This was a full month - tons of visits to the Rocklin homestead, all busy with packing for a move north very soon. And, a day visit to the train museum in Sacramento with cousin Casey. This was our second visit with both cousins enjoying the huge trains, walking through the one that shakes on a special device to simulate riding on a moving train, and special time with the Thomas Train set-up upstairs...
The interesting looking foodstuff on the plate was a treat for young'uns achieved by splitting a hotdog so it had 8 dangling segments on one end, and cooking briefly in the micro-wave - called an octi-dog, it was for an upcoming party...
Special Valentine's Day portrait session...
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And, while parents trekked back to Eugene to look further at a dream house, and check out other possible homes for themselves, Granny and Jiichan took over the home grounds and cared for Venice and Xander over two nights - after an initial near-meltdown just as Mom and Dad were leaving for the airport, Venice handled the separation just fine aided by crossing days and times on a calendar chart. Xander didn't seem bothered by parents being gone for two days, but he was most welcoming of them upon their return...
We visited the blue park on Friday afternoon, and the green park on Saturday, color-coded by the hues of the structures - climbing and jumping, what great activities... |
