After lunch we tried to check into our hotel, Hotel Oceana. We booked this place through Priceline. 
The location was nice, basically a block from where Cabrillo hits State Street, Santa Barbara’s main drag. Since it was still early, our room wasn’t ready, so we decided to take a walk up State Street. Unfortunately, n wasn’t up for the stroller ride. He cried and cried, and we got a lot of looks from passers-by. I felt like they were all thinking, “I’m glad I don’t have two kids two and under” or “Why would you take such a young baby on vacation?” D ended up carrying n while pushing his stroller while I pushed k in her stroller. I think it might be time to invest in a double stroller! Anyway, we needed a bathroom break so I steered us toward Nordstrom, which has the nicest restrooms, plus a nursing lounge. This was basically the only store we went into.
k put on a mini-fashion show @ Nordstrom.
It was quite a walk back, so we took the shuttle, which is only 25 cents a person. Getting on and off the shuttle was a task in itself, since we had two kids and two strollers, but it was well worth it. On our way back, we got the call that our room was ready–perfect timing!
We booked a room with 1 king bed, so k slept in the hotel’s pack and play. She liked the novelty of it.