Beat The Heat

No, I'm not talking about basketball here. And yes, I'm still a tad bit bummed that I was not able to experience the Finals at Roaracle... but oh well. Summer has officially arrived in South San Jose! Our windows and fans have been open most of the time (still able to avoid the a/c) and I'm a bit jealous of all the splashing I hear on the other side of our backyard. Maybe it would be a good idea to have a swimming pool in the backyard if you're living so far south. Maybe...

Anyway, the main theme of this week was thinking of ways to beat the heat. This included early outings before it got too hot, covered parking at the mall, or just staying home and lounging around.

 "Homeschooling"

The last time we were here, I had to walk around and make sure that Char wasn't being pushed around by bigger kids. This time (I think it's been a year!), I was able to sit down and just sorta watch the kids. It's so insane how capable and independent they are now. The purpose of this activity was to let them run around and lose all their energy without sweating up a storm.

 "Look Ma, no hands!"

 Hopping Shinn kids

 Tired yet happy kids

 Young shopping fashionista

I love Target. Target probably loves me back since I spend so much money there. Whenever I shop there with Lucas, he's only interested in the toy section. When I'm with Char, it's a whole different world! I think she actually enjoys browsing the aisles with me. She definitely enjoys shopping for her own clothes and has quite the opinion for a 2  year old. Her clothing of choice includes anything pink or purple, Frozen, Minnie Mouse, and anything ruffly like the skirts she's checking out right now. I'm teaching her young - we only shop in the clearance aisles (as pictured above). Mommy NEVER buys anything full price, EVER!

On Saturday, we were not able to beat the heat. We went to Vasona Park and spent much of the afternoon and early evening there. The kids had a blast and we came home tired, sweaty, and stuffed.

 Billy Bob train ride

 Beauty and the (stinky) beasts

 Watermelon never tasted so good

 Despite her worried look, she actually really loved her panda

 Mommy/daughter twinsie face painting fun

We basically screwed up our entire sleeping schedule on Saturday. Actually, weekend nap schedules are pretty messed up. Okay, wait... I take it back. Summer sleeping schedules are pretty messed up over all. But, it's summer! I'll slowly fix things in August when we get ready for school again. Having the kids share a room is a blessing and a curse. It's so cute hearing them converse with each other. But, they talk so much that it can take them up to an hour to fall asleep. Luckily, both are relatively deep sleepers so if they're asleep and the other person cries, they can sleep through it. Today, we came home around 2 and had them take their naps. However, they were still talking up a storm till close to 4! Yes, it was nearly two hours of non-stop conversation in that room (they're insane!!!). When it was 5, I decided that it was time to wake them up. Two very little creatures were not very happy...

 Unhappy toddler #1

 Very unhappy toddler #2

 Very tired #2 who passed out again and took a mini nap before dinner

btw, there are TONS of summer babies! I think there's been like six babies born this week. Did everyone drink some kind of special Kool-Aid in September?! (Did I do my math correctly?) Oh, and instead of beat(ing) the Heat, let's beat the Cavs! Go Dubs!