Gold Rush Day

Last weekend, on Labor Day, we went to the Gold Rush recreation at Old Sac.  I'm short on time tonight, so the tale shall be told through photos:

 All of Old Sacramento was transformed.

 Old-time bowling.

 He SCORES!

 Give us the vote!

That bullwhip was LOUD.

 Mesmerized (and yes, Xander is wearing his "pirate ponytail.")

 There were gunfights every half hour on this corner.

 The sheriff and his men won out.

 Posing with two Native Americans.

 Learning to play croquet at the children's area.  They had tons of period-appropriate toys.

 Putting a ball through a hoop is harder than it looks...

 I forget the name of this game, but it involved moving your hands out at the same time so that the ring flew off the sticks, and then the other player tried to catch it.

 The moment he figured out how it worked.

 Some rich businessmen in the Wild West.

 Native American tribal dance.

 In front of the Pony Express area (this was word-for-word a real sign).

 Showing us how ladies rode sidesaddle.

She dismounted so we could see the saddle itself.  Weird!

Lunch was a mom-and-pop Italian joint next to the bowling area.  The kiddos were enthralled by the 1980s arcade games.

The only bad part about the day was that we had to skip panning for gold because it was naptime.  And then they never did nap! Instead, they were so exhausted they were wired for sound.  At least they went to bed early!