A weekend in Santa Barbara

Last weekend Calvin was riding the Chico Wildflower Century race, an event he has enjoyed for the past twenty years or so, and I decided that I had explored the wonders of Chico sufficiently and it would be more fun to spend the weekend in Santa Barbara. I have been to Santa Barbara a few times as well but I enjoy it every time I go. 

Alice is at an age where she is changing rapidly, in looks and personality.  When she is awake she usually running full speed ahead, so most of her pictures are a little blurry. You just have to catch her as she races by.

Rosie and Jay on the other hand will sit still once in a while.

Rosie, Alice and I made an outing to the beach in Carpenteria. On the way to the beach we stopped by some beautiful roses for a photo op.  Alice was a little more interested in the bees in the roses than the camera.

 The beach is Alice's natural element and she literally embraces the beach.

Rosie looks natural here too.

The beach park had a really cool roller slide.  It gives kind of a bumpy ride, but Alice kept going back for more.

We finished that outing with lunch at a beach grill where kids could play in a sand box during lunch.  What a great idea!