Charity! and some other stuff.:)

Ok. So, once again, I did not stick to my time frame of posting pics, but better late than never, right? As you might be able to tell from the pics below, we have been having a blast and staying busy! Bray's schedule has been non-stop, so Charity and I have taken the opportunities to go do 'stuff' after we drop him off at school. We still have her for another week, and we have already gone to 2 markets, shopped State Street twice, hit Stearn's wharf, and gone to the beach and the pool!
Today Bray is singing at a masterclass, so Charity gets to hear Bray at that-I'm excited for her-it is a wonderful opportunity to hear great musicians! We have had loads of fun, and the kiddos have been very cooperative-they love their Aunt Charity! On Friday Bray gets a vocal day off, and his 'compeers' (everyone at the Academy gets compeers for the summer-sort of a modern day patron, if you will) have been very kind and invited us to a parade and then a cook-out at their gorgeous home! They are really sweet people, and love kids! I think we're going to try to do a zoo trip for Hobbes' 3rd birthday (Monday!!! Can you believe it?) when we get a gap in Bray's schedule. Both kiddos love animals, and have never been to a zoo, so I think they'll like it. Anddd, if we can find a good time, we're going to try to see a bit of LA. Sound like fun? It is. But we still miss the rest of you! My little drama-queen. (on the stairs-her favorite activity! gives me a workout! up and down...)
tentatively feeding Moby Dick at the wharf.
I take a different approach-we're old friends.
Yum! Ice cream at the wharf!
Kiddos with their cones.
Helping Daddy push the stroller-couldn't resist-too cute!
Splashing and going crazy!
I could stay in the ocean all day!
'Jumping' waves with Madeline.
Cute picture of a cute girl!
We brought a ball to the beach...the ocean plays catch pretty well-it usually brings the ball back!
Trying to make Aunt Charity go faster...
Lovin the hubby and the sun!
Getting chased by the waves...
On the way to the beach!
Yeah-we're cool...well, at least we have fun, right?
They love playing in the water with Daddy!
The sun on the water-so beautiful!
This is for Kathryn-I picked these from the garden out front, and tried to arrange them as you would've...it turned out ok, I thought!
Close-up.
Petting poodles outside of a restaurant-they try to say hi to every dog we pass-which is quite a few!
This guy is our favorite street-musician...he has been here every year we've come to Santa Barbara-and he's good!
The beginning of State Street!
One of the performance venues Bray sings at...
Playing with Daddy at Fatburger, a restaurant all guys love!