Intrigued by the sand
Last weekend, we took our first long road trip to Southern California (Carlsbad and Santa Barbara) to visit family. In Carlsbad, Elise got to visit with her favorite red haired auntie and Starbucks lovin' uncle :) She also took her first trip to the beach. She enjoyed watching the waves and playing with mommy and daddy in the sand, but as soon as we dipped her feet in the cold ocean water the tears started flowing. Luckily, daddy has the magic touch and was able to calm her down immediately. She definitely enjoyed her visit and was such a good girl the entire time. Some of our favorite memories from our trip were: Elise eating her first lime, Aunt Robin's amazingly delicious chicken tortilla soup, curling, curling and more curling (heheh), playing in the sand at the beach, and Elise's newfound dance moves!
We love those chubby cheeks!
Enjoying the beach
Bird of Paradise
Playing with her new bunny from Aunt Robin
After we said our goodbyes in Carlsbad, we headed up to Santa Barbara so little Elise got a chance to visit with Uncle Colin and Devin. We made another trip to the ocean (only a three block walk from Uncle C&D's house). Of course, we also made it a priority to watch the U.S.A. vs. Canada Olympic gold medal hockey game. Great game, but damn those Canadians with that game winning shot!
The beach is just three blocks from her uncle's house!
Hummingbird
The view down Goleta Beach
One of the brightly painted fraternity houses
