Endless Summer
We have been “enjoying” almost three weeks of an unseasonal heat wave. Yes, nothing compared to Phoenix, but temperatures are hovering around 100 degrees in the East county, and they are well in the 90s in our neck of the wood. And since we have no A/C in the house, an internal temperature of 85/90 is normal, even with all fans moving and all windows open. It is a little uncomfortable, but we are well aware that dry heat is better than than high humidity, so we are trying to enjoy the end of the summer as much as we can.
We had a few visitors that shook up our daily grind. In the middle of August, Matt’s friend Jack and his son Case (only 1.5 month older than Keegan) stopped by. Jack’s wife Allison was flying in San Diego that night, so they spent some time at our place while they were waiting for her. It was interesting to see the two boys play “together”. Keegan was a little more territorial than usual: he did not remember Case at all— he last saw him in October—and we think he was also trying to “mark his territory”. He is definitely doing better when we have little girls over: then he is much more of a charmer, even sharing his snacks with them. They eventually warmed up, and played nice: there were no wild cries, just a lot of “mine, mine, mine”.
the toy explosion
Keegan took the time to take a snack,getting all comfy in his chair: substitute his milk bottle with a beer, and his goldfish bowl with chip, and you will have a flash forward to Keegan, 30 years old, watching some sporting event (soccer WorldCup?). All he is missing is the remote control.
That evening, we braved the crowds and met for an early dinner at Filippi’s in Little Italy: it was crowded and loud, just the perfect place for two active toddlers. Matt’s and jack’s friend Steve joined us, even if he was temporarily childless (his boy is on vacation with mom). Both kids did great, with minimal whining. Keegan did not eat much, as usual, but he had fun playing and hanging out with the grown-ups.
don’t bother me (for a picture)…I am eating
Jack, Matt and Keegan
Keegan taking our picture with his Chicco’s camera
The next morning, we met everyone again at the playground in Balboa Park and the kids burned some energy on the slides and animal statues. It was fun to see them tumbling around. It is amazing how hard it is to get together: they only live a couple of hours away and we still can’t manage to get together more than once or twice a year. Well, we will soon have another chance, since jack and Allison are expecting a little one in December.
The following week, Tizi’s college friend, Meggie, drove down from San Francisco. She was last down here in December, just as Keegan was starting his separation anxiety phase: he was definitely doing A LOT better now. He warmed up to her very quickly, and we all had a great time, playing in the house, at the park or in the pool. In fact, he has never done better in the pool. It must have recognized the swim instructor in Meggie: he was swimming, jumping in, walking around the edge, and even trying to blow bubbles. Tizi also had the chance to enjoy some girl time. We had wonderful lunches every day, with laughter and chatting and we really had the chance to catch up. And at night, after Keegan was in bed, more relaxing time and good dinners and conversation. We even got one of our other college buddies to join us for a BBQ. It was wonderful to see her. She is the absolute perfect guest (and she cooked us some great food too). We miss her already.
The only sour note was Keegan’s sleeping: between his sickness a few days early, and sleeping in our room while Meggie was here, his sleep was completely out of sort. Multiple attempts before he would fall asleep, multiple night wakings and super early wake ups. It took many days, and much crying to bring him back to some sort of normal. One day we will find out what is the deal with his sleep (or lack whereof). Again, one more thing to fear about our upcoming trip…
Last weekend, we had a great cook-out party at Matt’s boss house. He usually go out for a week long fishing trip and bring back his fresh catch. We enjoyed seared Ahi Tune and all sort of other jummy food. Keegan was even matching the hawaian theme of the party with his cute outfit.
Puppy!
Tizi looks like a dork in this pic, but check out Keegan’s smile!
Keegan enjoyed the change of scenery and the new toys he got to play with, including a giant play structure and a cute little house. His favorite, though, was the expandable ball.
oh?! what happen to the huge ball?
He snacked on veggie fries and chips and cheese. We all a good time. Sunday we remained at home, and escaped the heat in the pool: ooooh, what a relief. Keegan was also suffering the heat, and drank lots and lots of Orange Juice. He also discovered he REALLY likes salsa (the mild kind) and ate tons of it, double, triple, and quadruple dipping. He actually used chips as a spoon. All this acidic food, of course, came with a price: his boy parts got really red and inflamed, but he did not seem to mind too much. We were a little worried, but mom was very proud she did not rushed and called the doctor. A small internet search, and we cut him off for a few days and gave him plenty of warm baths: sure enough he was back to normal in a couple of days.
This week also started with more social events. Our neighbor Sharon and her daughter Jada stopped by to play. Keegan was definitely more in the sharing mood, and more mellow with her around. They were even to play together a little. They look adorable together. Hopefully we will have more playdates together, since they are finally getting at the right age. They also enjoyed running up and down the driveway and hitting the garage door, and then down again. Very cute.
hey, check out the hottie I got here!
Huum, I am not sure about this guy. I think will stay aloof for a while
So, let me show you how this ball toy works
So, here it is, our last days of summer…but wait, we live in San Diego, so summer may go on for a little longer. In fact, starting next week, with labor day over with, we may have all our favorite places all for ourselves, with the tourists gone. We know it is supposed to be an El Nino year and since we are planning some major remodel, it will probably be a wet one, but still, we hopefully can count on a nice September.
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