Monday Funday!

Since we all had Monday off for the MLK holiday, we met up with our friends, the Furlows, and hiked over to the butterfly preserve for a bit. Since it has been so warm here, the Monarchs were all fluttering about in the warm sun. Though the butterfly numbers have been declining over the years, they sure looked like they were in full force today. There were thousands of them silently flying around. It was fun to see the kids watching them. Owen tried to feed them a piece of Marley's orange, but they weren't interested...

First stop: Rope swing Trevah (who is expecting #2 this summer), Adam and Marley. Checking out the butterflies above. Friends. Afterwards, we hiked over to the bluffs to check out the beach before heading home for lunch.

While the East Coast is completely frozen over right now, this is what our January looks like. Shorts and T shirts! Yay! (I am sure it won't last, but I can brag and enjoy it while I can ; )

We couldn't pass up the beach on a day like this, so we headed to The Beachside for lunch with our friends, Mike and Kim. We sat outside with mai tais and enjoyed lunch before playing in the waves at Goleta Beach. It was an absolutely perfect fun family day. Wish every day was like that!

Emily loves to hang out in "happy baby pose" (for those of you who know your yoga ; )Adam is going to be Mike's best man in his wedding next year : ) love the sand on his nose!

Emily putting her toes in the ocean for the first time : ) Goleta pier, close to sunset. The water was much warmer than it was the day before thankfully.