SANTA BARBARA!!

Steve and my favorite place before we had kids was Santa Barbara. We were excited to share our love of this town with our kids. The kids enjoyed playing at Shipwreck park that had a "troll bridge" they would hide under.

The kids found a stick and we played baseball with a little ball we brought. It is so funny how the simplest things can be the funnest for the kids. We asked them if they wanted to rent bikes, but all they wanted to do was play in the sand and with sticks. Elijah had a grand time building castles, only to find new and interesting ways to demolish them.

We fed pigeons, sea gulls, koi, and squirrels.

The highlight of the day was watching Alora howl in pure joy when the little waves chased her. It is that squeal of pure delight that is only associated with the innocence of childhood. I wish I could bottle up that sound.

We took the kids on the huge pier and once they got over looking at the water between the cracks, they had a great time.