Goodbye July

This has felt like the longest July ever. With the heat and storms the days have dragged by and yet the month is just days from being over. The heat finally decided to let up a little allowing us a chance to get out and enjoy one of our favorite parks.

Northside Park in Norfolk, has something for everyone.

We stopped for a few minutes to watch the kids with their bmx bikes and skateboards having what looked like a lot of fun at the skate park.

 The sun was still so hot we decided to head to the shaded playground for a bit of fun.

Even with lots of water to drink and cool clothes to try and cool us down the heat began to take it's toll.

 Even this poor little guy was feeling the effects of the heat.

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 Even the poor birds were looking a frazzled.

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Week In Photos

I have been experiencing a rather gripping bout of lethargy, most likely a direct result of the heat wave that has assaulted the US the last few weeks. Almost every day there were warnings to stay indoors or use extreme caution as the combination of high heat and humidity was at dangerous levels.  We did try to fight fire with water and set up the pool. Unfortunately the only spot to set the pool up is in direct sunlight until late afternoon. During the early hours of the day the pool became more of a sauna than a nice source for cooling down.

The 4th was a quiet day around our home due to the extreme heat. With both kids being very sensitive to both heat and loud noise they stayed home while I went to the fireworks display in down town Norfolk, VA. With of course a promise to take lots of pictures so they could see the fireworks. 

The next afternoon we braved the heat and headed to the beach in the late afternoon.

We had a great deal of fun swimming, building castles, finding sea shells and even a crab or two. But we were so wiped out by the heat the rest of the week was spent indoors. 

Hopefully this heat wave will end soon and we can get back to a more typical summer. 

Have a beautiful week everyone!

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