On July 12th Elsa turned 12! The weekend before her birthday we drove down to Santa Barbara for a birthday weekend of fun with her two friends, before she attended a camp at UCSB. Once we arrived, the first thing the girls (Elsa, Raina, and Josie) did was paddle boarding around the marina.
Then they had some fun playing on the beach!
The next day the big adventure was going Parasailing. She went up twice. With her friends and then with me.
It was an amazing experience. We got to watch the dolphins in the water from the air! After that adventure, we headed to East beach for some beach volleyball and swimming in the ocean.
The girls had fun hanging out and playing board games on the last morning.
Then we explored the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens.
Finally, I said goodbye to Elsa and Raina at the UCSB Softball Camp. When I would next see her, she would be 12.
Happy Birthday Elsa!
