One of our families favorite places to go is the soda pop shop, or Galcos. They have hundreds of different types of sodas here, including 60 kinds of rootbeer. Scott has always been a soda aficionado, so he is in heaven here. Yes its in LA, we live more than 2 hours away, and we go at least twice a year. It is that awesome. 

John Nese, the owner, turned it from a grocery store ran by his father, into a shop that sold almost exclusively soda. Check out this link on youtube.  Every time we've gone, he's been there, stocking shelves. He is just like he seems in the video- awesome.

Ryan's favorite part is the old fashioned candy. Here he is giving a tour...

Emma was so little! Her first trip to Galco's.... July 2011.

Love this little face. He wears his emotions on his sleeve. This was probably because I wouldn't let him hold the camera.

Happy husband. He loves trying out crazy flavors... cucumber, rose petal, jamaican ginger beer, spruce beer (seriously taste like you're drinking a tree), huckleberry, moxie (tastes like medicine), sassparilla, lavender, and of course the regulars. I think we've had at least 20 different rootbeers from this place. 

We were thinking of making this our Christmas card.

Our Galco favorites:

Scott: Americana Huckleberry

Megan: Wild Strawberry

Ryan: Dinosaur Juice

Emma: Cinnamon Vanilla Root-beer 

(ok, its her Dad's second favorite, but she'll love it too someday.)