Summer Fun

This July has been a steamy one. According to one radio report, this is the hottest summer since 1980, the year I was born. Despite the extreme heat, we have had some fun times.

The photos below were taken on the final night of t-ball practice for the summer. Daniel really enjoyed it and especially had fun palling around with his friend Grant.

This summer we bought Daniel a Slip 'n Slide. He has had so much fun playing on it, though he is a little hesitant to do an all out run, jump, belly slide. So, he just scoots up and down it and enjoys playing in the water.
Notice how it looks like Brian is bowling in the above photo? Well, to some extent he was...with our son as the ball! Daniel loved getting an extra push down the slide to increase his speed!

The Fourth of July is always a big to-do in our little town. We participated in quite a few of the activities this year, beginning with the kid's fishing tournament on Saturday morning. Daniel caught three fish--a small, medium, and large one! Daniel believed his participation ribbon meant he got first place. In addition to fishing, Daniel did the pony rides, the bow shoot, the treasure hunt, the bounce house, and watched the parade (accruing a whole bag of candy). It was a fun weekend! Daniel was so taken with shooting a bow and arrow, that he has now acquired one of his very own. I keep saying, "Really? He is only 3!"

The treasure hunt consisted of digging for quarters in the sand. Daniel was the very best treasure hunter of the bunch and managed to get about $4 in the short time they were allowed to dig. He took it to Wal-Mart and spent it the next day!