Too Hot Outside

We stayed inside with the AC today. It was way too hot outside for us! Kate had fun playing. She didn't even ask to turn on "Bob" (Veggie Tales) once. She's in a climbing phase right now. If she can climb it, she will. Even innocuous things such as rocking toys become dangerous. She insists on getting on her rocking worm and standing up with no hands. She also likes to climb up on the back of the chaise lounge and stand. She's about to get a crash course in physics if she's not more careful (yes Courtney, if you are reading this, pun was intended).

Jump Zone

Kate went to her friend Graham's second birthday party at the Jump Zone yesterday. She had a lot of fun (plus she got pizza and cake...she was very happy about that). She and Mary Townes played in the toddler area. Kate's favorite thing was stacking the big squishy blocks. I was worn out from chasing her all over place!

More (very hot) Deck Time

We spent a little while hanging out on the deck after naptime this afternoon. Not for very long though-- it was way too hot and humid. Kate enjoyed herself while it lasted. She was not very happy to come back inside the house (as you can tell from the last picture). She gets to have pizza for dinner tonight, so I'm sure her mood will improve...

Fourth of July

Hope everyone had a happy 4th of July! We spent the afternoon hanging out at my parents' house. The extended family was there, sans Marshall, who had to work. Kate and Aniyah played out in their respective wading pools to try and beat the heat. I sat nearby and concentrated on not having a heat stroke.

After a delicious dinner, the kids (Matt and Isaac are included in the "kids") played with sparklers and shot off some fireworks. Linden hung out in the wading pool. Since Kate is always so freaked out by Hibachi grills, I didn't think she'd be a big fan of the fireworks. Surprisingly, she found them entertaining at first, and easily ignored after about fifteen minutes. She didn't even flinch...

Somewhere in there (you'll notice if you look at the picture sequence) Matt found a few minutes to give Aniyah a haircut. She wanted it cut "so she doesn't have to brush it as much". I think she looked older after the cut. It turned out very cute.

The bulk of the family went to Belle Meade CC to watch fireworks, to carry on our 30 year old tradition. Kate was getting pretty tired so the Fine contingent decided to bail and just go home. I hear we missed a good show. Several people said it was the best display BMCC has put on in several years. Oh well... hopefully they'll be just as good next year.

Oklahoma

Here are some pictures from our recent trip to Oklahoma. We spent one night in Davis to visit with Matt's grandparents. Matt got to go fishing with Pappaw. He'd been looking forward to that for a long time. The next evening we drove into OKC and stayed there for the rest of the week. We had fun catching up with friends and family we hadn't seen in a long time. We also ate way too many Braum's burgers and shakes (I'm pretty sure I had at least 10 chocolate shakes just on my own-- it'll serve me right if I end up with gestational diabetes...). We even let Kate have her own cup of ice cream.

It was very hot in Oklahoma!! 102 degrees in June was almost too much for this pregnant lady. Kate clocked a lot of hours in the wading pool. There were a couple of times I was hot enough I considered joining her. Matt actually did jump in twice...