Train ride to/and adventures in Santa Barbara

On my Mom's actual BIRTHDAY we took the train to Santa Barbara! We did this with my Mom's parents when we were little and she has been excited to carry on the tradition. It was so much fun! It is a beautiful ride just along the coast and is the perfect length! So the kids get the fun adventure of riding the train but it isn't too long so they don't get bored. When we got to Santa Barbara we rented some surrey bikes and drove them all along the beach. We stopped for a little snack on the beach and chased the crazy seagulls. After getting lost a few times and after to turn around in parking lots and off-roading in the grass and through bushes we made it to the carousel. It was fun! Then we found a fun park that they played at for a little while and then after riding around for 2 hours, it was time to head back to turn in our bikes. We had some lunch and then it was time to catch our train back home! We had lots of adventures!

Are we excited or what!?! Here is Lucy and Sadie (holding our tickets) at the train station waiting for the train.

Sadie by the train tracks. (side story: we were here at least a half an hour before just waiting for the train and taking pictures of course. There was this spot that had the fence in front of it and then down past the train station building there was no fence, so we waited here for safety purposes. Then all the sudden the train came and they ticket lady was like "you guys need to get down there, they only stop for 1 minute!" So here we are with 5 kids booking it down to where they stopped forever away and lugging three strollers! Then we have to get everyone on and all our stuff and the conductor guys were just standing there telling us to hurry up! Didn't offer to help at all! Of course Tricia got a little feisty back to them! We couldn't believe it! It would have been helpful to know where to go! and to have a little help. Crazy! Then on the way back they did the same thing at a lady all by herself with a baby and had luggage, a stroller, and a car seat and they were just yelling at her to hurry!)

Trevor and Lucy looking at the tracks. They were a little nervous when the train pulled up!

Lucy having fun waiting for the train!

Sadie LOVED looking out at the ocean when we were in the train!

Lucy having a snack on the train.

All the kids anxiously waiting for their turn on the carousel.

Lucy loving the horses.

Sadie on the pink horse!

Sadie and Allie having so much fun on their pretty pink horses!