Brrrrrrrrrrrrr it's hot!

What a difference the weather was today. A beautiful 27* with constant sunshine.

We started by driving to Ajax to buy an extendable pole for the pool vacuum and then we carried on to Whitby to go to the Park and Beach.

The first time we ever went to this pool place, the boys put these little bits of pipes on each of their fingers. Of course, they had to do it again.

After Moo and I studied the beach, decided we were staying and then Moo fell up the stairs leaving two big bloody marks on her leg, we collected up our paraphernalia and landed on the beach. The boys played on the park and then joined us. There weren't many on the beach so we could sit where we wanted. The lake was still misty and it looked really eerie.

Moo and I got to read and Small decided to go in for a dip. He said it was very cold but he swam nevertheless.

Then Smallest decided he would go in too. Pair of sillies.

The games we managed to fit in on the beach were football, with our new sand goal, frisbee (though someone needs to learn how to throw it in the air and not at my leg!), jackers (with our new set of boules) and throwing and catching. Small even tried to fly a kite unsuccessfully with no wind or breeze.

We stayed for about two hours and then we left to get some lunch at home.

Today was the start of the boys swimming lessons in the Hamlet and so we all cycled to the outdoor pool. Smallest is doing his level 7 again and Small is tuning his swimming strokes and learning some more Lifesaving skills. This is a half hour lesson every week day for two weeks.

The boys did well and swam a lot. Both were exhausted when we finished and cycled back home again. We bumped in MrRoyal and chatted and Moo went and chatted with Drew. After an ice cream on the porch, the boys and I vacuumed and brushed the pool and then we went in. It was only 24* but it was lovely and cooling.

Moo and I got some more reading done while the boys swam and played and then Smallest, Moo and I played Dr Scabs (or whatever it is called).

Dinner was al fresco when Huffle came home. After dinner was a game of family football in which Moo got the final goal for the Team Girls. (Huffle edit - team stinky)

Gorgeous Echinacea next to the barn

 

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