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Another busy summer week is gone. With the extreme heat we were having, our days were spent either inside enjoying the air conditioned climate or outside in a swimming pool (either in our backyard or at the aquatic center)! I told Anya that this summer we would go to all the different aquatic centers around town, so this week we made it to 2 different ones in West Des Moines (Valley View & Holiday) and our normal one in Altoona. We had a blast playing in the water, going down slides and jumping off the sides! When we weren’t out at the swimming pools, Anya was usually in her blow up pool in the backyard. In fact, it was so hot one morning that by 9am, she was already sitting in her pool eating a ice pop! She definitely knows how to beat the heat!

Tonight Josiah got his first ice cream cone. He has had ice cream many times, but always feed to him on a spoon by someone. Well, lately, he has hit a bit of an independent streak (who knew??!!) and wants to feed himself. So, I gave him the ice cream, cone and all, and let him go to town. Man did he think he was hot stuff. He actually did a pretty good job until he decided to take a bite of the bottom…things went downhill pretty fast from there. But, he enjoyed it and it was pretty funny to watch, so it was worth all the mess in the end. Plus, it’s not really summer if the kids aren’t sticky most of the time anyway right?

Here are a few pictures of our week. Hope everyone is enjoying this reprieve from the heat!