Have a lot of pics to share.  Yesterday (Saturday) we dropped Margaux off at work and headed up north to Irvine.  I had seen a blog with this restaurant on it and the food looked so good, we went in search of it.  

It was well worth the drive and effort to find it.  We lucked out with one of the nicest waitresses and the food was great too.  Lil E got a birthday cake milkshake - yum.
Greg got a burger in a bowl.  One basically creates their own burger.    
Instead of having a hamburger I had a chicken burger with blue cheese, baby greens, sprouts, and apricot sauce.  I also had an Arnold Palmer (the drink- lemonade and ice tea).  
After the meal we let Lil E play outside on a big area of grass, kicking a soccer ball around.  I saw this Bird of Paradise and just had to take a pic. of it; bee and all.

We headed over to South Coast Plaza Mall in Costa Mesa, Laura's old stomping ground.  There is a pedestrian bridge that connects the two parts of the mall, and this was the view of the San Bernardino Mountains.  Snow in SoCal.  

Today, Sunday, after dropping Margaux off at work I went for a run down by the ocean.  It turned out to be a beautiful morning for a run.  No rain, but a new storm has just rolled in.  

We snuck out of the house for a quick bite to eat.  Lil E was entertaining himself by balancing his fork and spoon on his fingers.  What talent... 
He even had time to draw a snowman before our food came.  Let's just say the food serves we had yesterday at "The Counter," and the serves we had today were night and day.