After two realy busy days, we decided to keep it going on Saturday! We had planned to go to Santa Barbara and meet up with Margaret's "husband" John Christain (Rebecca's son), but those plans were foiled because of the fires. While we were walking home from the beach on Friday we ran into one of Emily's neighbors and told her our plans for the rest of the weekend and she told us we really needed to check and make sure all the roads were open and that the air was safe for little ones to be out in in that area. After checking the internet and calling the hotel, we sadly decided to call off the trip. The receptionist at the hotel reported that ashes had been falling from the sky since about 5pm on Friday and that even though her asthma is not so bad that she had been coughing! YIKES! I feel so terrible for the people who have to deal with this daily! We are so sorry that we missed Rebecca and JC but will hopefully talk to them on the web cam before we leave CA and then plan to purchase a web cam for us to use at home.
So, in order to make up for missing our Santa Barbara fun, we decided to hit the Farmer's Market and the Amusement Park. We started off having a nice Greek lunch at a little place on the Promenaude. Our girls do really well at resturants, especially when they have lots of street entertainment to look at! We were intrigued by a clown and many musical performers on the street. We ended up being a little late for the Farmer's Market...they had closed by the time we finished eating so we shopped around and then had gourmet cupcakes for dessert-YUM! The highlight of Margaret's visit to CA seems to be riding on the Ferris Wheel at the park on the beach. From way up there the view is outstanding. Emily was nice enough to catch us getting on, riding and getting off of the ride in pictures that will be added. After the Ferris Wheel, all of the girls rode the Carosel. We all enjoyed it! With two tired girls, we headed back to the car and decided to challenge their sleepy heads just a little further by going to to West Hollywood to visit Kimberly. Kimberly, Rich, and their new little bundle, Winslow, are moving to Vermont in a few days! We were so happy to meet Winslow before they left! He is a cutie. We arrived back in Santa Monica with two VERY tired and hungry little girls! Strange that they both woke up early this am!! We are going to lay low today--I think. We are actually already a having quiet time and it is only 10:30 am. More pics from Sat and more Sunday details as they arise!
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