Water, Water, Water

We were supposed to be camping this last weekend with our friends, the Miles... we have had this planned for all summer, knowing that it would be a challenge with 2 very curious and active toddlers sleeping in a tent, cooking on a stove and being outside for 48 hours straight. We had big plans and kept it simple - go to Lake Casitas (about 40 minutes from Santa Barbara) and stay for Friday/Saturday nights and come back on Sunday mid-day. Seemed like the perfect plan... until it hit 105 at Lake Casitas last week and I was the first to say heck no! Not being a fan of heat at the beaches, I couldn't see myself choosing this path for the weekend inland where there is literally no escape from the heat... then Dave (Mr. Miles) got sick and it looked like it wasn't meant to be for us. So, we ditched it, chose another weekend this coming fall and ended up going to the water park at the lake on Saturday anyway... we missed Dave, but it was SO much fun! The kids were in heaven, we felt cool for 3 hours and we ended the night with beers and fish tacos at sunset at Padaro Beach Grill while the kiddos played in the massive sandbox. Perfect!