With Sabrina' s January 12th birthday so close to Christmas and New Year's, it usually passes with little fanfare. This year we decided to fix that! We and several of her closest friends went to picturesque Santa Barbara 
for a day of wine-tasting and dinner together! 
We stayed at a lovely motel and toured three of the winery tasting shops in the area. What fun!
for a day of wine-tasting and dinner together! 
We stayed at a lovely motel and toured three of the winery tasting shops in the area. What fun!Afterwards we gathered again at a Mediterranean restaurant for some fantastic Eastern eats! Josh 
shows us how to chow down on the good stuff while the Birthday Girl enjoys a little more java!
Eric appears to be concentrating on his food, while Heidi is pointing out something at the other end of the table.
shows us how to chow down on the good stuff while the Birthday Girl enjoys a little more java!
Eric appears to be concentrating on his food, while Heidi is pointing out something at the other end of the table. The belly dancer is showing Sabrina a few new moves:
Meg got in the act, too, and she and the "teacher" have a good laugh over some of her attempts.
Meg got in the act, too, and she and the "teacher" have a good laugh over some of her attempts.
Most of the gang went back to LA after dinner. We spent one more night in Santa Barbara in order to spend the next day at Solvang, a Danish town not far away. (Click the name to check out the neat town.) 
We try to make "birthdays" last as long as possible!
We try to make "birthdays" last as long as possible!Oh, and by the way, a small dispute arose over whether or not Sabrina and her Mother look alike? You be the judge! 
