Todd took me to Santa Barbara for the weekend. Just the two of us! We had the best time! We stayed right on the beach by the Stearns Warf.. We left Friday afternoon and walked around the Warf that night had dinner and went to a movie.
I love the Santa Barbara Sunset!
This is our hotel. It was so relaxing and so Santa Barbara. I loved all the flowers and greenery. Ever since I got back I have been searching for some of the foliage that was there that would survive in our yard.
On Saturday we took a drive up to Solvang and did a some shopping and ate lunch. We bought a pan to attempt to make our own aebleskivers. They were delish.
Todd found some cool water spots in the Santa Ynez Valley where they had cliff jumping. The sixty foot rock was surrounded with drunk college kids to we decided to go to some of the other water spots we found on the way. Not that I was going to do it anyway. We found one with no one around so we had it all to ourselves. I loved being able to swim without having to watch kids :) Todd ruled the rope swing. It was a blast and we stayed there most of the afternoon.
We drove back down to Santa Barbara and had dinner and hit out favorite movie theatre again for a late movie. It was a perfect day with no schedule. The next day we took the hotel beach cruisers and went on a bike ride. It ended up being a three hour bike ride. We decided to ride up to the mission which we thought was a lot closer. It was uphill also. I had not ridden on a bike forever because we always have little kids around. I made it though and actually enjoyed it. It might have been a little easier on something besides a beach cruiser. We did love the beach crusiers on the beach though when it was flat. I did have to take a break at this cool park we found with turtle ponds everywhere and catch my breath for a while.
We made it to the mission and then took the downhill ride back to the beach. I liked that part the best.
We rode along the harbor for a little bit and had a good laugh at some of the crazy Santa Barbara beggars for money and how creative they were. We had lunch on State Street and walked around the shops and then took the coast back home through Malibu to the Santa Monica Pier.
Todd wanted to hang on the "big kid" playground on the beach in Santa Monica. He along with a line of professional trapeze swung on the monkey bars. Todd would have been there all day if he could. We also swung on the big swings that are so hard to find around anymore.
We went to dinner for one last time and then drove home. We had an amazing time. Todd's Mom was sweet enough to stay with the kids for us. They were so excited to have her sleeping over with them. Every time we talked to them they said they were having a great time and love it that Grandma Di was jumping on the trampoline with them. The kids had a fun weekend and so did we thanks to Grandma Di :) We are super lucky!
I love the Santa Barbara Sunset!
This is our hotel. It was so relaxing and so Santa Barbara. I loved all the flowers and greenery. Ever since I got back I have been searching for some of the foliage that was there that would survive in our yard. 
On Saturday we took a drive up to Solvang and did a some shopping and ate lunch. We bought a pan to attempt to make our own aebleskivers. They were delish. 
Todd found some cool water spots in the Santa Ynez Valley where they had cliff jumping. The sixty foot rock was surrounded with drunk college kids to we decided to go to some of the other water spots we found on the way. Not that I was going to do it anyway. We found one with no one around so we had it all to ourselves. I loved being able to swim without having to watch kids :) Todd ruled the rope swing. It was a blast and we stayed there most of the afternoon.
We drove back down to Santa Barbara and had dinner and hit out favorite movie theatre again for a late movie. It was a perfect day with no schedule. The next day we took the hotel beach cruisers and went on a bike ride. It ended up being a three hour bike ride. We decided to ride up to the mission which we thought was a lot closer. It was uphill also. I had not ridden on a bike forever because we always have little kids around. I made it though and actually enjoyed it. It might have been a little easier on something besides a beach cruiser. We did love the beach crusiers on the beach though when it was flat. I did have to take a break at this cool park we found with turtle ponds everywhere and catch my breath for a while.
We made it to the mission and then took the downhill ride back to the beach. I liked that part the best.
We rode along the harbor for a little bit and had a good laugh at some of the crazy Santa Barbara beggars for money and how creative they were. We had lunch on State Street and walked around the shops and then took the coast back home through Malibu to the Santa Monica Pier.
Todd wanted to hang on the "big kid" playground on the beach in Santa Monica. He along with a line of professional trapeze swung on the monkey bars. Todd would have been there all day if he could. We also swung on the big swings that are so hard to find around anymore. 
We went to dinner for one last time and then drove home. We had an amazing time. Todd's Mom was sweet enough to stay with the kids for us. They were so excited to have her sleeping over with them. Every time we talked to them they said they were having a great time and love it that Grandma Di was jumping on the trampoline with them. The kids had a fun weekend and so did we thanks to Grandma Di :) We are super lucky!
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