Friday, September 19, 2014

So CAL : Part IV - Old Mission Santa Barbara




















 In Between the Conference and Take Down, We explored a little bit down town Santa Barbara and Grabbed Lunch at C'est Cheese.
I panicked and ordered a grill cheese sandwich, when I should have just splurged and ordered the cheese plate. {Believe, I am still kicking myself}. 
Not only was it a happening cafe, but they had a cheese market with a variety of cheeses and other tasty things. It took me right back to my mission days in Lille, France, standing in front of the Cheese display deciding which crazy one to try next. I still have the cheese chart we made somewhere.
The cheese making kit did catch my eye :)

Next we went and toured the Old Mission Santa Barbara.  River loved running loose and checking everything out. I think he knocked on every door. 
I'm not so sure River's enthusiasm and noise making was appreciated in some particular areas, like the chapel and the tight little museum, but I tried to rush him through there and let Skyler enjoy them. He loves historical stuff like that. 
But Outside everyone smiled at River and laughed as he climbed, ran, tripped, got up and ran around some more, all the while jabbering away. Every sentence  either begins or ends with mama and dada is usually the topic of discussion.

It was a beautiful building. Skyler remarked how rare it is to have really old building still standing, because they were all made of wood unlike the stone building of Europe.
So it's really neat that the Mission is still here and we can appreciate it.

Also, you can still be buried there. Seriously. Check it out here

Then Sky went back to work and River and I settled in for a nap, pizza dinner 
and a little more HGTV  :)

When Sky came home after work, he took River for a dip in the pool and gave me a little break. I love that Skyler takes River to do fun things. River loves it even more.
He's such a hard and honest worker, and We are so proud of him.
 He's also a great dad and husband, and We adore him for it.






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