One Busy Day

Jamie and I never bothered to visit the State Fair before we had kids. However, since Sean is now two (picture Sean holding up 2 fingers and saying, "this many"), we thought he'd really enjoy the experience. We mostly stayed near the farm exhibits and got to see cows goats, and a lot of baby animals. Sean loved the pony ride, and he even smiled this time! Our past experience has been that when Sean gets on amusement park rides, he keeps a poker face the entire time. The only way we would know if he liked the experience is if he asked to do it again.

The State Fair has a monorail system running through it so that fairgoers can get a birds eye view of all the fair has to offer. As parents who both have graduate degrees and in our infinite wisdom, we didn't get on this ride until we were ready to leave the fairgrounds. From the monorail, we saw a lot of really cool exhibits that we never found on the ground (such as the new Camaro test driving area), but we were simply too pooped to find them after we got off the train. There's always next year, I guess.

After a long afternoon nap, we took Sean to his first baseball game. Sacramento is home to the minor league team, The Rivercats, which feeds the Oakland A's, and their stadium is officially in West Sacramento. Since the game didn't start until 7:00 PM and Sean's bedtime is usually between 8:00 and 8:30, we assumed that Sean would make it to the 5th or 6th inning before we would have to leave. And believe me, Jamie and I were completely OK with that. But Sean LOVED the game. He stayed in his seat completely interested in what was going on for ALL 9 innings. The first time he got restless or mentioned wanting to go home was when the fireworks started after the game. He doesn't like the loud noise of the fireworks, which has disappointed us on more than one occasion this summer!

Today is a much more relaxed day. We didn't bother getting dressed until mid-morning, and we have yet to leave the house even though it's already mid-afternoon. All in all, it's been a really good weekend.