Steamin'

Well, friends. I'm just going to tell it like it is. Right now Texas is so hot I saw a bird pull a worm out of the ground with an oven mitt.

Yesterday, it was in the 104-106 range per some car thermometers. Today, it was reading 100 degrees.

Of course I feel the need to always have something for Chuck to do. It would be different if Smith could play (which is starting to happen). But right now Chuck just isn't good about going and playing by himself.

This morning everyone decided 5:30 would be a great time to start the day. We ate some breakfast (the boys), drank coffee (me), and screamed for no apparent reason besides just good ol' fun (smith). Then we headed to Sonic. Sonic is currently my favorite playground. This is only the second time there. There is a lot of sand (good thing we took our toys!), a bounce house, slides, and tons of shade! There is a roof over the seating area which is great for albino baby! Because of the angle, the roof shaded half of the playground until about 10 but still shaded the sand where Chuck was digging.

We met my friend and her 3 yo boy there. They are very familiar with life in the medical field. It's nice to have someone here who is in the same boat as I am.

We played for almost 3 hours! There was a breeze every once in a while but never got too hot because the side walk where the tables are stayed in the shade so there was no heat for it to give off.

Chuck spent most of his time jumping in the bounce house and digging.










I thought for sure that after an early morning and 3 hours in the heat that I would get some naps out of these boys.... NONE. Smith didn't even nap. He stayed awake for 12 hours straight! Sonic needs to start spiking drinks because I'm just not gonna make it!

We did have to run a few errands (no sleeping in the car either). Chuck looked like a freaking college student!







As I said, they boys are starting to play together. Smith is pretty much sitting now (although I can't quite walk away) and he is able to ride in grocery carts now!! That means its almost time to get rid of the infant car seat!!! Here's some pictures of the playing!













Love it.

Smith in a cart-



This child gets so much attention when we go out I have to factor in an extra 10 minutes for random thigh squeezes. Bless him.

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