August 2012
We were able to pack lots of activities in few short weeks. After our camping trip, we immediately threw ourselves back into our normal summer routine. Keegan’s school’s Summer Fun program was in full force, with lots of water play, and messy fun. When I was picking him up he was either dirty (paint mud, you name it) or wet or both!
They had swim day once a week, and fortunately this year the weather cooperated. And every week they had a different theme: teddy bears, paint, animals, or pirates. AArgh.
Another yearly event at his school is Cowboy Week: the kids dress up as cowboys, have outdoor picnics and even nap outdoor.
cowboy Keegan and his loyal horse
Of course, the week’s best part is Pony Pictures. Two real ponies are brought to school and the kids take turns riding them. We have come a long way from the “crying cowboy” days, and Keegan now enjoys the photo op and the rides.
We have also had a couple of parties: we went to my friend Gary’s BBQ in Mission Bay, which is always great, especially for us adults. Then we went to Mila’s 5th birthday party…It is hard to believe we are already celebrating 5th birthdays.
The party was at an indoor playground, which is wonderful because now the kids play independently and the adults can relax and chat (and munch down on some good food).
Keegan discovers Air Hockey
Pool days are also aplenty, and we are fortunate, living in San Diego, that many of our friends have pools larger than ours. Alyce have invited over three different pools so far! And even without play-dates, there is fun to be had with super soakers!
Naps are now more irregular, and Keegan have skipped them many times, which is not good for anyone. He is cranky, tired and irritable and so are we…He still need some rest. However, the silver lining is that we can stay out later in the day, since he can nap even at 2 or 3 pm.
He has also using his bike a lot more…still with his training wheels, and he will sometime join the neighborhood’s kids riding around. In fact, peer pressure works so well with him, we got him to ride for a couple of miles, all the way to the park and back. For one thing peer pressure is not working: getting rid of his training wheels. We will not give up.
We closed up the month with a trip to Inflatable World, one of Keegan’s favorite places. It is an entire parking lot filled with inflatables slides. It was really hot, but Keegan was a trooper and he had a blast. He even conquered the Sunken Ship, which somewhat scared him last year.
What a great month: if you don’t get to go on vacation during the summer, San Diego is definitely the place to be!
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