Charlie's most excellent birthday weekend

Charlie turned 7 on Friday, the 17th. Seven! Where did that come from? I don't know. Friday started off on a high note. I let him open one present. We had the family over on Saturday, so he had to wait one more day to open all of his gifts. I think he was happy with this pick, he picked a brand new game for his Leapster2.

He also requested Chick-fil-A for lunch, a request I was happy to grant. The rest of the day was spent playing with his brother while I cleaned and got ready for the party.
Saturday was the big day. Charlie picked Spiderman as his theme. I ordered the cake from Baskin Robbins, and it was good! Saturday was very hot, we had the air conditioning going full force and the house still was warm. His party was fun, he got a lot of gifts. More Lego sets. The thing about Charlie is, he doesn't care if he builds them or not, he just wants to play with them. He is quite happy to have someone else do the work. This is a win-win for Harrison because he loves to build them! I can't decide if Charlie is lazy or smart. ;)


Yesterday we took a totally spur of the moment trip to the beach. We went to Corona Del Mar, a beautiful beach, surrounded by beautiful homes. We didn't go to this particular beach, we were just to the left of it. Look at all those umbrellas! It was the perfect day for the beach.

The boys headed straight to the water. Audrey and I enjoyed watching them, then it was time for her first dip in the Pacific. She did not like it at all. She preferred to sit on the blanket with me and I think it was the first time I've seen her happy to sit still!