The San Diego Zoo. It took us 3 hours round trip to get here, but it was worth it!
Disneyland, of course! We went to both California Adventure and the original Theme Park. It was Phillip's first memorable time at Disneyland, and he soaked it up! Here is giving Minnie Mouse a hug:
And here are Cecilia and Phillip enjoying the parade:
They made it to the very end of the night and enjoyed the water-light show both times! Needless to say they were exhausted by the end of the night...
One of our more relaxed days was at the LA Natural History Museum. That is, we were relaxed until this crazy real-looking dinosaur started roaming the halls! The video doesn't do it justice - you can hear the breathing "unhhh unhhh" coming down the hall before you see the dinosaur come into view, and it looks pretty real. Phillip and I heard the nose, and we were like, what is that??? And as soon as it came around the corner, Phillip ran to me from a few feet away and grabbed on to me for dear life. Almost all the little kids were scared and there was definitely some crying going on.
We also found this local water park in La Brea, which was absolutely fantastic. They had slides for the bigger kids (and adults) and plenty of fountains and little slides/pools and a lazy river for the little kids. Here we are dancing at the park - you can see the water slides, etc in the background.
A few days before the wedding, we threw Grandma a surprise 60th birthday dinner! It was super fun, and she was definitely shocked. :)
The wedding was fantastic as well - held inside Disneyland at the Disneyland hotel. Jon and Crystal had a beautiful wedding and reception, and it was great to catch up with everyone.
We can always be found where the dancing is!
Santa Monica beach and boardwalk are almost a must-go destination for us. The beach is fantastic, here we are jumping the waves:
And the boardwalk has a great little amusement park with rides and games. Cecilia is growing up - she likes the big roller coasters now, and wanted to play a bunch of the midway games. But she'll still go on the "little kiddie" rides to keep her brother company...
When we just wanted to relax, our house had a fantastic pool! Here are the kids jumping in. Cecilia was also swimming by herself without floaties for the first time ever!
Finally, no trip to LA would be complete without 1 visit (or 2 or 3 or 4) to our favorite restaurant, Sam Woo's. They are famous for their fried tofu. The last time we went, we ordered three plates of the fried tofu, and not a single one was left. You can see the carnage from this video, and in it, you can even see Phillip enjoying the fried tofu.
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