Summertime

Saturday was HOT. To be exact, it was 98*.  I love the heat, and so does Austin, but babies dread the heat. Which is completely understandable.  So to keep us all happy, Aubri went swimming at Grandpa and Grandma's house in Alpine.  We basked in the sun, while she splashed to her hearts content. She loved it!  After about 20 minutes she ready to go in. Between the heat and the warmth of the pool, I think Daddy made it a little too warm, she wanted to cool off.

Isn't that just the cutest binky? Thanks Auntie Jen for getting that for her. Its her favorite binky now!

 

When she was ready to get out, she army crawled out. All the way to me. Love that she is a Mama's girl!

After that, I took her inside and fed her and put her down for a nap while Daddy and Grandpa Dave went and got lunch. She had other plans so, we ended up going on a ten minute walk to get to sleep.  After she woke up,  we went on a hike. This is the biggest thing I miss about living in Alpine.  You can literally walk right out your door, head for the mountains to go a nice one or two hour hike. On top of that, is gorgeous up there. See for yourself:

I wouldn't mind living in Alpine one day just for the view and how motivating it is to go on a hike. When we lived there, we would go for hikes 3-4 times a week. It was fantastic and kept us in good shape. We ran about half of the hikes to give it a little more kick. I miss it!

Aubri did really good! We brought a cup of pebbled ice..her favorite and it helped keep her cool and happy.  She chilled in her stroller most of the way, but got sick of it after about and hour. So we did the next thing she loves to do, riding on her Daddy's shoulders. She was so excited when Austin lifted her to go on his shoulders. I think she had a perma smile for at least 10 minutes. 

Of course, after the hike to cool her down, we stopped by the splash pad in Alpine. She was very interested in it. And let out a sigh when the water hit her toes. 

It was a good weekend with time well spent. We were all so exhausted yesterday, that we all took a family nap for 2 1/2 hours. Felt so good.  We hope everyone is enjoying this amazing weather, just as much as we are!