Visit to the Americana on Brand

Sunday morning was supposed to be a lazy day. Of course, we knew we'd end up at the fountain later in the afternoon; however, we really didn't have any plans until Maureen decided that she needed to go to Anthropologie at The Americana.



For those of you who haven't been there, it's right across the street from the Glendale Galleria. If you think about it, The Americana is just a newer version of The Grove. It has some fancier stores than the Grove, but the concept is exactly the same.


Of course, we had to stop by the fountain. John loved it, but he was a little chagrined that they didn't have fish in the fountain. He kept asking to see the fish. He was also upset because the fountain tended to splash him. As we know, John doesn't like to get wet. Plus, the bronze statues weren't shooting off water that he could play with. It always kills me when I see him playing with it because I'm sure it's recirculated water, but he just loves playing with the water and the statues.


After we visited Anthropologie, we went to H&M to see if they had any clothes for the boys. They really didn't, but that didn't stop John from going on the up and down (SEVERAL TIMES) with both Maureen and me. When he was riding the escalator with Maureen, he kept on shouting, "Daddddddddddddddddddddddddddyyyyyyyyyyyy!" The fun didn't stop there. He ran laps around the childrens clothes. Give him a corrugate box or a place to run laps and he's never bored.

After all was said and done, we headed home. As we drove past the Mulholland Fountain at Griffith Park, he said, "Wow, that's cool." At least, that's what it sounded like. We also did go to our fountain for fun laps around the fountain. We bought him a "cookie" and I got a "pure vanilla" blended non-coffee beverage from the coffee cart. Guess who drank most of it? It wasn't me. It was our John.