Beverly Hills

Imagine our surprise (and Jackson's elation) when we saw that our hotel in Newport Beach had a little putting green in its courtyard.


He played out there for a fair amount of time. I hit three balls and took a break.


After a little warmup he was on a roll and sunk quite a few shots.


Woot.


You'll notice my putter wasn't in use. Something about my balls not going in made this activity far less fun for me. ;)

After Phil Mickelson, I mean Jackson, finished putting we got on the road to Los Angeles. We wanted to finish the Runyon Canton hike we'd attempted a few years ago without success (we were not in good physical shape back then).


Finish the hike we did, buddy! We took Mulholland Drive to the top so that we could legally park (also an issue last year) and get some good views of the city.


Jackson took advantage of being male and peed outside. Ugh. So unfair.


The Hollywood sign!!!


Downtown L.A. from Runyon Canyon was such a cool sight.


We started at the top, walked all the way down and then all the way back up.


We aren't sure we'd repeat this course of action. Perhaps parking at the bottom has its advantages. ;)

We did see Kathy Griffin on our hike. People's reactions to seeing someone "famous" made us chuckle. She was only about 20 feet in front of us so we got to hear reactions each time we passed people. Too funny.


That evening we headed out to Rodeo Drive to window shop and grab dinner. Our service ended up being awful at dinner so our meal was free. Merry Christmas indeed! :)


The tree on Rodeo was beautiful. Jackson was really impressed by the area.


I'd shopped there before (and bought socks-LOL) so it wasn't new to me. The weather was so nice again that it was another "are we inside or outside?" evening. I love those evenings.


Cartier all dressed up for Christmas.


We decided to go to an evening church service to ring in the holiday. We found Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church online and it did not disappoint. The sanctuary was lovely b


Yes, it was on Rodeo Drive, too! The service was great and the pastor's message was refreshing and challenging. We loved the outdoor candlelight caroling at the end. Lovely. Lovely.

That was our Christmas Eve. Busy and fun. My favorite!