The Monarch butterflies preserve

We took Kirra out to check out the Monarch butterfly preserve at Elwood Mesa. Kirra enjoyed watching them fly around and get together in clusters on the eucalyptus trees... So many of them...

Sunset walk at Miramar - Hammonds

We enjoyed the most beautiful sunset walk at Miramar and Hammond's... The evening glow was simply breathtaking. Kirra enjoyed checking out the tidepools, and getting her face licked by local dogs...

More fun in the water...

And it's back to the pool, for more fun...

First crawl...

We waited 9 1/2 months for this... Poor Kirra was sick with the stomach flu that morning, and we were just hanging outside on the lawn... She surprised us with her first crawl that day! Wow... That was just awesome! And both Tony and I were there to see it... We had our camera nearby, so we taped some of her first crawls... See the video below.

Back to the Zoo...

The Zoo is turning out to be one of our favorite walks... It's so nice to just go there for a little while once in a while, now that we have the pass. Kirra loves seeing the penguins getting fed, as they get so lively then. Checking out the mighty leopard is always impressive... Good thing they have a glass window between us...

Getting together with the PEP babies

Our PEP group still meets every week, some in on Wed morning, some on Wed evening. This one time, we hung out at Ali's place... We tried to line up the babies for a picture, but it was like herding cats! Impossible... They are getting too mobile...

This little girl loves swimming...

Kirra just loves her swim class. We now go every Monday evening, and she gets so excited when we get in the parking lot... She knows! Oma also usually comes along to enjoy the show... We have a great time watching Kirra do her thing...

Santa Barbara Zoo

We decided to get a yearly membership to the SB Zoo for 2009. Kirra is now old enough to appreciate some of the animals, and it's such a nice walk for us at the same time... Her favorite animals so far? The swans, the otters and the pinguins...

We were even able to trace her family tree (see below)!!!

Sunset walk on the breakwater, and dinner at Brophy's

Kirra is getting to enjoy Santa Barbara's beautiful sunsets... We had an evening walk on the breakwater, enjoying the sun going down over LedBetter beach. We then had dinner at Brophy's, where Kirra had a great time watching the chefs cook behind the counter!