A Whole Month!

Can you tell it is summertime here in NC? It's so danged hot that I don't even think straight - let alone about being outside for any extended period of time. Sigh.

So I totally fell off and slacked on the creative moments for my little one. Indoors we're sitting in front of the TV a little too long. And outdoors we're pretty much running indoors when we can after a short stint in the summer heat.

We did do a few fun things over the last four weeks, though, despite my not taking the time to document them as they were happening.

One of our typical weekend Jeep rides:


The kiddo took her first flight from New York to North Carolina and I took one picture before take-off and one when we were in the air:



So here's hoping it cools down a bit and maybe we get to do some more fun and exciting things outdoors. But in the meantime we're sticking to indoor playdates and (as we did last weekend) bowling.

Hope you're all staying cool somehow!

I've been OOT!

But I wanted to say that while I was away my husband did a more than incredible job at getting our kiddo outdoors. Apparently they hit the zoo one day (hours and hours of outdoor fun)! And then they were blowing bubbles outside (we even did a little bit of this yesterday, which gave me MY fifteen minutes), kicking around a soccer ball and so much more.

Anyway - here are a few pictures of our New York trip. I'm way slack as I was not blogging while I was away, and skipped a bit before I left, too, but plan to get back on track this week, if only for myself!

More like days ...

Our fifteen minutes has been more like day after day after day.

We're in NY right now, and the time outside has been unlimited. Odd, no? In that normally you'd think the opposite and consider that we might be outdoors more back home in the South. But not so much when it comes to that crazy heat. But Brooklyn is giving the Triangle a run for its money. With a 98 or 99 degree forecast for tomorrow. Holy cow!

We've kept pretty busy round here. With a trip to the park and playground on Monday with my dad, brand new soccer ball in tow! And yesterday we hit Coney Island. And man, it was hot! With what should have been a capital "H"! Whew!

After the rides and the craziness, we went to the boardwalk for a bit and then missy wanted to hit the playground on the beach. Yes, a small area with a slide and some climbing spots IN the sand. Don't worry, I took pictures - so I'll be sure to share at some point.

It's been lots of fun, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I was ready to hang up my hat (that I so haven't been wearing but probably should have yesterday!) and stay indoors for a bit. So that is the agenda for today!

Stay cool. but don't forget your fifteen minutes outside whenever you can fit them in! For us today's should cover walking the dog (he's getting loads of fifteen minutes in every day up here!) and a stroll over to all get our nails done. Which I'm sure will be lots of fun, as well.

Bye for now!