The Golden State, Part Deux

Any trip to California necessarily must involve a trip to Ikea.  It's pretty much a given.

Of course, we had the Swedish meatballs with mashed potatoes and lingonberry sauce.

Liam got his very own plate...

...though he's not entirely sure about these new flavor profiles!

He had much more fun hanging out in the sink!  He must of sat in the sink and played with the faucet for a good ten minutes.

Once back to the hotel, it was back to Dad Dad's phone before naptime.

That night, we made plans to meet good friends for dinner at Lucille's BBQ in Rancho Cucamonga.  We got there a bit early, so Liam hung out by the bench...

...and contemplated the fountain.

He thought Aunty Des and Aunty Emily were super cool, even if he didn't want to sit at the table the whole time.

Besides, who wants to sit still when you can be outside, howling at the moon?!

The Golden State, Part One

In September, we were finally able to visit California.  It was great seeing family and friends, and it we were so happy to introduce Liam to everyone for the first time.

We weren't certain how Liam was going to take the flight.  It was his first plane trip and two days before we left, the doctor said that he had an ear ache.  But!  He flew like a champ!  I'm certain that Mickey Mouse Club and Dora helped, along with the trusty iPad and Nexus.  Yeah, we're fans of gadgets.  Dad was engrossed too.

Liam was awake for the whole flight, but once we got into the car, he passed out.  Must have been all of the excitement.  He woke up once we got to the hotel, though.  And of course exploring meant checking out the phone.  What do you mean it doesn't come away from the wall?  And what is this cord thing?!

The next day we took it easy and went to lunch with Tutu and Puna.  I swear he had them wrapped around his little finger.  But they all had a good time.

That night, we visited some of my best friends, Rob and Catherine, and their kids Bobby and Jessica.  Although Liam took a while to warm up to these strange people, Rob soon won him over with a good game of high five and a couple of laps around this ramp.  Way to go Uncle Rob!