Brunching and Playing, LA-Style

I wanted to have the quintessential LA brunch while we were there last week, and fortunately my sister and friends humored me with this request. We all met up at The Alcove in Los Feliz, which I'm told is a hipster neighborhood. The menu and the setting were very Californian - lots of fresh flavors in a beautiful tree-lined courtyard. Plus we had a great conversation, full of laughs and smiles:

Of course, by the end of the meal, Maya was a bit tired:

And then a meltdown started:

Fortunately, after a nap she was happy again, and we went to the park to play with some family and friends. One new friend was furry:

And Maya got to hang out with Uncle Naeem and Auntie Srimoyee:

She convinced Uncle Eric to take her over to the swings:

And then hung out there happily for a while:

And finally, playing peekaboo with Ajja was fun: