Vacation - Day Three

Good morning Prickly Pear Cactus.

We woke up to a beautiful desert morning, had coffee in our usual spot and headed out to The Living Desert.

They have plants, animals, a petting zoo,......

and an incredible model train display. Starting Oct. 1 they will have 12 trains running at the same time. My kid was fascinated. He watched the trains for a half an hour. Then it was time to feed the baby giraffe.

He took it right out of our hands. Amazing eyelashes.

5 made lots of new friends.

Back at La Quinta we swam for hours. We went to Twenty 6 again for dinner. The waitress walked up and asked if we were ready to order. My kid breaks out with "Can I talk to the chef please?" (Too much Food Network?) Anyway, she laughed and a few minutes later the Chef came out and said hello. He makes 5 a special plate and recommended this for us.

(I got this picture off the La Quinta website.)

They're Chicken Pops. They come with a super spicy sauce and a cheese sauce to cool it down. Hubby and I shared. I'm glad we had these on the last night because we would have had them for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day.

Thanks Chef!

Vacation - Day Two

We've been going to La Quinta Resort for years. It's a beautiful oasis just outside of Palm Springs. It was built in the 1920's and retains it's quaint and cozy feel. Frank Capra found inspiration here and eventually called it his home.

My kid woke up at 6am so we got dressed and walked to the cafe for coffee. It was already warm and beautiful.

This is where we sat and had coffee every morning.

Fountains are everywhere.

I bought a giant light weight black hat just to get into the movie star mood. It was like wearing an umbrella...but in a good way.

For dinner, we ate at Twenty 6. The chef came over to say hi and recommended a special salad he was making that night. It was delicious. And I did not eat French Skinny portions!

After dinner we went to Downtown La Quinta Park and watched Yogi Bear under the stars. It was fun, old timey and we loved it.