Be careful what you wish for...

I remember getting home from Disney a month ago thinking, this is summer, right?  Temps were in the 60's, mornings started with sweatshirts or light jackets, and I wondered when we would ever get to play at places like splash park or an outdoor pool.  Everywhere I went people were making small talk with strangers about how unusual this summer has been so far.  Considering we left 95+ degree temps, it was a shock.

I guess our prayers were answered two weeks ago.  The hot summer weather came and it's stayed.  Our air conditioner was turned on for the first time and we've spent the past two weeks in water.  The aquatic center, wave pool, splash park, rec center pool, and even a friend's pool for a birthday party!  I'm beginning to think we could live in bathing suits alone.  Forget regular clothes.

The kiddie pool at my parents house is still keeping them entertained.  And we added a new element this year.  The 1984 version of a slip n'slide.  Yes, my parents saved every.single.thing. from our youth.  And it works like a charm!  Better than the one we bought this summer.  Figures.

Any other type of recreation has to be done in the morning before the heat of the day.  Even then, at 10am, the 85 degree temps and high humidity had me sweating.  But, it was well worth the sweat to reconnect with some work friends!

Trips to some of my old stomping grounds like the Troy Aquatic Center and the Red Oaks Wave Pool were fun over the past week!  And definitely nostalgic.  It's so cool showing your own kids some of the fun places you went to growing up.  Watching them make their own memories there.  Ahhh full circle.

Nothing has changed at these places and yet, they're still fun!

I'm enjoying how brave the boys are getting in the water too!  All these visits to the pools have given us opportunities to teach them independence in the water.  And I'm happy to report that we actually went to a birthday party where both boys were in the pool, in their puddle jumpers of course, by themselves for the first 15 minutes.  Then they requested Scott get in to help them on some of the water toys.  Hey, I'll take those 15 minutes of relaxation with Scott while the kids entertain themselves, safely.

Happy birthday, Maya!

I was actually relieved this morning as we all woke up and I realized I wouldn't have to deal with sunscreen, bathing suits, and towels.  We hung them all up and just laid low at home.  Sometimes you need a lazy day like that.  A BBQ dinner over at my sister-in-law's house was a great end to the weekend.  Safety Town is over and our agenda is wide open this week.  Toledo Zoo, perhaps?  We'll see where the wind blows us...