The Wiltbank Family: October 2010

We drove up to Sacramento 3 weeks ago to visit my family. It's a 10 hour drive (including 3 stops) and I wasn't sure how Kayla would handle it, but she watched reruns of Yo Gabba Gabba on our laptop the whole way and didn't hardly fuss at all! My mom and other relatives knew we were coming, but we didn't tell my grandparents and it was so fun to see how surprised and happy they were when we rang the doorbell! The next morning, we had a play date with cousin Daniel at Fairytale Town (which is just a block away from my folks' house). I remember going there when I was a kid and having so much fun and now Kayla gets to enjoy it!

At first, Kayla was excited to just chase squirrels around and watch them run up the trees (something you don't see when you live in the desert)! Eventually she became interested in the attractions, but she insisted on holding her pink Care Bear figure the whole time (you'll notice it's in every picture).

Then we walked next door to Funderland!

The first time Kayla went on this fishy ride, she cried so much they had to stop the ride so we could get her off. Then she went on it again with Daniel and tolerated it, but still didn't care for it much. She liked all the other rides though.

The buggie ride was Kayla's favorite. She made us go on it 5 times!

Later that evening, we all met at the Sushi Cafe for dinner. Once the kids were done eating, they couldn't wait to get down and play together. First, the staring contest.

Then lots of hugs, jumping, and just plain sillyness.

Sunday night we all went to Auntie May's house for dinner. Kayla got to play with Daniel one last time before our long trip home the next morning.

After dinner, we gathered in the kitchen for dessert and suddenly a simple night with the family transformed into a belated Birthday party for Kayla! Wow, this time the surprise was on us! She even got to wear a Birthday crown and had her own piece of Birthday cake!