State Capital and LetterBoxing

It was such nice weather today that we decided to venture out and explore downtown Sacramento. We went on a free tour of the State Capital which was very interesting.




We never knew so little about a building we see all the time! Extremely symbolic, this building has quite a history!








Everything inside stands for something - from the green carpet in the Assembly to the red carpet in the Senate. The green and red carpet are taken from the House of Lords and House of Commons in England.

There is even a symbolic King and Queen's chair in the Senate!









The flying seahorses on the lights represent California being near the coast, and close to the soaring mountains.






The staircases all have hand carved
woodwork, such as the photo here which
shows the head of the California Grizzley Bear
which portrays strength.








After our tour, we went to Old Sac and found some LetterBoxes and enjoyed the 60 degree sunny day in the middle of January!

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Six Flags Magic Mountain Dec 07

You didn't expect us to be near a Six Flags and not go did you?  If you did, then you don't know us very well! 

We went to Six Flags Magic Mountain just outside of LA and it was VERY uncrowded!  I think there was only one or two rides that had lines.  It was great!  Jacob went on upside down roller coasters and loved it! 

 

Jacob had the best of both worlds..he could go on the kiddie rides, and the bigger rides too!

 

 

This one went so fast! Tallest and fastest in the world. Over 25 stories tall, and then straight down at 85 mph!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hannah is trying to find a ride that she can go on.

 

 

 

If you look close, at the top of the photo you can see Meghan, Hannah, and Jacob. Marissa is hidden by the pole. They loved this one. Mom and Dad get sick on this one.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is Doug with Superman Ride behind him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a front shot of Superman Ride. It does from 0 to 100 mph in 8 seconds (using magnets) and then STRAIGHT up and back down again.

 

 

Here is our favorite roller coaster here. It's a "flying" coaster where you are actually facing the ground like you are flying.

 

Jacob and Hannah couldn't go on Superman, so they played around outside on the entrance of the ride, climbing all over it while Daddy was watching them.

Hannah made some new friends at Six Flags.

As the sun was setting, it was time to go home. We had to say goodbye to the 15 roller coasters and other rides until next time.

Fleet Science Center Dec 07

While in San Diego, we made a stop to the Fleet Science Center where we practically had the place to ourselves.

In this one exhibit, you had to walk on gravel and be the quietest you could. Even a snap of a finger would register about a 2.0 on the sound scale.

The lowest score of the day 0.01 which Doug actually set the record the day we were there!

There were activities for everyone at the Science Center.

Meghan really liked this hat. She wanted to wear it home.

This shows what Meghan should look like when she is 70 years old!

Outside, Jacob and Hannah were having fun of their own by the fountain.