Out and About | Family-Friendly Places to Go in LA

This holiday season, we were honor to be hosts to a few guests, who came all the way from the beaver state to visit thechusweethome :). Where to take out-of-towners in LA that are family-friendly and also baby-friendly?

Thank goodness we picked the warmest day in the coldest week in 2014 to the beach -- Santa Monica Beach.      

Turning Nine Months

進入第九個月正逢 Holiday Season, 恩仔難得天天有爸爸陪伴在家 :)

還有兩個大哥哥來訪, 托了他們的福, 小恩仔又去了不少地方, 經歷許多第一次的經驗

摸摸海灘的沙...有趣極了

"This is the most wonderful time of the year..."

Merry Christmas 2014 !!!

A late Merry Christmas from the Chus!

今天無庸置疑是個超級無比非常精彩的一年! 最大的恩典就是小恩仔的加入:

It Begins to Look a Lot Like Christmas

I should have done this post two weeks ago because Christmas is just around the corner! Anyhow, we are really excited about this year not only because this is little en’s first Christmas but also we bought thechusweethome the very first Christmas tree!

We bought it last year in after-christmas-sales. The original price $279.99, 7.5ft pre-lit floor displayed, was knock down to $83.99. It spins by the way!

Gray for Grand Playroom

今年感恩節終於把延宕已久的 family room 完成油漆, 同時也改飾成小恩仔的 playroom:

選用淡淡的海豚灰, 連同擱置在一旁的書架背後的牆都漆上; 比較麻煩的部分還是 sanding, 此間沒有大動作的把牆壁拆下來填玻璃棉, 原本 plaster 牆壁上一粒粒的凹凸不平還是得磨一磨才漆得漂亮, 只是這一磨還是要不少功夫, 為了避免灰塵到處飛揚, 特地用塑膠布比照當時動工 Home Theater 的方式給隔起來

因為年初動工浴室而擱在一邊施工中的書架其實都陸續有小小進展, 再從 IKEA 多買了幾層 IVAR shelves, 查理斯把他珍藏的 fantasy collection 從閣樓搬下來填在書架中...

兩個一長一短 Ikea RIBBA picture ledge; 為了 paper anniversary 買的世界地圖終於有個適合的地方, 走過的地方也多了不少 :)