Two of our family's favorite people in the world, Ben and Barbara, flew out from DC to visit us in our new Santa Barbara home. You may remember that Barbara lived with us our last year in DC and we set her up with Ben, our church worship leader, and they got married last December! (Ben is not one to brag about his skillz, so I will. He is recording in Nashville as we speak. You must check out his awesome music...)
After picking them up from LAX and greeting them with an In-n-Out burger (of course), we drove up the beautiful coastline while the sun was setting.
The next morning we took them to the iconic State Street where they just happened to have pianos out so that Ben could serenade us!
On Saturday we had a picnic at Westmont (Luke's alma mater)
and then headed for the beach (of course)!
Ben surprised us with his instant paddle boarding skills
and the kids showed off how quickly they have become beach bums.
Ben and I are puzzle nerds, so we were sure to have a 550 piece puzzle out during the weekend that we all finished just before they had to leave. We even converted Barbara to the joy that is puzzling!
Though we don't have pictures to do it justice, we ate well all weekend long. (OF COURSE!) Barbara was particularly fond of the great Mexican food we have to choose from around here. Can you say GUACAMOLE? And we had a lovely picnic, playtime, and sunset viewing at the Santa Barbara Mission.
They have been wonderful friends to Luke and I and the kids absolutely adore them. (I think the feeling is mutual...) Thanks so much for making the effort to see us, Doggetts! We love you dearly!
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1 comment:
These are so great. That piano pic should be in his album, or at least up in your house. So sweet!
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