los angeles
We had a fabulous time in LA recently and I think the kids kind of fell in love with California! Life has been such a whirlwind lately and it was nice to get away from it all for a bit and enjoy some much needed family time. Violet keeps asking to go back to our "new home with a pool in california" it's so cute! A girl after my own heart for sure. We loved exploring LA with them and, typical of our kids, they decided on more museums instead of extra days at Disneyland, so we felt like we got to do a little bit of everything. The girls did so much swimming and usually Naomi was the last one out of the pool at 10:00 at night! One of my favorite days was our last night there, spontaneously going to In-and-Out burger on Sunset boulevard, then wandering around Hollywood with the kids, playing at the park, and getting late night cronuts at SK's donuts while the babies slept. It felt like our normal life, only in LA, so the weather was much more awesome. I loved it.
Also, this was our first time traveling with FIVE little ones and I put a lot of thought into how to manage it all while still feeling like I was on vacation myself and it went pretty well. Honestly, I'm sure just the thought of flying with five kids seems a little daunting (and we certainly did turn a few heads at the airport) but really, our kids tend to be pretty independent and polite anyway, so they made the best little travelers! They all carried their own backpacks (even little Violet!) and were good about sticking together and playing with each other if they got bored. We are at that perfect number where our family of seven takes up one entire row on the plane, with Eleanor on my lap, and that made it really nice. On the flight home, all three little girls promptly fell asleep for naps during takeoff and Naomi and Henry watched a movie on the iPhone, so Kenji and I actually had coffee and got to relax for a couple hours. It was perfect!
California, we will see you again soon!
△ that view though!!
△ watching the sunset from the Hollywood hills with these guys... definitely a highlight of the trip!
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