It's H.O.T...Hot Hot Hot

Tyler flying off the slide into the pool.

"Move over Tyler" here comes Joshy.

It has been so darn hot lately.  It hasn't been the usual dry heat but a really humid heat (well humid for Utah).  I have had a hard time with this humidity.  I am sweating all the time and even though our swamp cooler is working really good, it's just not as good when it's humid.

Tyler doing his silly pose with his otter pop.

One of the ways the kids like to cool down is by playing in our swimming pools.  They aren't anything fancy, but they do the trick on a hot day.  I got the pool out today and a couple of days ago.  The boys play in the water all day when the pools are out.  They usually go in the morning while they are filling up, after lunch and a show, and then again after another break, and then again if I let them go after dinner.  It's a lot of changing in and out of swimsuits, sunscreen, and otter pops.

Today I decided to put the pool in a different spot in the back yard today because our usual spot got pretty muddy last time.  With all the splashing that spot got really wet, so I decided to share the water wealth by putting it somewhere else.  Last time I had the boys fill their big "suck'um up" water guns with water and go and squirt out the water on all the dry spots on the lawn.  I figured it was fun for them and the spots got watered.  I also got a big bucket and dumped pool water on the dry spots.  I don't feel so bad using lots of water the fill the pools when we use it for the lawn.

Yea for otter pops and water.

I love watching Tyler and Josh in the pools.  They love to get the slide from the play area and put it in the pool.  Then they do tons of different things with the slide from jumping off it into the water to sliding backwards and sidewards.  It is fun to see them using their imaginations and playing together so well.  They have such a great time and get in lots of exercise.  This is what summer is all about!

 Megan wasn't super into it today.  She asked to get her suit on after her nap (when I say asked I mean she pointed to her swimsuit and grunted), but then didn't get into the water once it was on.

Josh enjoying his otter pop on the swing.

Megan and Josh LOVE otter pops.

I noticed yesterday that Megan's little pinky toe was red, but didn't really think too much about it.  Then today I checked it and it was more red and looked swollen.  The part by her teeny tiny nail was white.  So when Tony got home from work (luckily no beans today) he took her into the Urgent Care.  They are there now waiting to be seen.  I called to get her into a pediatrician but they were all booked.  I really can't wait until our pediatrician comes back in September, we miss her.  They told Tony it would be an hour and a half wait.  I hope they are quicker because that is a long time to wait to see a doctor with a 15 month old. 

Koda found him a nice cool spot where he wont get wet.