Ice Cream and Sleigh Pics

Below, the family was excited to try Sweet Dozen Cones in Old Folsom—especially Dwynnie.  

But closed they were. Luckily, just up to the next block Snooks Candies was open (where they have better quality ice cream anyway.)

 Baby got some vicariously.

...and then we took advantage of the sleigh!

Below: Mom being a thespian. (Dad too...)

Monster Mini Golf

Mini golf is always MORE fun when everything is all glowy wouldn't you agree?

This course in Folsom (it's by the Spaghetti Factory) featured all kinds of scary creatures. A particularly gory one towered over part of the path (not pictured)...Dad reported that he overheard Malaika saying to herself "it's not real, it's not real" while looking out of the side of her eye at it.

 But the girls especially liked that their dolls glowed.

Natalie wore the baby the whole time and both did fantastic.

I'm sure all the "swinging" worked out in Zania's favor.

Mom complained that I wanted to take a picture of her next to something ugly. But um...that's what the options were. Sorry Mom.

And most of us got a hole-in-one at the end. (What is it with scary clown heads? It's so cliché, can we be done with them yet?)

Trying New Food with Old Friends

I met my lovelies for dinner one of the first nights after getting into Sacramento. We chose a little hole-in-the wall restaurant in Cameron Park which was a GREAT value for the amount of food. Look at the spread below...three of us ate for guess how much?

$20.11 Shut your mouth! Seriously. But then keep it open so you can stuff it!

After, we went to Sweet Dozen Cones in Old Folsom and ordered ice cream in churro cones.
Mine is in the middle—strawberry cheesecake. It came with ONE slice of strawberry. Seriously? We fibbed to the kid behind the counter saying it was my birthday so could I please have more strawberries. Ha ha ha! So two more slices he gave me. Oh! Thank you!...while secretly thinking "oh brother."

Amanda and Megan, I so much enjoy seeing you when I can. Good friends are hard to find and usually hard to keep long distance. And I love that even though we see each other once or twice a year...we DO still get along and laugh and talk with no awkwardness at all! The older I get, the more I appreciate people like you. You are both a rare gift to me!

A Trail Somewhere to the River Somewhere

You guys, the family went on a short hike to one of the forks of the American River (this is still over Christmas vacation) but I can't remember which fork and can't remember the name of the trail. But I do remember enjoying it. So there you have it. The end.