Splash Park...

The boys and I met my cousin Julie at Jastro Park last week for a picnic lunch and a little fun in the splash park.  My parents were meeting for lunch nearby, so they stopped by too.  It was good having lots of eyes to watch the boys because there were a few shady looking characters hanging around while we were there.  All in all a fun day...

I can't get over how happy Charlie has been lately, I think his intensely grouchy phase is behind us for now :)

This is how Charlie eats raisins...by the handful!

• Take a hike (7/17)
• Visit a splash park (8/24)
• Visalia Rawhide game (6/1)
• Backyard campout
• Fix our bikes & ride them!
• Lori Brock Museum (7/5)
• Chaffee Zoo (6/27)
• Build PVC Pipe sprinkler (5/29)
• Visit the Shafter Museum (5/26)
• Make kabobs (7/10)
• Go on a picnic (6/1)
• Try one "new to us" restaurant (24th Street Cafe- Bakersfield, Zorro's- Shell Beach, & Clementine's- Carpinteria)
• Attend our town's outdoor community concert (6/24)
• Make homemade ice cream (6/11)
• Pismo Beach (7/16-7/21)
• Carpinteria (8/4-8/11)
• Santa Barbara Zoo (8/8)

And with that I think we can say that our summer list is about done.  The only things we didn't get to were fixing our bikes and doing another backyard campout.  The campout may still happen this fall, but the bikes...who knows?  All in all a fun summer.  I enjoyed keeping our summer list and plan to do one again next year too!

Santa Barbara Zoo...

John and I took the boys to the Santa Barbara Zoo while we were in Carpinteria.  It really is a great zoo, although you can definitely spend a ton of money once you get in the park if you want to (feeding the giraffes-$6, feeding the barnyard animals-$2, feeding the penguins-$10, riding the train-$4.50).  Henry, of course, wanted to do all of these things, but he got over it and managed to enjoy the animals without all of the extras.

When we first arrived we went into the bird exhibit and saw these 2 turtles walking across the cement.  Henry LOVED them and watched them walk for a good long while...

Charlie was pretty fascinated with them too...

Of course, just like last year, sliding down the hill on a piece of cardboard was a bit hit with Henry...

Fun Day!  We can't wait to go back again next year with Levi!

• Take a hike (7/17)
• Visit a splash park
• Visalia Rawhide game (6/1)
• Backyard campout
• Fix our bikes & ride them!
• Lori Brock Museum (7/5)
• Chaffee Zoo (6/27)
• Build PVC Pipe sprinkler (5/29)
• Visit the Shafter Museum (5/26)
• Make kabobs (7/10)
• Go on a picnic (6/1)
• Try one "new to us" restaurant (24th Street Cafe- Bakersfield, Zorro's- Shell Beach, & Clementine's- Carpinteria)
• Attend our town's outdoor community concert (6/24)
• Make homemade ice cream (6/11)
• Pismo Beach (7/16-7/21)
• Carpinteria (8/4-8/11)
• Santa Barbara Zoo (8/8)

Carpinteria (part 3)...

• Take a hike (7/17)
• Visit a splash park
• Visalia Rawhide game (6/1)
• Backyard campout
• Fix our bikes & ride them!
• Lori Brock Museum (7/5)
• Chaffee Zoo (6/27)
• Build PVC Pipe sprinkler (5/29)
• Visit the Shafter Museum (5/26)
• Make kabobs (7/10)
• Go on a picnic (6/1)
• Try one "new to us" restaurant (24th Street Cafe- Bakersfield, Zorro's- Shell Beach, & Clementine's- Carpinteria)
• Attend our town's outdoor community concert (6/24)
• Make homemade ice cream (6/11)
• Pismo Beach (7/16-7/21)
• Carpinteria (8/4-8/11)
• Santa Barbara Zoo

Pismo (Summer 2012)...

We took our annual Wiebe family Pismo trip this past week and had a great time.  We did lots of our usual things: walks, trips to the beach, Avila Valley Barn, SLO Children's Museum (pictures coming soon), reading, playing games, outlet shopping, etc.  This was Ruby's first summer beach trip and it was great to have her along with us!  Here is my photo dump (I have a few more to post later, but these will do for now)...

These last few pictures were taken at the base of a fantastic hike that John and I took to celebrate our 7th anniversary.  We took the Resevoir Canyon Trail to the top of Murray Hill for some fantastic views of SLO. At the base of this trail is a great little waterfall that we took the boys to on the way home for a little bit of exploring and a picnic lunch.  We would highly recommend this hike, and even if you don't want to take the trail all the way to the top, it's still worth a stop to see the waterfall.  What a hidden gem!  I'd go into more detail, but this post pretty much sums it up perfectly.  We were thrilled that we discovered it!

'till next time Pismo!

• Take a hike (7/17)
• Visit a splash park
• Visalia Rawhide game (6/1)
• Backyard campout
• Fix our bikes & ride them!
• Lori Brock Museum (7/5)
• Chaffee Zoo (6/27)
• Build PVC Pipe sprinkler (5/29)
• Visit the Shafter Museum (5/26)
• Make kabobs (7/10)
• Go on a picnic (6/1)
• Try one "new to us" restaurant
• Attend our town's outdoor community concert (6/24)
• Make homemade ice cream (6/11)
• Pismo Beach (7/16-7/21)
• Carpinteria
• Santa Barbara Zoo