We spent on of the afternoons in Santa Barbara. We picked up some fabulous cupcakes from our favorite little shop, Crushcakes. We walked over to a park we love and enjoyed our desserts. 
Here's Grandma with the kiddos. Ben isn't into sitting still. 
On the way back home, we stopped in Carpenteria to check out the animal life. 
The lady standing behind Jason is a volunteer that works there at the conservation. She kept asking the kids to talk quietly because she was worried we might startle the sea lions and many of them are pregnant and would "stampede" into the ocean in their fragile condition. She was worried the metal off our stroller might reflect the sun and scare them, too. Yikes. Funny part....there was an active railroad track about 10 feet behind us. Laughing children vs. a train passing every few hours. 
We walked hiked down some rocks and made our way to the beach. Ben-O loves himself some sand. 
The next day after Lucy got out of school, we went back to the beach near our home. 
We could only stay for a little over an hour. My kids are always so ticked when it's time to go. Lucy, especially. She would stay for hours and hours. 
On this particular day, the kids were drawing houses in the sand. They marked off rooms and drew beds and couches. Lucy was not happy when Benny walked through a wall and tap danced all over her bed. Lucy loved having Grandma take her to her gymnastics class. She was able to show her all of the cool tricks she's working on.
Mom and I watched a lot of Say Yes to the Dress. It's just not the same watching it with Jason.
We were, as always, so sad to see her go when Wednesday came around. The days pass too quickly when she's here. I love chatting with her throughout the day and asking her opinion on important things and silly things. The day we drove her to the airport I just kept wishing that we were picking her up and not dropping her off.
Thanks for coming, Mom. We love you!
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