Before the Heat Wave...

We hit the pool! Yes, it sounds strange--why not hit the pool during the heat wave?? Well, rest assured, it was still close to 90 degrees when we went last week. Yes, that was a "cool" day here in Nebraska. Today, the heat index is 115 (95 degrees + humidity=we're staying indoors this week!) When it gets this hot, it's not safe for babies, kids and well, anyone to be outside. So, we went to the pool as much as we could last week before it got too hot to venture out.


We have seriously loved having a pool pass this summer--it's certainly saved my sanity many-a-afternoons! All three of the children really enjoy the water and, when Kari gets too tuckered out, she has her car seat to catnap in!



One afternoon, Christian's swim instructor, Caitlyn, offered to take he and Emily swimming. She had them going, going, going, for 4 hours! They had a blast, and this picture below, proves it. (He still has his swimsuit on underneath the blanket--I managed to get his p.j. top on so he wouldn't get chilly.)


I think our favorite times at the pool are the evenings that we go with Daddy. We take turns taking Emily and Christian down the water slides or, Emily's latest request, into the deep end! She's totally become a water bug this summer and threw quite the tantrum when it was time to go home Friday night! ("I'm NOT tiiiirrrreddddd!!!!") Ah, little grasshopper, I beg to differ :-)!


So, as we appreciate the wonderful invention of air conditioning this week, we will be anxiously awaiting the arrival of some "cooler" temps so that we can get back in the water!