Summer Fun

The weather these past few weeks has been so, very hot. Frequent triple digit days have kept our family indoors for all but the early morning and late evening hours. Despite the hot weather, we have found some outdoor activities to enjoy. Daniel had his first round of swimming lessons this summer! He and I enrolled in a Parent and Child class together. Daniel learned many new things and enjoyed all of it except "being dipped." The instructor wanted the children to learn how to go under water without being scared. Daniel did not enjoy this part, and every time he felt that going under was likely, he would say, "No thank you, Mommy! No thank you!" So, we kept our heads above the water for the most part. Here are some photos of our lessons:


Brian and Daniel have also been enjoying snow cones this summer! We have a little snow cone machine that Brian fires up most evenings. Those two enjoy their snow cones while I have a little chocolate. In my opinion, ice chips with sugar syrup can't hold a candle to chocolate! Here they are enjoying their snow cones. Notice how we eat these outside. They are a little too messy for indoor consumption!