we typically visit my parents in santa barbara once a year (and make them come visit us much more than that)! last year we went for christmas, which was really nice, but i have to say, summer in santa barbara really can't be beat! not only did the kids get to spend a week at SB zoo camp, we got to spend a full week relaxing in the sun, eating great food, and even celebrating both my parents' birthdays. this may have become an annual tradition!
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as soon as we arrived in sb, it was time to
hang in the backyard with some water |
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| the kids had fun playing with the hose for a bit |
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| the dogs decided they didn't want to be left out of the fun |
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| don't worry...this didn't last too long - after all, we are in a drought! |
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| dinner on the patio |
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| the kids always love going to shoreline cafe |
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instead of waiting in their seats for our food,
they get to watch the waves and play in the sand |
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| carter never leaves their side |
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| john gets a bath too! |
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the kids loved zoo camp, and it was fun for us to watch
them adjust so easily to a brand new environment |
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| ready for fun! |
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| they also got to go to the sea center on the pier |
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| jacks drove a boat in the harbor |
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| livi thought driving was "too scary" so she just took in the sites |
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| an afternoon at the beach with papa bob |
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i loved having liv come with me to get a pedicure...even though she
talked the whole time and said pretty loudly "mom, this is boring" |
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| nothing screams vacation like taking care of basic car maintenance |
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| at least she got a croissant out running all these errands |
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| "lyla, anthropologie is NOT a playground" |
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| smoothie time! |
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| the only ones up at 6am |
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| enjoying her seat of power |
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| we're trying to drop her second nap, but she doesn't always make it |
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| lyla's always working on that upper body strength |
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this screams vacation to me...
but it's pretty much what she does every day |
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| entertaining the three toddlers while jacks and livi are at camp |
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| by the end of this trip, lyla was a pro at protecting her food |
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| another activity so she wouldn't fall asleep at 11am! |
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john visited a friend in LA for a night, but that didn't stop us
from heading to los agaves for some great mexican food |
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| i hope they don't go off to college still sharing a bed! |
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| with john gone, i had some extra space for a special visitor |
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| he countered my picture with a shot of this face |
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| lyla was understandably intrigued by this life-like statue |
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| celebrating grandma susie's 50th birthday!! ;) |
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| ice cream time! |
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| lyla was being a goofball while getting her dessert... |
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| which was more enjoyable than listening to her grunt and shriek! |
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| she had us all laughing pretty hard! |
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we were stuffed from dinner so went on an
evening walk, and the kids enjoyed being able
to hold a leash (not the same with bones!) |
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| jacks and i went on an amtrak adventure! |
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| livi and i flew last year to visit diana in pasadena...it was now jacks' turn! |
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i'm pretty sure i won parent-of-the-year by taking
the train instead of driving |
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| meanwhile the ladies hit the beach back in SB, |
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| had some salad, |
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| sent me cute pictures, |
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| and of course, went out for ice cream! |
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| getting every last bit! |
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we had to tear him away after 5 minutes b/c he would
have just watched this awesome fountain for hours |
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| there's nothing like finding a "trolley" in another city! |
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| matching berry lemonades |
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cookie monster ice cream -
mine is smashed inside a donut...enough said |
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| this artificial coloring would never fly in san francisco |
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livi had talked up kitty nala so much to jacks,
so he was so excited to finally meet her |
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a special morning with fresh croissants
(stuffed with chocolate of course) |
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| gathering oranges |
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| it's kinda like working on a farm, right? |
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| not sure who thought this was a good idea |
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| naptime! |
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| john, my dad, and the girlies headed to the dog park for some exercise |
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| we facetimed while we waited for our train back to SB |
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| here she comes!! |
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| he kicked back and snacked on cereal for most of the ride |
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| off-boarding |
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| a 24 hour whirlwind of a trip! =) |
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| "i see you!!" |
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we enjoyed our last night in town with a birthday
celebration for papa bob |
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| "john, but it's our last night...." |
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| because he loves me SO very much, carter was allowed to stay |
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on our way back to SF, we stopped at a little donut shop
for a yummy egg and cheese croissant sandwich... |
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| followed by a donut of course! |
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after more stops for snacks and to pick up bones,
we were all excited to finally arrive home |
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