I had sooo much fun at the beach in Santa Cruz - digging, and standing in the whole, and burying myself and finding my toes.

At the Boardwalk...

I got to go on my first dragon ride...


I think dad had as much fun as i did...

chitti chitti bang bang

we're off to see the wizard, err, to santa cruz...
after this stop in SLO.

Summer Solstice

This is the day of the year when all the Santa Barbarians come out to play - and everyone has a license to be crazy (or they always were but it is acceptable for today). I was soo excited to see these giant snails...

these jennies were cool, too bad mom didn't get a shot of the big buddha (jennie) bellies.
for some reason there were a lot of walking beds...

Bryce and Max

I had a playdate with my buddy bryce - this is me chasing and trying to tickle bryce. but he managed to stay one step ahead of me and out of tickle reach.







Then it was time to lean in for a hug...

favorite things,,,

"nails" that would be escargot to you grown ups. i find 'em and screach and do a little excited dance thing and get mom or dad to pick 'em up for me. then they usually throw em in the road. it is my favorite thing to do these days.

But this time we found so many that we put them in a pile and watched them crawl all over each other. mom says yuck... but i take her hand and insisit that she come find snails with me.

it's official

summer's here. mom and dad don't go back to work until august - yippee!

Hot Weekend of Play

It's been really hot for SB, almost too hot for this shaded playground. I took a tumble, after getting up too much speed, on this hill and was covered in oak leaves and dust. So I am careful to hold mom AND dad's hands this time.
i like the wabee (that's how i say water) fountain...
it was fun to play in... but today after my nap we're going in the pool!