Yummy Mexican food for dinner!!!
We walked across the street to see Harry!!!
The end we've been waiting for...
And here's the line we've been waiting in!!!
Luke has been getting into the skateboarding park that's right next to the beach this summer.
He's hoping to go to skateboarding camp - hopefully we can add that in at some point!
Later that afternoon, we went to Butterfly Beach which is just in front of the beautiful Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel! It was voted the prettiest beach on the California coast!
Holly was so into the fishing thing!
Noel wore a fishtail braid in honor of the morning!
We fished at the end of Stearn's Wharf.
Luke caught several mackerel!
Shera caught a bunch of mackerel too!
This wartime vet next to us ate the fish as he caught them!!!
How cute she is! Holly hasn't been on a bike in about five years!
Luke is a daredevil on bikes!
Shera got a cute yellow beach cruiser with little white daisies!
Jeff and Shera are on the bumpy wharf!
We found this cute little Sushi restaurant after the museum called Shitori Sushi.
Holly and I had been craving it!
They provided permanent markers to write on the paper lanterns which we all signed. It was kind of fun!
Later that evening about 9:30pm Jeff and Noel came in from Mission Viejo. They had been gone since Sunday night for work and cheer practice. The kids greeted them so cute with the puppies too!
In front of the Natural History Museum is the skeleton of a Blue Whale.
We saw two shows in the Planetarium.
The Pygmy Mammoth found on the Channel Islands.
The Butterfly Exhibit was the best part!
Here's one on Shera's nose!
This blue one landed on Luke's head!
He liked me!
Here's Holly taking lots of photos!
We ate lunch on the pier at Santa Barbara Shellfish Company.
Steamed Crab, Clam Chowder and Crab Sandwich oh my!!!
We went to the Ty Warner Sea Center afterward to visit the sea animals. The kids got to pet the sharks.
Sharks sacs hold live baby sharks.
Look at these jellyfish!
How many animals can you see?
The hands on area with slugs, sea cucumbers, snails and starfish...
Luke's so wet from the touch pools and now cold eating ice cream!
We visited the Santa Barbara Mission. It is called the Queen of the Missions because of its graceful beauty.
There is a beautiful rose garden in front of the mission.
Father Junipero Serra was in charge of the California missions. Santa Barbara was the tenth mission and was established in 1786.
Breanne and Holly were padres in this photo op!
The Sacred Garden...
The cemetery has about 4,000 Chumash Indians and Spanish Padres are buried here.
One of the most famous is Juana Maria, the Chumash Indian who was left alone on San Nicolas Island for 18 years. The book, Island of The Blue Dolphins, was written about her life.
The fountain was built in 1808.
The aqueduct came two miles up from the mountain creeks.
The Chumash Indians built this basin in front of the mission to wash their clothes.
Sunday night Holly made Whoopie Pies from my new recipe book!
Shera & Luke tried to dig to China one day!
Baby Sasha!
This is our ward building for the month of July.
Holly's school roommate from Spring, Breanne, came to visit for three days. They made gluten-free pizza and had a little food fight too!
