A Little Getaway

My belated Christmas gift to Luke was a weekend away and his parents babysat. 
I originally wanted to go to San Francisco since we haven't been in a while, but there just wasn't enough time. We ended up not leaving town until after 5pm because Luke had to work. Boo-hiss. I dislike work. 
Anyways, since I starved myself the last half of the day and got a late blast off, we ended up stopping in Glendale at the Cheesecake Factory for dinner. I needed some raspberry lemonade stat! It's my addiction and I crave it if I am within 30 miles of one. :)
We got to the hotel around 10'ish in Newport Beach. The funny part of the trip is we were right across the street from the airport and Luke didn't even know it when he booked the hotel. He wondered why he got such a good deal. It was fine though-- I slept like a log and no jets woke this tired mama up! 
Saturday Luke ended up sleeping until after 11:30. I slept until 9:30 and then laid in bed reading. We got out of the hotel around 12:30 and headed to this Mexican restaurant that had great reviews. It serves brunch on Saturdays, so I was ready for breakfast. I ordered a dish I have never had, but sounded good. It turned out to be so good! It is called Chilequiles.  It's corn tortillas cut in quarters and lightly fried. Then they are soaked in a green sauce. It is garnished with scrambled eggs, cream sauce, and avocado. I do have to note that the side of bacon was the BEST bacon I have ever had. Needless to say, I was a big fan of breakfast and happy we tried this place out.

 Surprise-surprise.....Luke had a burrito. This guy loves his burritos when we go out of town.

 Saturday afternoon was spent walking around. We ended up at Cheesecake Factory AGAIN, in Fashion Island, as we tried to figure out what to do next. We got something to drink and shared some mushrooms. We ended up going to mani/pedis inside a place in Fashion Island. This guy told me not to take a photo....but you know me. I don't listen well.

 The row of expensive vehicles near Fashion Island. Our VW fit right in.

Saturday night we had a LATE dinner at IHOP....because it was the only place open at 10:30pm. We drove around looking for different places, but this was it. We had some breakfast dinner and called it a night. 
Sunday morning we slept in again. We ended up getting on the road later than expected and headed to LA. We stopped at Dougboy's restaurant on 3rd street--across the street from the Grove. It was really good. Another new spot I am glad we tried out. Luke's breakfast burrito was awesome. If you're in LA, I recommend this place.
Leaving the Grove....and heading home.

Grandma would send us photos of the kids throughout the weekend. Sawyer had a busy weekend of sleepovers and birthday parties. on Sunday morning they went to the movies to see the New Kung Fu Panda movie.