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LA trip... finally!

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The girls and I went down for a quick last minute trip last weekend. We couldn't make it down to join the rest of the Yu clan for their Palm Springs trip, and it sounds like we missed out on a lot of fun but at least we were able to get down for the tail end of their get together! I'm so glad we did because we got to spend one evening with Way and her family before she had to drive back up to SF. 

The rest of the weekend was pretty low-key. On Saturday, since we were already up bright and early to say goodbye to Way, we drove out to the beach. Unfortunately, it was gray and cloudy with June gloom there, but we still managed to enjoy ourselves before it got too crowded and got back to my parents house for lunch. 

On Sunday, we celebrated Father's Day with an early lunch trip to Shake Shack for burgers! We've been to this location before in West Hollywood and like that it has a huge outdoor patio with plenty of space for us to spread out and the kids to run around a bit. Bonus that we saw Jay Leno there this time around! 

The rest of the time we were in LA was spent just hanging around the house. The girls made lots of use of the pool outside, plus enjoyed playing with Quinn, Cade and Elle. We headed back home on Monday evening so it was a short trip but it was SO NICE to see the family again, especially since we hadn't seen everyone since Christmas 2019! 



Me and the girls on the plane

Taking a picture with Auntie Samantha and Auntie Vikki
Group hug!


Beach morning

In front of our sand castle creation

We call it Shell Mountain

Nora liked the row of palm trees behind us

Cool girls of summer

Playing some sort of water dribble game they made up

Evie looking boss

We took a walk with my mom around the mountain and I really liked this person's garden!

Neato living wall at the entrance to someone's house!

Cousins at Shake Shack

Cousins with Goong Goong

Thanks for all the yummy food, PohPoh!





 

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