Friday Catch Up: A Trip to Los Angeles - What to do with a toddler!
Hey guys,
I hope everyone is doing great! Information technology's been ages since I did a weekly take hold of upwardly mail, only I thought I'd try to start doing this again. This gives a glimpse on what'southward happening during my calendar week, but let'south be honest, it'll by and large be food, and pictures of Enceladus (or pictures of Encealdus's food!).
Final week we headed to Los Angeles for Reed + Rader piece of work, and while nosotros were there nosotros had a few days to explore with Enceladus. We went to playgrounds, ate lots of tacos, went on a date without baby (it involved tacos likewise), had a video shoot and much more than.
The flight to Los Angeles was kinda terrible. Flying with a toddler is hit or miss, and she was pretty finished with the flight while we flew over the Midwest. She was happy when we finally landed and got to stretch her legs. I was as well happy to get off the plane so we could get her in a ameliorate mood.
Subsequently we picked upward our rental auto, we offset stopped at the grocery shop. When we travel, nosotros try to still melt dinner every night. Cooking our own food saves united states money, and prevents extra calories with takeout. Plus, we try to keep Enceladus on a regular food schedule then her meals stay pretty consequent.
Los Angeles is a car city, so while we were grocery shopping, Enceladus even drove around. 😉
Besides, this was my first fourth dimension in a Vons grocery store!
I am used to sunny Los Angeles, so surprisingly it rained near of the fourth dimension while we were there. Thankfully we did have a few hours each day where the sun came out so we could escape to the playground or park. Hither's my picture I take every time I'm in Los Angeles because I'm ever in awe of those giant palm trees.
She's a large fan of working off free energy at the playground, so we visited multiple playgrounds while there. Nosotros likewise got to meet upward with one of our NYC friends who moved to LA who has a son effectually her historic period. Information technology was prissy to see them run around the playground…. and of course, there's always plenty of swing action!
While it was raining I institute a indoor playground called Wiggle & Work which she loved!
She loved the ball pit, going down the slide, and shopping for groceries with her piffling cart.
Prior to the rain striking that mean solar day, we stopped by HomeState which makes some pretty astonishing breakfast tacos. I love breakfast tacos, then I can't wait to go back for more than (notwithstanding kicking myself for only ordering 2!).
Here's my family, bright and early at 8AM, eating our breakfast tacos on Hollywood Boulevard.
Enceladus loves her tacos also – especially when they filled with eggs and cheese!
We were in Los Angeles for a video shoot (more about that in another mail service), so we stopped by the studio with Enceladus for a meeting. This was our anniversary (16 years together!) then nosotros took a quick family unit photo on the greenscreen together. She LOVED running around the studio!
The shoot went well, and we're excited to run into it all come together. Now that nosotros're dorsum in NYC nosotros'll be spending the adjacent month not leaving our computers and bringing it all together. Here's a picture of united states of america on set, near the end of the day.
On our anniversary night, nosotros decided to go a babysitter and do a rare date night. I can't remember the last time we went on a date by ourselves! Nosotros have a love for Mexican food so we walked to Casita del Campo where we got ourselves a succulent dinner! I ordered Pancho Villa which was a philharmonic of cheese enchilada, beef taco, and chile relleno. It was and then skillful!
I'm glad we walked there and then we could walk off some of this food on the fashion back!
While in LA we promised Enceladus we would get some ice cream, and she remembered, so we had to concur up to our end of the deal. Encealdus loves ice cream (she refers to is equally "ho ho" which I have no idea why) so nosotros divide a cup of Sweetened Cream and Malted Milk Chocolate soft serve with rainbow sprinkles from Magpies.
She was really excited for her ho ho!
Ok, a few more than food photos, because afterward all, Brooklyn Farm Girl is all nigh food.
And more than tacos… because well, similar I said, I really like tacos!
Nosotros accept lots of friends who have moved from NYC to LA, and then it'due south e'er nice to see a couple when visiting! We had some friends terminate by while Encealdus was napping to take lunch with us. Tacos!
These friends really become me, because they as well brought over donuts from Sidecar Donuts in Santa Monica. These were some delicious donuts!
It was dainty to take some family time together between busy projects! Information technology was a fun trip to Los Angeles, but I'm happy to exist back in NYC!
Take a smashing weekend everyone, and I'll talk to you next calendar week!
<3
Pamela
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