The trip to Santa Barbara was short, but eventful. It just so happened to coincide with a memorial event for an elder of the Chumash Coastal Band, Sespe, who recently passed into spirit. The memorial service was held near Solvang, at Nojoqui Park. There we met up with Grandma Pilulaw and Uncle Mike (my mother and older brother). Dylan enjoyed meeting everyone and delighted all of them. He also enjoyed the drumming and singing a lot! We shall have to make sure to get him to more ceremonies and events in the future.
We stayed in Santa Barbara at the home of my youngest sibling, John, and his lovely wife, Kim, and her son, Josh, along with assorted dogs and cats: Pinga and Max, the two adorable Maltese dogs, and Qupid, Gizmo and Phantom, the 3 cats. It was a very comfortable stay, thanks to the grand hospitality of John and Kim. We also got a chance to have a meal with my very best friend, Leigh. I've known Leigh for over 30 years now, and try to get together whenever we can. Hopefully he'll send some photos he took along so we can include them on the blog, as I was very neglectful and didn't take any!
We are now in the planning stages of making a major, cross-country road trip to Kentucky to visit Jack and Teresa in Louisville in May of this year. Both Mommy and I will be off-track then, and we think it would be a lot of fun and very adventurous to make this sojourn with Dylan!
Dylan and Grandma Pilulaw, Nojoqui Park, January 2008
Grandma Pilulaw and Dylan, Nojoqui Park, January 2008
Grandma Pilulaw, Dylan, Jeb and Uncle Mike, Nojoqui Park, January 2008
Aunt Kim, Dylan, Uncle John and Max, Santa Barbara, January 2008
Poppy, Pinga, Aunt Kim, Dylan, Uncle John and Max
Santa Barbara, January 2008
Santa Barbara, January 2008
Poppy, Uncle John and Dylan, Santa Barbara, January 2008
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Dylan, you must have inherited Grandpa Lou's fondness for car trips. Make sure to stop and stretch your wee legs from time to time!
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