Our L.A. trip was so much more fun and memorable because we stayed with family when we were down there.  Let me tell you, with a great host like my aunt or “tita” Mila, no hotel can top her hospitality and her cooking…yummy!  Here are some photos taken just before they took us to the airport on our way back to the Bay Area.

The two kids you see here are my super smart and very nice niece and nephew….Lila and Toby….too bad mom and dad were just arriving from the airport from a convention, otherwise I would have snapped a photo of them as well.  And the rest, are my cousins and ofcourse , my kids…

The white garage door is a great backdrop…. for quick snapshots…

Demure and sweet as she is in real life…

Cute and smart..and very caring to boot

‘te Marilyn, this one is for you…

the kids’ laughter always makes the heartbeat stronger and healthier - u gotta love em’

one of my faves - this picture and the one following– i love how I get to capture not just the smiles but how and what they are feeling at a particular moment — their essence…. ofcourse Troy is beside his brother — safe and secure….

and ofcourse, the greatest hosts in the world: tita Mila and tito tony :)  Love ya!