Hello everyone! Last week’s Weekly Wrap Up is a quickie because I am LATE. We returned from our weekend in Madrid at 11p.m. last night and I collapsed into bed.

Better late than never. My darling Lachie turned 10 last Friday. Lachie is his own person. While we all love chocolate, he goes for lemon. I ordered this lemon birthday cake for his birthday from a bakery down the street. Fluffy, creamy and frosted with fresh whipped cream, the cake was gobbled up in no time.

One of my best helpers, Lachie does not ask for much and he’s happy with little. He’s the child who warns me: “Mom, don’t do that, don’t buy that, save your money, Mom.” He’s careful and cautious, funny and kind. He hates to lose and always wants to be first, but takes care of everyone. We couldn’t love him any more. Happy birthday, Lachie!

Since 10 is a big milestone, I took Lachie and his brothers to Madrid this past weekend. I’ve been wanting to visit Madrid for my whole life so I think I was more excited than the boys. For me, it’s Madrid; for them, Real Madrid soccer! Although frankly we’ve never been so hot, we had a blast. On our first night, we tried a local restaurant with traditional Spanish food where we got to know the gentleman in the picture below who is an expert in slicing Iberian ham (he’s been doing it for 29 years). The owner Esteban sat with us for another piece of lemon cake and told us about his career, which began as a dishwasher. He now owns three restaurants. This mama flying solo did not need the extra champagne Esteban offered us at the end of our meal, but it made for a festive evening… only live once, right?

(And don’t miss our resident “winker,” Beckett, below — he’s not to be stopped.)

Thus, our Madrid weekend took off. For more on our adventures in Madrid, check out next week’s video and Weekly Wrap Up.

Sending love from Spain to all of you.

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xoxoxoxo Melissa

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