We arrived back home yesterday afternoon from our roadtrip up to Solvang, a cute little town close to Santa Barbara. Solvang's like an ode to all things Danish, complete with windmills (yes, there are more than one!), cobblestone streets and all.
Solvang's close to plenty of wineries, so that's what most people do. We were looking forward to going berry-picking, but the farm was closed on the days that we were there. Very disappointing! Still, we managed to bring the kids to check out a miniature horse farm. Very cute. The farm breeds horses for sale, but of course, J and E didn't need to know that.
We were in Solvang for Fourth of July too, so we caught the parade in town before heading back to Claremont. It had a very small-town feel to it, which was nice - different from the organisation and scale that we see in our National Day celebrations. Everyone just started lining the main street, plonking down wherever there was room, and waited for the parade to start. Someone gave E a small little American flag, so she was waving that too. We saw cowboys on horses, a school band, Harley Davidsons (including a little kid on a little motorbike) and two Nordic boats go by. Not what you would see in a parade normally. We drove back to Claremont and then caught the fireworks here, so K was very happy. The kids enjoyed it too.
It's a heatwave right now! Here's how we try to keep our cool:
Wear shades! Although E usually only has it on top on her head (as would any fashionista), or in her hands.
Eat lots of ice-cream. In sugar cones. Preferably while wearing as little as possible.
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