Dodger Game, Cotton Candy & the Taco Truck

These pictures are a week old, but they are nevertheless classic. That night, Anthon had two major firsts. At the Dodger game he had his first taste of cotton candy. And as you can see, he has a big smile on his face. He really, really liked it. The cute thing about Anthon is that he likes sharing the food he thinks is yummy. So while he ate his fair share, he enjoyed grabbing a handful and shoving it into Dad's mouth. And he's pretty persistent...like his parents, he won't give up until we eat what we feed him.

After the game, as usual, Shelley and I went to the taco truck, which is here Anthon experienced is second "first". Now I don't think I've ever explained my love for the taco truck. It's nothing more than what I've said it is. It's a truck that sells tacos, only tacos. And I'm not talking about those gross hard-shell tacos with chopped up lettuce and ground beef. No. Warm corn tortillas, carne asada, chopped onions & cilantro, lemon and salsa roja. Street tacos. Anyway, my family has been going here since I was 14. You park your car on the street and walk into a shallow parking lot in front of an auto mechanic. There is parked the taco truck at night. You stand in line for a while, get your tacos and walk back to your car and eat them on the side of the road. And it's not just any taco truck...because there are a lot of them in Pasadena. This one is on Fair Oaks, just North of California in the Nishikawa Auto Mechanic's lot.

Needless to say, it's a family tradition. Anyway, I ordered my tacos and Anthon seemed really interested in what I was eating. So I grabbed a small piece of tortilla and placed a chunk of carne asada in it for Anthon to eat. I thought he'd spit it out since he doesn't like chewy things. But he ate it down and said, "Yummy!" and wanted another bite. Yes, he is a Cannon after all!

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