a summer update

It's been so log since I blogged, I almost forgot my password. That would have been embarrassing. I am just going to give you a glimpse of what has happened around here. It makes my head hurt to try and write out detailed posts of the events. What can I say, it's Sunday morning and I'm lazy. Ok, so since I last updated here is what we've been up to:
Robert turned 39. We celebrated in high style at Rubys. I think the boys enjoyed it more, Robert is a good sport though.

Maddie graduated from 8th grade. Wow! We all went to her graduation and celebrated afterwards at Canter's Deli on Fairfax in Los Angeles. It was just as good as you can imagine.

After lunch we went to the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. It is a beautiful place. It was someone's home a long time ago. Here is the information on it. If you happen to find yourself in Beverly Hills, it's worth a visit.



Robert and Harrison spent the night on the USS Midway in San Diego with some scouts from our pack. They loved it. Well, let me rephrase that, they loved everything except the sleeping arrangements. The bunks were very close together, and a bit claustrophobic. Other than, that they loved it. What a big adventure for both of them. Charlie, Audrey and I held down the fort here. We ordered a pizza for dinner and watched my favorite movie, The Gnome Mobile.



And Audrey FINALLY started drinking milk from a sippy cup. She loves it too. I think she is a mini Charlie in that respect. I always joked that with Charlie we should have had some cows out in the front yard to keep up with the demand. She seems to be following in those footsteps.

We spent a quiet day at home yesterday and swam and watched some local fireworks from our yard. All in all, a good summer so far if you don't count a bee sting (Charlie) and swimmer's ear (Harrison). What have you been up to?