obsessed with anything oceanic: sharks, whales, and especially killer whales (I think because he gets to say the word KILL). Shouka the whale show was definitely a highlight.
  
• Cole LOVED the characters: Batman, Bugs Bunny, Thomas, Sir Topham Hat, Tweety etc. etc. He couldn't get enough hugs from them.
  
• Whitney didn't want to get near the characters
• But Whitney LOVED the rides; the little daredevil wanted to try every ride she was tall enough for.
• The park was hardly crowded, so we rarely had to wait in a line, if ever
  
• It was great prep for Disneyland next year

Other highlights were

• Playing Guitar Hero & other Wii games with everyone
• Having Grandma & Grandpa babysit every chance we got (THANK YOU!!)
  
• Enjoying meals with everyone
• Superfranks (like Chuck E Cheese)
  
• Seeing my little niece perform her dance recital on the big stage; it was adorable!
• Playing baseball together at the baseball fields
• Grandma teaching the babies how to drink out of straws
• Sticker books (sharks & Strawberry Shortcake, respectively) to keep the kids entertained
• Letting the kids enjoy the sun and water at the local park
  

Here are some of the pictures I got of the weekend. Wish there were more! Thanks for all the fun times!