4th of July: Part 2

As a family, we had a barbecue at Grandpa Ed and Suzette's across the street. We all ate plenty of burgers, sausage, and "cold kitties" (as Ed call them). Corn on the cob was a big hit as well as ice cream. Lee made some Brazilian beans that were mighty tasty. The kids built some "cool" things with Legos. Grandma always knows how to fill your tummy.

4th of July: Part 1

As a family, we went to seal beach for a few hours. This time Perry wore his wet suit and had a great time with his boogie board. All the kids were found covered in sand from building swimming pool/fortress. Lee was busy body surfing and helping Brooke in the water. Sage was being scared of the water and I was trying to help her.

Libby has glasses!

Check out her new sophisticated look. Isn't she cute? She will be wearing them mainly at school, inside the classroom. At home, she wears them while watching a long movie. She is very excited!

Alamitos Bay

I was so mad that I didn't have the camera today. The kids were loving the bay so much today, we stayed 3 hours. Perry came with us...he tried out his boogie board with a wet suit on...much better than at seal beach with no wet suit on. He must have swam out to the buoy (sp?) 3 times. Perry, Libby and Sage took several hours to build a city of tunnels and canals, waterfalls, etc. Everyone walking by had to comment on how "cool" it was. Now after the lesson/reprimand I just gave on saying "thank you" to compliments given. You better believe Perry was first one to say, "thanks" even so the other kid could hear him. Some other children helped gather sea snails for them to put inside their sand structure. Our friend Jeremy and his mom Jenny were there. Brooke liked playing with the crabs that Jeremy and his mom captured. Aunt Jenny and her son Gavin were also there. Some of the kids thought that Gavin would like a swimming pool, so they helped dig it and put water inside. Sage wanted to put him inside, but I don't think he had the same idea. Summer fun!

Natural History Museum

Sage next to gems inside the vault
Libby and Brooke next to some Amethyst
The girls with a Polar Bear in an interactive room
Our friends and Brooke drawing spiders and tarantulas
Libby and Sage being paleontologists.

Today we went to the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, near USC. We drove with some friends to make a total of 7 girls in the car. Since it was a free admission day, you can imagine the crowds, but we managed to have fun for at least 4 hours. Everyone had a different idea of what was the best part. Since the place has 3 floors, we didn't even get to all of the exhibits.

Perry's final hour as a Webelos

Perry's Den leader, Hugh Burns

Tonight was the last pack meeting for Perry before becoming a Boy Scout. He completed all 20 badges as well as earning his "Arrow of Light" (Cub scouting's highest award). Of course he needed plenty of encouragement along the way, but who doesn't? He received this beautiful arrow to hang on the wall as well as participated in a "cool" ceremony. The whole family was there to watch him take another step forward.

Libby's turn in the chair

Can you find Libby in the picture?

Today Libby went in for a spacer and root canal. A filling had broken and the tooth started to decay. Sweet little thing never complains about pain in her mouth, except a little today after all the drugs were out of her system. She has a new dentist that is very soft spoken and seems to click well with Libby. He is very efficient; we were in and out of the office under 1 hour. Brooke played in the toy room, while Sage and I watched every moment and gave moral support to Libby. After being under the weather for several hours, she is back to normal.