Beating the heat

Just as my luck would have it, we've been having an unseasonably early heat wave this past week with temperature hitting 100+ degrees for the past 6 days! June is not supposed to be that hot so who knows what the rest of the summer will bring! So, to beat the heat, we've been playing with a lot of water and hitting the pools. Ethan loves going across the street to his good buddy, Nolan's house and playing with him. Below are some pictures of the goofy boys. They play so well together and just crack me and Cristy (his mom) up! They were having a water fight throwing cups of water on each other and giggling. Such boys!

The water fight begins...

Although this looks like Ethan is strangling Nolan, he is really just

hugging and posing for the picture:)

I also moved Ethan's water table from the back patio onto the front porch since it gets so much shade in the afternoon as well as a nice breeze despite the oppressive heat. Like all kids, Ethan loves water no matter where he is and constantly dumps it on himself, my feet, the plants, the ground or the house. As long as he is happy and cool, I could care less.

On the weekends we head to one of the many pools in Ladera to cool off. Today our little man suffered his first bee sting on his finger while we were at the pool. It was no fun for anyone as he was petrified not to mention I am sure it hurt a lot. Bryan had to pull the stinger out as it was in was pretty deep. Luckily there were no allergic reactions, just a swollen finger and a hysterical little boy. Some TLC, Benadryl and frozen yogurt later he was on the mend and talking about his "bee bite" like a proud soldier returning from battle.