California 2009

Fake background at Rainforest Cafe
Lily didn't like the big monkey.

On the boat going to Alcatraz

At the Bay Aquarium watching the fishies with Daddy.

Help me Mommy!

Gary and Becky's pool.

At Lake Tahoe...so big!

At the Disney Store

Lake Tahoe

Lily with her Uncle Gary

Family pic at Lake Tahoe

Last Monday the three of us boarded an airplane and took off for California. We traveled to Roseville (near Sacramento) to visit Jason's brother, sister in law and their new baby boy. I was worried and nervous about flying with Lily this time because she is much older and much more "active" than the last time she flew. I myself do not like flying, so I wasn't really looking forward to that part at all. Lily was a bit fussy on the flight from Omaha to Denver, but then she thankfully slept from Denver to Sacramento. All in all, not too bad. The weather was beatiful the entire week we were there. It was usually upper 60's to lower 70's with bright shining sun. I'm so thankful for Gary and Becky for opening their home up to us and for taking us places and for letting us use their vehicle and car seat for Lily. It really saved us a lot of hassle and money! Lily met her new baby cousin, Brayden, for the first time. We could not take our eyes off of her when she was near him nor could we really ever let her freely roam the house like she does ours. She didn't understand that the "baby" was different from her "baby". I am happy that Lily got to experience so many different things while we were there. I know she won't remember what she got to do, but at least I have a lot of pictures for her to see when she gets older. We spent an afternoon at Lake Tahoe...one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen! Lily could have sat down by the water with her daddy throwing rocks in all day long...one of my most fondest memories of this trip. She loved it! Jason and I drove to San Fransisco with Lily and stayed over night. We spent the first day down on Pier 30 and Fisherman's Wharf. It was a little chilly down by the water, but very pretty. We walked up and down the Pier and then we took Lily to the Bay Aquarium. She got to pet a baby shark and bat ray...she loved the fishies! We stayed in Union Square, but did not do any shopping. The next morning we headed back down to the Wharf and did the Alcatraz tour. It was pretty neat. We took a boat over to the island and the whole time Lily was saying "wa wa, wa wa, wa wa." She couldn't get enough of it! After the Alcatraz tour we had lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. Overpriced, but neat atmosphere and just plain fun! We headed back to Roseville for one last night with Gary, Becky and Brayden and then we packed up and flew back home on Saturday just in time to watch the Huskers...what a game! GO BIG RED!

Lily is changing so much these days. She has so much more hair, she is stubborn as ever, ornery as ever, and just plain WILD! I love her dearly though, and I know this is payback because my mom said I was the same way. She is getting her second molar in right now and is hasn't really bothered her much at all. Anyway...I am just rambling now. Enjoy the pics...I took 322 of them while we were there so I can only post a few!