This was a hot weekend and we did not want to do much.  The only thing we had planned on Saturday was going to a dinner at our neighbor’s house up the hill.  Andrew and Marilyn invited us along with other neighbors, the Ricchios and the Amiris.  We arrived along with Frank and Linda, and we all were served with wine and appetizers.  The boys were excited walking around their big yard and finding secret passages.  They also showed everyone how to work their fidget spinners.  The Arimis were quite late, so at some point, we let the boys started playing on their tablets.  Finally everyone arrived and we chatted some more over wine, then dinner was served.  It was a nice sit-down dinner and we took our time eating through the few courses of the meal.  The boys chose to sit at their own table instead of with the adults.  I also agreed to let them stay on their tablets as long as they did not forget to eat.  They both ended up eating quite a lot of dinner.  By the time we finished desserts, it had passed 10pm which was so late for the boys but of course the boys did not mind at all.  We thanked the hosts, said goodbye to everyone, then we walked down the hill to go home.

   On Sunday morning, the boys woke up at usual hour despite going to bed very late.  They started the morning having Maxim over for 3 hours.  Since it was so warm, we stayed home the rest of the day.  The boys spent some time in the backyard reading under the umbrella with Stuart, and later we all played some ping pong and 2 squares in the garage.  The boys however were still hoping to go play on the street, but it was just too hot.  We also played some Wii together.  During the day, Stuart also hooked up our new grill and we had a chance to use it to make us a tri tip dinner.  Stuart enjoyed learning how to use the grill and we definitely enjoyed the meal.  Finally after dinner, it was cool enough for the boys to go play outside with the neighbors.