The California Zephyr

Here is a picture of the Lincoln, NE launching station for the California Zephyr, direct to Sacramento, CA!

Holiday Retrospective - 2010

The whirlwind of babies, visitors and Christmas has wound down leaving Steph and I to figure out our "steady state" with the addition of little Estelle Claire....btw - she's officially recognized by our government now.











Rick, Jack and I took a trip to the Sacramento Train Museum one evening and caught a pretty sunset across the river...



Also across the river is the new and very classy looking California State Teachers' Retirement System building. The teachers must be doing pretty well to fund a building like this!













The river was running high after several days of heavy rain.



Here's our table before Christmas dinner (for the record it was Christmas Eve).














Twas the night before Christmas...














Santa made it! The reindeer food we sprinkled on the yard must have helped.



Jack loved seeing Swiper the Fox peaking out of the top of his stocking. He squealed for joy as he ran towards it. Then he discovered Stinky the garbage truck!

Big News in Sacramento Today!

All Aboard! This is the Polar Express

Jack took his first trip to the North Pole this year aboard the Polar Express! We boarded in Old Sacramento at the well-regarded California State Railroad Museum.

Here's Jack peering out the window looking for the big guy himself.


Turns out Santa had boarded the train and came to visit each child, presenting them with a fancy bell. As an aside, Jack said he could hear the bell ring. Steph and I did as well!



Along the trip we "choo'd" by the State Capital.



Here we are on the train. Jack got special Christmas jammies for the trip.

Merry Christmas!