Dear Nathan and Hannah,
I don't know if it's the pregnancy or the heat index, but it sure is hot outside! We've been trying to do as much stuff outside, but try to stay cool at the same time...which is tough. Well, here are this week's highlights.
Nathan is attending the wildflower's center's camp session on botany and Hannah has started swim lessons with Ms. Cathy. Today is day 2 and she is already diving into the pool and swimming 15 feet to the other side. Ms. Cathy's methods are unconventional, there's a lot of crying in the beginning, but the kids get over their fear of the water by day 3 and they actually enjoy jumping into the pool and showing off by completing the little task games that Ms. Cathy has them do.
We've tried cooling off outside by running through sprinklers, but you guys didn't last too long outside. It's too hot under the sun and too cold under the shade.
This past weekend we drove to the Circuit of Americas race track to watch the formula Sun races. Universities from across the US along with Canada and Puerto Rico race their solar cars around the track. It was really neat to be able to sit in the best seats on the track (because that will probably never happen for us during a F1 race) and be able to stand right next to the pit.
They even had a workshop to talk about energy, specifically renewable energy, and the kids got to build their own simplified solar cars.
Of course we got to race it in the sun. The sun was so intense that the reflection of the light off of the street was powerful enough to actually power the car (when the panels were facing down towards the ground). That shows how intensely hot it is right now.
And we also celebrated Daddy's birthday. Hannah helped with making the cake and Nathan came up with the flavors. Chocolate cake with cookies and cream frosting. Green sprinkles for Daddy because it's his favorite color.
The next day we went to one of Hannah's friend's birthday party. They live right next to the fire station so part of the party was at their house and the other part took place at the fire station.
We got to tour the fire station, climb inside one of the fire engines, and shoot water out of an engine hose.
Pregnancy Update: Tomorrow I will be going in for my 30 week appointment. Things are getting pretty cramped, but the baby still has plenty of room to perform somersaults in the womb. I am constantly feeling hot and my appetite now is smaller than the kids'. Therefore, I just eat more often. My chiropractor visits have gone down to once a week and it's keeping aches and pains at bay.
Well, that's it for this week. I apologize on the brevity of the post, but it's a busy week.
Until next week,
Love,
Mommy
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