The last week has been hot. So here’s some ways to beat the summer heat.

First reaction: freak out. Glad I didn’t act on that one and instead went and joined the impromptu party the kids created. I was planning on vacuuming that day anyway.

Joe finally replaced his hand-me-down bike with a good commuter bike. (He bikes to work daily.) This one has a luggage rack, fenders, and best of all a bell. We promptly took a bike ride to the pool. 

We were testing the ability of toys to sink or float.

Playing with ice cubes on a hot summer day.

Enjoying the fireworks. Even the one-year-old stayed up and enjoyed them.