A Lovely, Long Layover: Rachel and Hollywood

We were planning on heading to Korea and had our plane tickets purchased when we found out that the classes we were to teach had been moved up a week.  We frantically tried to change our flights, but nothing worked.  We finally found tickets with a wonderful perk: a day layover in LA.  Our niece Rachel and her family live there!  It was a very happy, unexpected vacation! She lives in Hollywood, just down the street from Grauman's Chinese Theater and the Hollywood stars.  We spent a lovely day with her and her family.

We're walking..., we're walking...

A few of my favorite stars we saw on the walk:

 

Grauman's Chinese Theater:

Really, it's Matt, not Jean

Gene Kelly!

Sam was thrilled to share hand space with Harrison Ford.

There is a mall behind Grauman's Chinese theater, just close to the Oscar's theater where they were doing a promo event for Pixar's new movie Brave. Lots of fun stuff for the kids to do.

Here's Sam doing the archery activity

You can't see it, but he got a bulls eye!

Risa got long curly locks as a prize for playing. 

Like mother, like daughter

Eva joining Risa in the fun

We loved seeing Rachel and her family. It was so good to finally meet Stephen (and how did he not make it in to any of the pictures?!?) and Risa and Eva.

Goodbyes at the airport

 Love you, Rachel, Stephen, Risa, and Eva!