Western Railway Museum

Last week we finally got a chance to go to the Western Railway Museum in Rio Vista. We had been wanting to go there since last year, but never had a chance so the kids and I were excited to go and we took Teri with us.

This is the train we rode. Since Cody is a train fanatic and DJ is a recovering train fanatic, they were VERY excited to ride the train.

It was a 10 mile ride that lasted an hour.  Cody loved every moment of it and didn’t want to sit down. He was so busy looking out the window the entire time.

Each time the train would stop, Cody would yell “GO!” to the conductor. It was pretty funny! He was so excited about the ride he was impatient about the stops.

DJ, on the other hand, talked Teri’s ear off about his Pokemon video game adventures.  I don’t think he got to see much of the sites. He did enjoy seeing baby sheep, though.

Something outside caught his eye and he couldn’t stop pointing at it!

 

It was DJ! He and Teri had taken advantage of the train’s stop at the middle of the ride. Cody and I stayed on the train. A view of DJ from the train’s window.

And there is Teri taking our picture! =)

As soon as the train had reversed and we were back on our way to the train station, the rocking motion of the train started to get to Cody….

He fell asleep for the rest of the ride.

While Cody slept, DJ had a great time exploring the beautiful park area near the station. If you look closely, you will see rocks in his hands. He collected them along the way. They may still be sitting in Teri’s camera bag.

There was a really odd shaped tree in the picnic area. DJ enjoyed climbing it

…then needed a break…

Cody woke up while we were at the picnic area. He was all smiles from his cat nap.

DJ is already planning for anther trip to the train station so he can show his daddy the place.

 

First Day of TBall

DJ was pretty excited about his first day of Tball Practice. We were worried that it would get rained out again because it started sprinkling on our way there.

Fortunately, the rain stopped. It was FREEZING, but that didn’t stop DJ’s excitement.

He reluctantly allowed me to take pictures of him before practice started. He was probably embarrassed about being the only kid with his own paparazzi following him.

Unlike the last time we tried to get him involved with T-ball, he wasn’t resistant or shy and jumped right into it.

Thank goodness for him he is a natural athlete like his dad. =)

He wasn’t too thrilled with not getting to smack the ball far off the T and we had to remind him it was only the first day of practice.

Next, they practiced ground balls. Do you like daddy’s professional series tball attire? =) He had come straight from work and because it was 55 degrees and there was a really cold wind, he kept his motorcycle gear on.

This boy’s arm scares me. When he throws to us, it hurts our hands – even with a glove on.

His first “game” is next week. He can’t wait.

Explorit Science Center

Last week, the kids and I took a field trip to Davis’ Explorit Science Center. They had a lot of fun with all the experiments.

The first station was one of their favorites. It was a rotating plate that they placed balls and other objects on to see how the rotating plate affected their movement.

They both didn’t want to leave this table.

DJ really enjoyed making his own car ramp and seeing how far he could make the cars go. 

Their absolute favorite station was the air tube. They placed items at the bottom of the tube (above a fan) and the objective was to see which items (heavier or lighter) floated.

They both couldn’t stop laughing watching items fly through the tube.

DJ had the chance to create his first domino formation to knock down.

And my absolute favorite picture from the day – DJ and his new buddy.

Our Little T-Ball Player

Other than martial arts, DJ has not wanted to play any sports. Figuring he (and mommy) would benefit from him playing sports and burning energy, mommy secretly signed him up for T-Ball. He didn’t find out until a couple of days before the first practice was scheduled.

Last week, practice was cancelled due to rain, but we went to go pick up his uniform.

We were VERY excited to find out that he was going to represent his birth place!

DJ is a SAN DIEGO PADRE!!!!!!!!