Ventura Beach... Again!

Daddy has been going out of town a lot lately, he has been working in Ventura and Santa Barbara. We miss him so much when he goes! Maddie had a day off of school yesterday so we decided to go up to stay with Daddy on Sunday night and do some fun things on Monday while Daddy was at work. We had a great time. Our hotel was right on the beach and we got to stay on the 9th floor so we had an awesome view of the ocean! Here are some pictures of Sawyer and Carter and Maddie on our balcony. On Monday morning we went out to the beach and the weather was wonderful. It was about 80 degrees which is unusual this time of year especially in Ventura. We played in the sand and Maddie even went in the water (I thought it was a little too chilly) and Sawyer enjoyed getting his feet wet, he got a little more than his feet wet a few times! He didn't seem to mind though! We went back to our hotel room and Sawyer took a nap while we got ready and played for a couple of hours. The kids were sooo good! They were just so excited to be in a hotel! When Sawyer woke up we decided to go get some lunch and find something fun to do. We found a real pumpkin patch on our way! Being a city girl, I don't think I had ever been to a real pumpkin patch! The kids of course hadn't either, unless the ones on the street corner with the lights and the carnival rides count! We had a blast! They had rows and rows of pumpkins and big humongous ones too! We got to go on a hay ride pulled by a real tractor, which thrilled Carter, he even got to get in the driver's seat to take a picture. Then the kids each picked out their very own pumpkin. We had a great time. By the time we got back to the hotel, it was time for Daddy to come back from work. We drove up to Santa Barbara with Daddy and walked down the pier and saw the beautiful sunset. What a gorgeous place!! We ate dinner and then it was time to go home. We were sad to leave Daddy again but he will be back on Wednesday. The kids got in their jammies and fell asleep on the 2 hour ride home. What a fun day! Now back to life....