It's feeling hot hot hot

The temperature last weekend hit 100 degrees both days! How do you keep cool when the weather is sooo hot? First you wait until it gets shady in the backyard in the late afternoon, and then you hit the sprinkler!

Addie was timid at first...
...but slowly got used to it.

Coley also got some of his toes wet

Then we let the two of them hang out together.

Cole preferred checking out the grass.

Then Addie got REALLY into sprinkler

See how wet she is?

And what better way to cool off than with popsicles on the porch?

On Sunday we ignored the child labor laws and had Addie wash our car to cool off. Well, at least the bottom half. And yes, she has no pants on. In the summer it's a battle to keep her from being completely naked, so wearing a shirt is a very fair compromise.

After the car wash, the kiddos went down for naps, and I wielded a power tool to trim the hedges (go me!)

and very suddenly a HUGE storm blew through. We were lucky that the house and car didn't get hit, and we had electricity unlike some others in the area. BUT....there was a little damage to Addie's swing set.


Ask Addie to tell you the story of the storm. She tells you where everyone was during the storm and exactly what happened. It's quite a dramatic affair when EVERYthing started moving on the porch

And some other cuteness for your viewing pleasure

Well hello there good-looking


Telling secrets to Gaga

Snuggling with Daddy

And giggling with Erin B.

Yes, he REALLY does smile all the time!

Addie said "No pictures please" to her papparazzi

Oh, okay...maybe just one to show us all what an amazing big sister she is :)