Swimming and Sandcastles

Here are some pictures from our attempts to keep cool this summer!  Actually, the weather hasn't been as hot as we've expected.  We have an occasional hot day or two, but it has usually cooled off nicely in the evenings, and we've had some cooler days as well.  That being said, I am constantly very hot, but I guess that's being pregnant in the summer.  Our basement is very cool and is my favorite place to be in our house. :)

We have a splash park down the street from us, that we've visited a few times, but Alan isn't really into the spraying water.   Funny because he loved standing under the pouring water at Seven Peaks last summer... must be a new phase.  Anyway he has much more fun splashing and wading in pools and we've spent several days with our neighbors in their kiddie pools!  As you can see they have lots of fun together!

Alan, Violet, and Lucia in the little pool

Hanging out on the front porch...

And deciding to share.  So cute. :)

This Saturday we decided to go to the beach.  Alan was very excited to play in the sand and the water, and repeated that phrase the entire time we drove there, looked for a parking spot, and walked to the water.  There was also a sand sculpting competition that we thought would be fun to check out.  So despite being 9 months pregnant we braved the beach.

Alan was a little nervous at the beginning...

We tried to make a little sand sculpture ourselves, but Alan had the most fun knocking it down.

Getting braver and going out farther

And as you can see, Alan ended up having quite a fun time.

And here are some pictures from the sand sculpting competition.  You can see the man working on it in the first picture.  They were pretty much amazing.  These are just water and sand, and they spray a diluted elmer's glue solution on the top to prevent the wind from blowing it away.  And the turtle's shell in the last picture is hollow.  I have no idea how they did that.  Pretty incredible.  All in all a very fun day.