KISSES all the way from Hershey, PA.  Thanks, Aunt Bernie!!

 Reading books at our favorite bookstore A great visit with Mr. WillFeeding the chickens and getting fresh eggs!

Wow! It’s HOT here – 93 degrees!  We tried cooling off in the pool, the slip ‘n slide and the sprinkler.  It finally worked!  

Piper loves birthdays!  Not just her own birthday but everyone else’s too!  She’s been wishing me a Happy Birthday for over a week now.  It’s very sweet.  Today she also made many cards, pictures and a necklace all by herself.  Tonight we celebrated by going out to eat at our favorite place and having cake.  It was a wonderful day.

We had a wonderful day in Santa Barbara.  When you can’t be in Hawaii for your birthday, Santa Barbara comes a close second.  We hung out at the beach and dipped our toes in the cold water.  The kids didn’t seem to mind.  Then we had a wonderful lunch at Brophy Bros. Restaurant.  Before we headed home we walked along the trail at the Douglas Preserve.  We saw a whale which was a huge treat!  Two cutie-pies! Playing in the sand   The Marina where we had lunch. The view from the Douglas Preserve  Love it up here!!