Los Angeles trip

We spent a long weekend in LA, close to Chinese New Year. It's the first time Andrew's spent any time in California... he seemed to enjoy the trip, but after a few days of hotel living and not seeing his friends or playing with his usual toys, he ended up telling us "I wanna go home" by about the third day. Despite that, the trip went well, and Andrew wasn't too fussy during the plane rides... he was mostly bored!


What's a trip to LA without good food? We visited Ding Tai Fung (among others!)... mmmm, steamed dumplings!


If IKEA ever decides to open a store in Denver (hello, IKEA, are you listeing?), we would probably spend many weekends there. It's a favorite place just to stroll around and dream about new looks for the house. Andrew really like this kids' chair that had a curtain that closed, making a neat hideaway!


We also visited my cousin Sabina and her family. Andrew and Sab's older boy, "Peanut" got along very well! Peanut is about a year younger than Andrew, but he is SOOO smart! Must be good genes... :-)


The trip to the LA Zoo convinced us that we need to take Andrew more often when we get back to Denver. He had an absolute blast, running around and seeing all the animals.


In addition to the kangaroos, koala bears, zebras, lions, gorillas, orangutans, elephants and giraffes, there were a flock of flamingos, whose color made for the best pictures of the day.


We also visited the KidSpace museum in Pasadena with the family. It was a nice facility, although there were a number of outdoor areas that were closed because it was raining pretty hard (a rarity in SoCal!). I'm really happy to see that Andrew's attention span has been increasing... he actually sat and painted for over 15 minutes without getting bored!


What's a trip to LA without a family portrait?