Summer Lovin'

I watched my friend's kiddos yesterday, and we were talking about how it was LITERALLY the 1st day of Summer! It took some extra explaining, but I think we were all on the same page at the end of it all.
For us in the "School World," we measure seasons by the part of the school year we are in . . . so Summer started when school let out and ends when we return in August.
With this in mind, I think back to the movie "Grease" and the famous song "Summer Lovin'."

"Summer Lovin'. Had me a blast. Summer Lovin'. It happened so fast." (Something like that.)

My Summer Love is Augie . . . and I feel like Summer's already going SO fast. Events that we had once anticipated are quickly passing . . . and there are more to come . . . but with every one that passes, I feel one step closer to having to spend my daytime hours without my "Love!"

Until then, I WILL ENJOY EVERY SECOND OF IT! I AM GOING TO SOAK UP EVERY OUNCE OF AUGIE LOVIN' THAT I CAN HANDLE WITHOUT EXPLODING So . . . Looking back on some of our once anticipated events . . .

WE HAD OUR FIRST TRIP TO A BIG POOL. It was LOTS of fun. Thanks Tia Vicky, Julian, Adriel, and Brianna for inviting us, spending the afternoon with us, and even sharing your snacks! We're eagerly awaiting the next time we can do this again!!!








We have also spent some time at home - inside - out of the heat. It really takes a lot out of us (Augie and I both) to spend a day in the sun, and we have to play catch up for a half day or so. Augie's naps are just a little longer after a day in the sun, and we try not to go out after 4:00 to avoid the hottest part of the afternoon.

So we play in our Jump Up . . .


Which we really JUMP in now! . . .


And also eat . . .


And we also just play with our toys - like our hipporse.

Hipporse: an animal that is a mixture of a hippo and a horse. It has no known origin. It is very rare.

All joking aside, that's what I'm calling Augie's stuffed animal. I thought it was a hippo, but it turns out it's a horse (whose name is Whinny). So this adorable blue creature is now known as a hipporse - named Whinny - because I say so and his tag says so.



HMMMMMMM . . . WHAT IS A HIPPORSE MOM?!


Of course, we still take breaks to ENJOY our snacks. A favorite is chocolate animal crackers . . . can you tell?!!!




And when Daddy comes home to share his lunch time with us, Augie is all smiles . . . when he's not napping that is!


And his newest "toy" that keeps him busy for LONG amounts of time - plastic bottles! This is the biggest he's played with so far, but water bottlest that crumple and make lots of noise are his favorite!