Other Summer Fun

Dressing Up.

pool time
floating...
throw me higher daddy!
the teepee I made for the boys.
painting
he called this one his "super vacuum"

Can't believe he's 4!

Here we are waiting for the fun to start! S wanted a Mr. The King... Dinoco Car from the movie Cars for his birthday cake. After wondering how it would turn out for 2 months, the day finally came to make the cake... and yea! it looks like a car! it's blue! there is a large spoiler! he LOVES it! This mom can relax!

Slip and slide time... I think he caught a little too much air on that one...
ouch!
This little friend was one of the last ones to stop playing with the slip and slide... she knows how to have a good time. Cold water, no problem!
P enjoyed it from a safe, dry distance.
Daddy grilling up food for our many, many guests.
Happy Birthday to you!
With one of his best buds. It's the little things that make it fun!
And the BIG things! Bouncy Houses are the Bomb!
Thanks for coming guys! You made S's 4th birthday a great one!

Staying Cool

It has been hot the last few weeks. Not as hot as my friends and fam down in Oklahoma, but still hot. Here are a few of the things we've been doing inside trying to stay cool in the A/C... note previous post, our A/C broke yesterday... I guess last week was just too much for it! Waiting for the repairman to come, so we're hanging out in the cool basement this morning, and that means me sitting here at the computer updating my blog.

play-dough, so messy, so fun... so yummy??? the boys have been eating it a little bit as I say, NO! don't eat the play-dough! and they want to know, why not? I ate play-dough when I was little, did you?
Racing the cars. Yes, P is in underwear... we're on attempt #2 of potty-training. Pretty sure he is still not ready, so I will raise the white flag and surrender. We'll try again in a few months.
We lost the marker for the aqua-doodle pad, so why not paint with water? This held his attention way longer than the marker!

Summer

Enjoying the hot by cooling off in the pool.

Making Splashes!
P's turn to splash.
One of the types of roses I have in my backyard. love it.
Passion Flower. so unique.
Our A/C stopped working yesterday. Fortunately the low last night was 68, so we were able to stay comfortable with the windows open. The high today is 82 and overcast, so we won't be miserable today while waiting for the A/C man to get here. They said they could make it here this morning, so that's good news! Hopefully, it's a small fix and we won't have to replace it.