California, part 1

We got to California on Monday and on Wednesday we drove out to Ridgecrest to see Tom. I got sick that night (fever, chills. so fun). The next day Tom had to opportunity to fly in a brand new F-18 jet. Insane! He had to wear a pressurized suit and was trained to not press the button between his legs, otherwise he would have been ejected. Too much pressure for me!

 Then Aunt Kathy came out. We had a bbq with Aubs on Friday and we all went to Sea World on Saturday. Sophie had a blast. Her favorite part: The penguins! Remember this picture from the Omaha Zoo:

Omaha Zoo, 2011

She is still that excited about the penguins. We had to go see them twice. She loved all the animals. We didnt get to see Shamu cuz it got too cold.

We fed the chickens and collected their eggs.

 We rode on Papa's tractor. 

We went to the beach a couple of times. The first time it was just me and the kids. I couldn't get Sophie in the water for anything. We played in the sand and swung on the swings. The second time was with Papa, Nana, and Uncle Mike. Papa and Nana somehow got her to love the water! She still asks to go to the beach and I feel so bad that we don't have one :(