Auburn Family Night was a lot of fun. It takes place in Downtown and Old Town Auburn. There are little maps that you can get stamped at certain venues. Then you turn in the stamped map and get entered for a chance to win something. So the four of us all participated and got stamps. Some of the highlights included the Placer Savings Bank parking lot where they had pony and horse rides, ice cream, rock climbing, and more. My favorite part of the tour was a young (think High School) rock band - three boys rockin' out to Jimi Hendrix, Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and more. They're called The Krate (http://www.thekrate.com/) and I loved the music! In Old Town they had some young girls dancing to a bunch of different songs outside the Post Office. BTW, I didn't know that the old Shanghai was now a restaurant/brewery. It looked really intriguing. If Sarah and I hadn't already eaten, I'd have checked it out. Another time...
Speaking of Dinner, we went to a new Japanese restaurant about two doors down from Sum's Mongolian BBQ. I think the name of the place is Hapanami Sushi, and has only been open about five months. We had the Bento Box and everything was great - spicy tuna rolls, teriyaki salmon, teriyaki chicken, tempura, and more. We'll definitely go back. One thing Sarah and I noticed immediately was that the majority of the employees were, in fact, Japanese! We have another favorite Sushi place near our house, but it's odd walking in there because the sushi chefs aren't Japanese. So that was a plus right away, and the food was great to boot. Not to mention, the women staff all "oohed" and "awed" at the twins. So much so that two of the waitresses gave them cute stuffed animals. Just out of the blue. It was very cute, and the twins loved them. So Sarah and I are looking forward to going back.
Here's Ella giving her new toy a big hug!
And here's Emily with a big smile.
