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Sunday, July 19, 2015
Jul. 19th, 2015 08:01 pmToday the sky was a very gorgeous blue and the temperature went up to 98F (36.6 C) or very, very hot.
And as appropriate to such a day, we spent half of it at the beach. I didn't have ice cream today but otherwise it was a perfect hot summer day. And I had a lot more energy today so I could enjoy it.
We left the house at 8 since it is always better and cooler to get to the beach early and we got back close to one.
We set up our chairs, umbrella, beach blankets and, a new addition this summer, a sportbrella, which is a mix of an umbrella and a tent. The water was cold in the morning but then warmed up. I don't like swimming in the ocean. I prefer a pool but even I was tempted. I did wet my legs and walked along the shore; just a perfect water temperature for a hot day.
Tanya loved walking along the water (with my Mom holding her hands for support) and loved it when my Mom held her and dipped her legs into the ocean. In the morning she just started crawling towards the ocean after playing in the sand for a bit - she is not afraid of the water She always loved the water, ever since her first bath. We will really need to watch her on the beach. I also got her to take a nap in the sportbrella - those things are quite nice to have.
Having a baby again led to being social and talking to parents and grandparents of other babies. It is interesting to actually interact with strangers all of a sudden. Usually it's to compare developmental progress but sometimes you learn details about people's lives.
Today at the beach, there was a small beach fest too, with booths set up along the paved road. Which meant that my Dad bought chicken shish kebabs with pita bread for us at lunch. It was pretty perfect. And Tanya got a free ball too, from the fest organizers.
The afternoon was much more ordinary.just avoiding the heat at home with some backyard baby pool tI'm (where the wate gor pretry hot). I took a little advantage of my Dad playing with Tanya and read my books (I'm almost done with Gromyko's 'Kosmoekolukhi' and I'm halfway done with 'The Romanov Sisters' book.) I also watched a little TV.
It was really a nice summer day. Just needed ice cream.
And as appropriate to such a day, we spent half of it at the beach. I didn't have ice cream today but otherwise it was a perfect hot summer day. And I had a lot more energy today so I could enjoy it.
We left the house at 8 since it is always better and cooler to get to the beach early and we got back close to one.
We set up our chairs, umbrella, beach blankets and, a new addition this summer, a sportbrella, which is a mix of an umbrella and a tent. The water was cold in the morning but then warmed up. I don't like swimming in the ocean. I prefer a pool but even I was tempted. I did wet my legs and walked along the shore; just a perfect water temperature for a hot day.
Tanya loved walking along the water (with my Mom holding her hands for support) and loved it when my Mom held her and dipped her legs into the ocean. In the morning she just started crawling towards the ocean after playing in the sand for a bit - she is not afraid of the water She always loved the water, ever since her first bath. We will really need to watch her on the beach. I also got her to take a nap in the sportbrella - those things are quite nice to have.
Having a baby again led to being social and talking to parents and grandparents of other babies. It is interesting to actually interact with strangers all of a sudden. Usually it's to compare developmental progress but sometimes you learn details about people's lives.
Today at the beach, there was a small beach fest too, with booths set up along the paved road. Which meant that my Dad bought chicken shish kebabs with pita bread for us at lunch. It was pretty perfect. And Tanya got a free ball too, from the fest organizers.
The afternoon was much more ordinary.just avoiding the heat at home with some backyard baby pool tI'm (where the wate gor pretry hot). I took a little advantage of my Dad playing with Tanya and read my books (I'm almost done with Gromyko's 'Kosmoekolukhi' and I'm halfway done with 'The Romanov Sisters' book.) I also watched a little TV.
It was really a nice summer day. Just needed ice cream.