Ed at Boys State in Sacramento for Father's Day, so went to Sacramento to spend the weekend with Daddy. On Saturday, while Ed was busy, the boys played with their wiggle cars.
Those wiggle cars can be tiring!
On Sunday morning, Ed was busy with his Boys State duties, so I took the kids to Fairytale Town and zoo. The pond in the below picture is outside Fairytale Town. We arrived at the park early, so we got to watch the ducks.
Fairytale Town was a cute little park that had many exhibits and play areas, each featuring a different fairy tale.
Connor and Ryan met a "girlfriend" at Fairytale Town. Sutton is in the below picture and the boys made sure they followed them all around the park. It was very entertaining to watch the three of them interact.
The Sacramento Zoo is across the street from Fairytale Town, so we went there too. I was going to skip it, but the boys insisted because Sutton was going over there. They just had to find her again...
After the busy morning, we went to Sac State where Ed was still busy at work. The boys went down for a nap to get some rest before going out for a Father's Day dinner. Ryan woke up crying because he wasn't feeling well. He wouldn't settle down, so we left without going out to dinner. It was a long drive home with both kids complaining about about being sick. I stayed home on Monday with two sick kids....
They had a blast playing in the water, but it didn't take long for them to come inside and tell me "it's too hot outside." Now, when you complain about it being too hot while you are playing in the water, you know it is HOT. 
It felt like an oven outside that day.
The boys weren't too sure the first day. The whole way over to the pool, Ryan kept asking me if I was going to get in the pool with them. I tried to ignore the question because I knew Ryan would start throwing a fit if I said no. 
At first, the boys refused to get in the pool, but Chris (their swim teacher) showed them the boats and was able to coax them in.
By the end of the lesson, they were loving it!
But, they had to keep a boat with them at all times....
Fairytale Town was a cute little park that had many exhibits and play areas, each featuring a different fairy tale.
Connor and Ryan met a "girlfriend" at Fairytale Town. Sutton is in the below picture and the boys made sure they followed them all around the park. It was very entertaining to watch the three of them interact.
The Sacramento Zoo is across the street from Fairytale Town, so we went there too. I was going to skip it, but the boys insisted because Sutton was going over there. They just had to find her again...
Today we spent the day at the Oakland Zoo with Mike and Ella.
I predicted that Connor or Ryan would be the first to fall in the water walking on the lily pads because they kept bumping each other. But, Ella was the winner.
In the below picture, Ella is being carried by Mike because she was getting tired.
But everyone was full of energy again when we got to the rides...
Just look at those eyes...
The below picture of Ryan, Connor and Ella was taken while standing in line for the train ride. 
It was a fun day.
Ryan decided that it would be fun to sleep UNDER the bed at nap time today. Does that make this a bunk bed?
Eventually Ryan did wake up and Connor was happy to have his playmate back. Tonight Connor is under the bed. With all the beds we have, my kids still prefer the ground, go figure?
This was the first time in a long time that this many of us were together at the same time. GGrandpa is survived by his wife, 3 kids, 9 grandkids and 15 great grandkids.
We were also able to enjoy the pool at the hotel...
And the park near Aunt Cheryl's house.
Goodbyes are never easy, but it was a life worth celebrating. We love you Great Grandpa!