Lola Loves Camping

Lola and her Dad experienced camping for the first time earlier this month. Gina, as it turns out, was the outdoors(wo)man of this bunch. (Cue the snickering.) We spent one night at the El Capitan Campground 17 miles north of Santa Barbara. Lola's entire nursery school class was there too, so it was super super fun for the kids. There were lovely views. A pristine beach. S'mores at sunset. And yes, a dawn downpour that sent us fleeing for civilization the next morning.

It was gorgeous. Though amazingly we were close enough to the 101 Freeway that the sounds of 18-wheelers nearly drowned out the sublime mantra of surf crashing below. Oh, and there was the freight train that blasted through every three hours. Good times.

Michael stayed tethered to civilization via BlackBerry. Here, he puts on a brave visage as nightfall in the open air came hurtling toward us all.

On the beach

Here, Lola and her good friend Emma Lauer showed their best beachy smiles. Click hereand here and here to see the video of Lola's joyful first moments at the campout at the beach.

Lola Caught Unawares

Lola spends more time playing alone these days, and here, she sings the soundtrack to her fantasy play that her Grandma taught her. Click here to see her idly humming "Who's the Prettiest Girl in Town?"