Weekend Fun

^^This is my favorite family picture of us so far!

Though there were no 4th of July celebrations here, we still had a fun weekend with A's friend Toby visiting and family day at Rolls-Royce. Luckily the sun was out in between a few clouds and we were able to have a couple delicious meals too. 

 ^^ First we checked out the summer garden party in our neighborhood. A and Toby had some fun with the "soak-a-scout" game. Amélie on the other hand was exhausted. 

^^We had some pre-lunch ice cream while the sun was shining. 

 ^^Amélie was very happy to meet Toby. 

 ^^We had lunch at The White Swan, a pub in a small village called Bosham near us, that we have been wanting to try. It was well worth it and we had a really great meal. We shared this starter with homemade bread and chutneys. 

 ^^Next were salt baked prawns. 

^^For the main, I had the duck breast (yay for being able to eat meat less than well done!) while the boys had lamb. All of it was delicious and perfectly cooked. 

^^Back at home, these two had a little dance party to will.i.am and Miley. 

^^Then after dinner, these guys made us dessert - bread and butter pudding! and it was very good! 

^^The next morning, it was off to our favorite spot for breakfast, Wellies. It's so cute inside with chalkboards, jars, burlap and twine everywhere. 

^^The little one napped while we ate. 

^^The Full English is so good here with just the right amount of food. 

^^Friends since they were little. 

^^Next, we were off to Family Day at Rolls-Royce. 

^^It's very different from Ferrari as it's just one huge building with the officers and manufacturing. 

^^The assembly side of the building. 

^^We checked out some cars, but couldn't go on one of the chauffeured rides because of the little one. We'll have to wait until she's little bit older!

^^Then, we checked out the assembly line.

^^And saw lots of finished cars.

^^It was a beach theme, hence the fake beach and sun chairs. There were bbq stations, ice cream, a giant slide, a puppet show. Lots for the kids. 

^^Amélie decided she was too tired for it all, so we headed home. She did like the leather animal souvenir. 

^^Lastly to end the weekend, a chocolate chip ice cream sandwich, yum. 

Amélie has her immunizations tomorrow so hopefully she won't be in too much pain. Then we're off on our first family vacation to Wales later this week. I have so much to pack. I have a feeling I'm going to end up bringing everything since we are going by car!