Cruisin' LA

Happy 4th of July!! I'll have to do a post on that later, but today its all about LA! We spent some time there this past week... here is what we did.


We had to see the sign. That's just what you do! I don't know why.


This was someone's garage door we saw while driving around in the Hollywood hills. So cool!


We had to try some of these tasty treats.


The cutest teeny tiny decadent cheesecakes in a delicious assortment of flavors. Carmel macadamia, strawberry, cinnamon roll and black forest. Yummmm, they did not last long in our family.


I happened upon the star of one of my favorite stars. Have I ever shared the story of when I met and sang with her? I should, it was quite extraordinary.


The kids had a blast at Universal Studios.

The best part for me, was seeing where my parents got married like 40 years ago, or something like that. This is also on my Dad's headstone. It was shockingly enormous! It was difficult to take a picture of and get it all in there. The front -


And back -


It had some of the most beautiful gardens. All temples are beautiful and peaceful, but this one was different somehow.


I hope we can go back there soon!


Breckyn's signature pose -


Sweet Kyra -


Ryder hardly ever grins so big that you see his top teeth! This cheesy face cracks me up :)


And the big baby.


The visitor's center was so incredible! It's newly renovated and so high tech. We had a great time there.