This year we rented a RV, loaded everything from our house into it , and drove it up the coast to Carpenteria, a cute little beach town just south of Santa Barbara. Growing up, Nathan's family camped there on a regular basis so it's a destination brimming with happy memories, of which we added a few more of our own. The kids had a wonderful time riding bikes, starting/maintaining fires, building forts, sand castles and weaponry, climbing trees, boogie boarding, and eating smores. We had a wonderful time watching them.
After camping, we spent one night at U. Dan and A. Carmen's new house...lovely!...and then drove up to Tehachapi for the rest of the week. Lucas and Jill had a blast with cousin Jax and friend K. We got to listen to baby Marlowe's sweet little squeaks. She so little and precious. How can it be that only a few months ago my 23+ pounder was that little! Speaking of Miss Chunky Monkey she started walking! She had taken one or two steps before but this was five or six steps on purpose. It probably helped that she had a full cheering section egging her on. When she would make it to her destination she would turn with a beaming face and wait for the adulation.
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I think they look a lot alike--Mia and Nathan, that is. Glenda posted those old pictures on facebook and I saw so much of Mia in little Nate-dog. Beautiful scenery photos, btw...look at you going all pro on us : )
That photo of the sunbeams shining through the tree is amazing!
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