Summer Fun

We have already been busy having fun this summer. Last week, we spent 5 out of 7 days outside at parks, pools and picnics. We all love hot weather, so we've been out a ton. They act like being inside is the most boring thing once summer comes around too, so when we do stay in we have to be creative to keep the kids engaged. Luckily, we have a water table and sand box on our front porch that they are both enjoying too. The other day, I left them both out there alone for 2 minutes and when I came back out Emerson was totally soaked from head to toe - Zane had dumped water all over her. She didn't seem to mind. :)

This day, we played dress up - Emmy was the princess and Zane the prince of course. It's funny how just putting one random item on as clothing counts as dressing up. Emerson wore my apron for a dress and Zane wore his "boppies" for a cape.

We love Civic Green Park! It has a playground, a pond to wade in, and Zane's favorite part, fountains to run through. Notice he still fits into the same swim trunks as last year. :) He's also gotten a lot more brave since last year, which is mostly a good thing, but can be a little scary sometimes.
Emerson wasn't so sure...
She did get used to it and would walk up and touch the fountains a little bit. I put these little sandals on her so that she wouldn't slip as much and I've also been so thankful that she started keeping her hat on. Now I just need to work on her sun glasses. Her skin is SO fare that she burns super easily.
Zane refuses to sleep when he's upstairs for his "rest time" but he's been getting so worn out from being out in the sun that he falls asleep almost everyday sitting on the couch. He only needs to be on it and hold still for a few minutes and he's usually out. I wish he would just nap while he's in his bad during Emmy's nap...that would just be too easy and make too much sense!
Emmy is learning how to hold her own bowl of snacks and eat out of it. We've had a million spills, but she's getting better.
A new summer hair do - my mom put her hair up in a little pony tail and I liked it so I've started doing it too. It gets her bangs out of her eyes. :)
We've gotten to swim at our pool several times already. This day, Janelle came with us. She's a major swimmer, so the kids had a blast with her swimming under them and blowing bubbles and swimming to the deep end with them. We also tried out these floaties for them. They both loved them because they could be independent.
Here's Zane and me hanging out. He liked wearing his goggles and trying to look underwater. It was hard to blow bubbles and look at the same time, so he kept choking on the water when he tried.