AWESOME Father's Day

I couldn't have asked for a better Father's Day than the one I had.
Thanks to My Little Buddy Mr. Teo and my beautiful wife Candice, I had an amazing first Father's Day (biologically speaking - I've had a couple of great Father's Day celebrations in Utah thanks to TannerMan!)
First: breakfast in bed. I didn't realize how good a cook Teo has already become! I know he's gifted, but...
Then: sleeping in. I really needed a nice, long sleep-in to catch up on all my zzz's.
After relaxing at home with my family, we headed out to the Griffith Park Observatory, in, where else, Griffith Park, a mere 15-minute drive from home. We were astonished by the number of cars on the winding drive leading up to the parking lot, so much so that the lot was closed off and we had to wind DOWN the other side of the road and park some distance from the entrance. We couldn't quite figure out why so crowded. I know it's Father's Day and all, but this seemed quite out of the ordinary even for that.
We parked and headed up the hill to the Observatory, where it was a spectacular day - sunny and warm but with nice and steady cool breezes to complement. (See the one image of Teo and Candice looking up at some trees that Teo noticed right after we parked; you can see his little face bracing for the wind.)
The Observatory is on a bluff overlooking the city, and for LA, it was a clear day and you could see pretty far into the distance. We walked around the grounds for a bit and then went up to the Observatory roof for some real spectacular city vistas.
Due north from the Observatory is a trail that leads up to the top of Mt. Hollywood, the sign of the same name of which you can see quite close from the trail heading up. Unfortunately, the sun was directly behind the sign on our way up (having had a late start to our hike), so all pics of the sign are blown out. (There is, though, one pic of Dad cradling Teo up on the Observatory roof, and if you look directly above Teo's head, you can make out the sign.)
The trail is actually a wide dirt road, so it made it easy to push Teo up in his 4-wheeling-capable Jeep stroller, absolutely MADE for this kind of terrain and hike. Parts were a bit steep, so we were more worried about the ride DOWN for Teo, even though he'd be strapped in pretty tight.
We made it to the top, and from the vantage point there, we were rewarded with a 360-degree view of the sprawling metropolis that is LA. We stayed for a short while to enjoy the quiet (considering how many people live in LA and that it was Father's Day on a beautiful sunny day, there were far fewer people at the top than I expected).
We decided to wrap Teo in the big Moby wrap for the trip down, since it was maybe a little too steep in parts, plus the fact that he had just eaten and we didn't want him spilling his guts out from the constant tug at his belly from the straps. Dad had the honor of carrying his son down the mountain (He Ain't Heavy, He's My Teo), back to the safety of the urban wildlife.
Afterwards, we ate at a GREAT Italian restaurant in downtown Burbank that we had passed many times on our way to and from the movie theater. Great food, great company, GREAT crying from Teo (we think he's in the first stages of teething), and the end of a truly great day. Thank you, my beautiful son (and wife).