So fun that my sister, Kristen, moved to Folsom recently! (Her husband, John, graduated from BYU in December and got a job at Intel.) And so fun that her birthday happened to be on a Saturday! (A Saturday that Dan had off work, nonetheless.) And so fun that Folsom is halfway between us and my family in Saratoga, so we decided to meet in the middle and celebrate Kristen’s day with her! We left in the morning and all met up at John and Kristen’s apartment. They have a great little place . . . . I always love seeing where my siblings live so I can picture them there. Then we went out to lunch at Islands.
We then took the party on over to Fairytale Town in Sacramento. We’ve never been here before, but I’ve always kind of wanted to check it out. This was our group that day (plus Dan who took the picture). Dad stayed home with Michael, who had basketball, Brigham had to work, and Scotty also had basketball.
Running over to the old woman who lived in a shoe.
Looking at some ugly sheep! haha.
This crooked mile was a favorite for the kids. They loved running down the crooked path! It comes from one of my favorite nursery rhymes when I was little: There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse….
And they all lived together in a little crooked house!
Checking out some more ugly animals! 
And here we are watching some little pigs fight! haha. 
The kids loved running around and discovering the next thing to play on!
Happy Birthday, Kristen!! It was a fun princess party at Fairytale Town! (This is all the girls in the family, except Ashley . . . . we missed you, Ash!)
Jeff’s car was having some problems, so he ducked out of Fairytale Town to take it in. It wasn’t looking too good, so they decided to head home early in case they broke down during the 2 hour drive. My mom and Steph went too, so they could follow Jeff and Katherine. We were bummed out at first that they were all leaving, but it ended up being good they did because Jeff broke down half way home. They made it home safely, but it definitely took them a lot longer. So it was just us and Kristen and John to finish out the night. It was still really fun . . . . we drove up to Roseville and walked around the Galleria mall for a little bit and then ate dinner at The Cheesecake Factory! We left around 8 pm and were home by 10. What a great little day trip! So fun to have John and Kristen just 2 hours away in Sacramento and now we have the perfect middle meeting place for everyone! We’ll have to do it again soon!!
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That was fun. And somehow, we are kind of color-coordinated. At least the yellows, and then Ems and Halle. It was a good thing we left when we did. It took four hours to get home.
Sarah--seriously girl I am so envious at how you go out and explore everything within your reach. You are inspiring!!!
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