There is something about our reality of having no idea how long we are going to be in Santa Barbara that makes us embrace and enjoy each day. We are collecting a pirates’ booty (Clara’s influence) of golden moments and memories—gathering a shimmering string of lovely, lovely days.
The Beatles cover band concert at Chase Palm Park was a hit with the whole Watson Crew. Ben wanted to memorize the date (August 18, 2011) so he would never forget it and Clara mid-dance moves in her mama's arms, flung her arms in the air and squealed, "Best day ever!" then planted a huge, spontaneous kiss on that happy mama. Ben was bummed that Yellow Submarine wasn't on the set list, but as we listened to it back at home he observed that it was a tough song to pull off live.
Below: Ben's self-styled "cool" look and using "The Force" on the waves at Summerland Beach.
Below: Clara in beach babe mode.
We had the honor of spending the day with the Blair brood and celebrating Chad's birthday, complete with Heidi's totally funny a'la Cake Wrecks (find it online for some serious belly laughs) birthday cake. They led us on our first real deal family hike and were super patient with our amateur mountaineering status. Clara ("I'm a tomboy-girl") held her own with four boys, Ben was in Star Wars heaven and Mark and Leah delighted in an entire day with great friends.
Yep, our treasure chest is pretty full.
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