Double Digits.

Wowza. Five parties in four days, and the last three were doubles. Twins, then sisters, then sisters again. My house is unkempt, I should be cleaning it but I'll get to it...eventually. Tony's family dropped by Thursday evening for pizza and cake to mark Emily's tenth. It seemed like that night was the worst of the weird acrid weather we have been having, so humid too, which is almost unheard of in these parts. We were socked in by haze and smoke from distant fires all week long, it just let up so we could breathe a little fresh air yesterday. Relief.

Then Friday we took Emily and her friends to see WALL-E. Very cute, you know how much I love Pixar [Yeah, I know, who doesn't] so it was a treat for all of us. WALL-E's love interest was named EVE. WALL-E called her EEEEEVA. You can imagine the delight that was my girl Eva throughout the flick. She sat through it all, only one trip to the little girls room for us and I held her in my lap and we watched the whole show. The ten year old entourage was enthralled and entertained just fine as well, I was only a teeny bit worried that it might be too young for them, I had no need for that concern. Pixar didn't let us down.



After that it was off for more pizza and cake with Emily's girlfriends and just like that, one more birthday behind us. The other parties over the weekend were birthdays, baby baptisms and first communion. Mucha familia. Good food and lots of visiting.

I very much enjoy watching my son play sports with the big boys. I am not kidding, he kept up with them step for step, basket for basket. My kid is awesome. These are three of Carmen's boys, my nephews. When school starts they will be in 9th, 10th, and 12th grades. I love to see Wyatt up next to them because, well, they are so big now and he is so little. When I first met them, they were babies. Remembering them when they were Wyatt's age makes me think, wow, it won't be long before he is a big boy too. Carmen's fourth boy is the one measuring back to back with Em, they are only about six weeks apart in age. If you didn't know me and I told you that they were twins, you would believe me.



Wyatt and Sarah are on their second week of six weeks of swim lessons. It's probably overkill but I know by the end of it they will be fully swimming like little fishies. I signed them up for two sets of classes and then Tony signed them up for two weeks of private lessons in the middle of that so that is why they have such a long schedule. Just gettin' 'em ready for the pool that we eventually hope to have [insert brief daydream here].

Off to make a smoothie with all that fruit that is taking a turn for the not so fresh anymore, then clean my house and get more things that are not on my list done, or not. Happy week to you, make it good.