Heat Defeat

The Eastern seaboard heated up this past week, with outdoor temperatures soaring near the century mark. While this kind of summer weather might be normal for my native Texas, it certainly isn't what we expected when we planned a beach trip to Ocean City, MD...in mid-July.

Defeated by the heat, we ditched our plans to fight for a spot on the beach and instead chose to make our summer memories at the Ocean Pines Community pool instead. What memories we made!

Conor.

You joined us in the BIG pool for the first time, and we quickly learned that you cannot be left alone near the water. You did a cannonball (no lie) in the lap lane. Unassisted. Thankfully, your floaties slowed you down, and I was able to swim to you fast enough to catch you underwater. You are fearless. Wild. You laughed. And, just like you had done with the ocean waves last year, you were a quick study to the mushroom in the toddler pool. You faced it head on, setting the stage for the other toddlers in the pool. Your ENT doctor is not going to be happy with me.

Kate.

Your favorite part of going to the pool was wearing your swimsuit. All of them. Thanks to some helpful swim lessons, you proudly showed us how you could float on your back, jump in from the side of the pool by yourself, and get your face wet. We must have heard the words, "Watch me!" a hundred times. And, we did. We are indeed proud of your accomplishments.

I couldn't resist.