July 15, 2012

109 Degrees

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We are pet sitting… meet Chocolate Chip, the sweetest spotted rabbit in California.

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Zac got two birthday cakes this year… one that Jeff decorated for him at our home, and a second one in Visalia decorated by Grandmom.

We are in an oreo ice cream birthday cake rut right now.  I’m very happy to be in this rut.

(Beware of Rachel the photo-bomber.)

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The kids and I headed to my parent’s place in the Central Valley for 4 days of 2x/day swim sessions… We swam from 9:30am-noon, then lunch, naps (the kids were exhausted!), dinner (my mom did all the cooking, love her!) and a night swim after dinner to cool off before bed.

And hello! It was 109 degrees one day.

One. Hundred. Nine.

It actually wasn’t that bad.

As long as you were in the pool.

The kids’ swim skills exploded. Their water comfort soared.  Dives, flips, big strokes.

Such a fun week!

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We borrowed my dad’s waterproof camera, and it was awesome.  So fun.

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My mom made these fun check lists for the kids.

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Item #7 (from list above): Make a golf course with Grandad.

Check and check.

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Thanks for the train loaner, Hemphills!

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Birthday Cake #2… the swimming pool cake (complete with mini diving board).  And yes, it was Oreo ice cream again.  Mmmmm.

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We broke out some glow sticks for Zac’s birthday night swim. 

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Teppanyaki treat.  We all loved watching the food being prepared right in front of us.

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Lastly, here’s a little swim video wrap-up…  (this is my first video like this…and I stayed up waaaay too late working on it, but it was fun!)

Garland kids swim in Visalia.

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