Carpinteria 2012

We had our annual family gathering in Carpinteria, California.
It was wonderful as always!
Here are a few pictures, but the rest will all be on Facebook.


Sophia became quite the little swimmer in our time in California

 

 

Ocean = cold + scary

Help me daddy!

Beautiful sunrising over the beach.

 

As scary as it was, she was totally memorized.

Sophia and Oma

Playing in the sand

Kicking in the pool with cousin Samuel

All the cousins on a surrey

Sophia and Grandma

Rock painting party!

With Rick's family

Sophia trying not to get her feet wet

 

Rick digging holes (like always)

Then filling said holes and sliding in to them.

At sunset

More holes!

Really really deep holes!

Father son kayaking

Sophia and Aunt Heidi sun-bathing together
(Sophia decided she didn't want a swimsuit)

We made a stop to the Santa Barbara Mission.
So fun the visit there again! I haven't been there since I was a kid.

 

 

 

 

And now some instagram moments:

My little California girl

Breakfast with cousins

Some wonderful friends and dinner for my birthday

Sleeping on the plane

Cousins all in a canoe

Some real mexican food

The perfect view

Sophia loved getting to know her cousins more.

The whole gang- 48 people all together!

All in all, another perfect California trip!