Santa Barbara

WE decided to venture up the coast and have a little day trip to Santa Barbara yesterday. The weather was wonderful and the drive was great too. We went to Mission Santa Barbara first which was fun. AS a kid, my grandparents took me to a couple of missions plus in 4th grade as part of the state history curriculum in CA, you have to learn about missions, so I was excited to share the history with Isaac. Neither Jim nor I had ever visited this particular mission before so it was fun. Isaac really liked the sacred garden and the skull and crossbones that were above the doorway of the church. He said that pirates go there. Isaac was very confused with all the crosses with Jesus dripping blood on them and the statues of the saints. I tried to explain as best as I could but a 3 year old can only take in and understand so much.

After the mission we were all hungry so we ate at Woodstock pizza right next to the University of California Santa Barbara.It was fun to be back on campus since the last time I was there it was many years ago for college cheer camp. We all ate pizza and drank soda including Elizabeth. It was actually the highlight of my day., There is something to be said about going to a pizzeria with your family, drinking cold soda, eating pizza and having a great time with one another that is priceless. To me, simple family outings like that is what being a family is all about.

After the yummy pizza we walked across the street for a scoop of ice cream before we went to the main event. Elizabeth LOVED the rainbow sherbet. She couldn't get enough!

WE then headed back to campus for the national rugby tournament to watch the BYU/Delaware match. It was the sole reason we went to Santa Barbara. One of the best things about BYU is the fact that they can travel anywhere in the country and they will still have fans show up! As we sat in the bleachers wearing our BYU garb, Isaac had a great time cheering on the Cougars and playing with his rugby ball. BYU was victorious and spanked Delaware 33 to 13. They play again today and we are sad that we are going to miss it.

All in all, we had a great family day and if you can believe it, it was a family day not in Disneyland.