We had a busy start to July. Grandma Roxie and Grandpa Dan arrived on July 3 from Maui. On July 4th we had a lazy day, bbq'd in the back yard before heading into San Francisco to see the fireworks. It was a very cloudy night and all we could see was colored clouds but getting all kids and adults on Bart and around the city at night was half the adventure. Tues was Ciara's and my birthday. Ron and I took the day off and Ciara got to stay home from school. First on the agenda was to get Ciara's ear's pierced. She has been begging to get it done for almost year now and Ron decided he would provide moral support and get his ear pierced too...Ron went first by which time Ciara had lost her nerve and was hiding at the back of the store. She had to be held down, we looked like awful parents but I was done with the begging for pierced ears, it was going to happen. After that we went and had lunch and then Ciara, I and Grandma went to see the new Pixar movie WALL.E, and a little shopping after that. A good birthday was had by all. Debbe and Jim were also in town this week so it has been busy, everyone just doing a lot of hanging out. At the weekend Ron and I got to escape, Dan and Roxie very kindly offered to babysit for a night. Luckily we were able to get a reservation for some spa treatments and a night in Napa, it was so relaxing and so nice just to get away, I do not think we were even missed at home the girls were having such a good time with Grandma and Grandpa. Dan and Roxie left this morning and I think Tara misses them the most, she was a bit out of sorts tonight. So it is just us again........