Mall Rat

We spend a lot of time at the mall.  There are places for Liam to run around and things for him to explore.  And, well, there's air conditioning.

A lot of that time is spent in Nordstrom and it's become one of Liam's favorite places to hang out.

He contemplated the umbrella on the Bugaboo.  Sorry dude, that's not happening.

He waits patiently while Mama looks around.  

Then he goes a little crazy when it all becomes too much.  But then, that's what the chaise is for, right?

Sometimes we head over to Windward Mall because they've really got a better set-up for kids.

They've got cushy mushrooms to climb over and give Mama a heart attack,

and Thomas the Train to hang out in.

Then we rode in the real train that runs around the mall.  He was having a good time, I swear it.

California Conclusion

The rest of our trip to California was much less hectic.  The day after Disneyland, we were exhausted, so we decided to take it easy.  Our biggest trip was to a restaurant in Claremont called Espiaus.  I used to go there as child, when it was still in Pomona, and it was so great to take Liam and Mikey there too.  Besides, they have my favorite salad...

This is called the Mexican salad.  Believe it or not, there's lettuce beneath all that glorious cheese.  And they give you an entire squeeze bottle of dressing.  Of course, Mickey had to come to dinner, too.

Liam liked the cheese too, so we got him a plate.  Of course, he also had other plans for the cheese...

...and was not sorry about it, either.

After dinner, Liam and Dad went for a drive.

The next day we drove to San Marino to visit one of Mikey's college friends and his family.  We had lunch together and had so much fun, we forgot to take pictures!  We then went to South Pasadena to visit one of my oldest friends.  

Liam played in the sand with some borrowed equipment.  He even made friends!

We took a quick picture right at the end.  

On our way back to Ontario, we stopped at Donut Man in Glendora so Mikey could eat the famous strawberry donut.  Of course, I had a little bite too...

The following day we decided to visit the San Diego Zoo.  I thought Liam would enjoy the zoo more than Disneyland.  Boy was I wrong.

At first, he just watched the clock.

Then he figured he'd take a look at the map.

The hats were nice.

But in the end, the only thing he really enjoyed was the sky tram.  At least there was that.

Then it was time to head back home.  We had a great trip.  Thanks for the golden visit California!