Beach Day!

Shadow had been wanting to go to the beach.  He is currently taking swim lessons once a week and is totally enjoying it!  Today was such a perfect day!  The blue sky, no overcast, a bit of tradewinds, and just time to spend together as a family. 

I've been experimenting with different techniques to enhance my pictures.  Here they are!

Shadow building his sandcastle.

Little Peony enjoyed collecting the rocks and coral.

Shadow & I having a bonding moment.

Yes, the kids had a blast!  1LuvnDad & I enjoyed seeing our kids happy.  We are luvn the JOURNEY as parents!

The Heat Is On!

Do you remember the song The Heat Is On sung by Glenn Frey?

The heat is on, the heat is on,
the heat is on, the heat is on,
 oh, it's on the street, the heat is . . . on!

Okay, showing a little bit of my age here.  Well, the pass several days have been really, really, I mean, really HOT!  It has been so unbearable that it's nice to be at the mall or grocery store where there is air condition.  The humidity is awful!  It doesn't help that we've been experiencing vog again. 

Since it was so hot, Shadow and Little Peony played in their pool.  I swear, it was so tempting to just jump right on in with them.  They both enjoyed 2 straight days in the pool and got 2 shades darker too.  While the kids splashed about in the backyard, 1LuvnDad cleaned our very dirty windows and screens.  Yup, he did that 2 days in a row as well.  I didn't realize how many windows we had.

Here are some pictures of the kids.

What have you been up to in the past several days?  I hope the tradewinds will come back and continue to stay.  Unless, we'll be JOURNEYING into more hot weather and more dips in the pool!  *maybe head on down to the beach*  ;o)