Santa Barbara Fire

We have had our share of fires in beautiful sunny Santa Barbara, that's for sure! While on my short but sweet vacation there my mom drove us around to see the different areas effected by this last fire and the other two.

It was amazing to see how close the fire came to some homes and burned their entire front and back yard but didn't touch their home. And then others were not so lucky.

Here are some pictures of the hillside.

First Fire

I don't think Arizona every gets real cold, at least not where I live. But the other night it was a little chilly and the boys asked if we could build a fire. Last year we only made 4 fires. They are always beautiful, but we hardly ever have the opportunity to make them.