Slowing down..

End of day 1 and it's been a great day of travel, well despite the beginning hour of complaining and the natives (2 little girls) being restless in the car. Thanks to the Love & Logic parenting seminars that we've been attending at our church because we got to put some of what we learned into practice and let me tell you, it actually worked! I think it even surprised Dave and I that it actually worked. So after a 10 minute pit stop to "get our energy back" (Love & Logic tactic), the rest of our drive to our first destination, Cachuma Lake Recreation Area in Santa Barbara was beautiful and mostly peaceful (keeping it real here because sometimes road trips with little kids can have its challenging times).

Considering we have to drive at 55mph because we're towing "Chopstick" (our trailer), we've noticed how you begin to notice everything as you're driving because you're not flying down the freeway to get to the destination. So, one thing that I've definitely cherished from today is slowing down to notice all the pretty scenery on our drive down the 101South to Santa Barbara. I definitely got into the mode of taking pictures and videos because I just loved seeing all the scenic beauty! Let's just say Joi started telling me to "stop taking pictures and video Mommy, you're doing that too much!" Haha! So something I've appreciated is how traveling today made me slow down to enjoy what I see around me and to capture those moments as memories of the beauty of God's creation. This is definitely something I need as a reminder for everyday. 

Sunset #1 on our journey. An amazing Santa Barbara sunset.

There's something about rolling green hills, trees, and the sun amongst the blue sky. So beautiful and serene.



There's also beauty in precious moments like this.