First Trip to the Pool!

Today we made it to the pool! I had a to make an appointment 2 weeks in advance and I was nervous that this incoming tropical storm would ruin our plans but it didn't!! We were able to swim for an hour and then get lunch! It felt like such a treat and a relatively normal day - we really needed it!!!

Dinner on the Potomac

July has been a long month with lots of family time and lots of isolation. We've been fortunate to be able to eat dinner on our patio a lot but even that is getting a little old. Tonight we surprised the kids with take out from Chipotle and a picnic dinner along the Potomac. We drove down to the Lincoln Memorial and spread out a blanket right along the river! The ducks and squirrels thought they would join us! It was a nice night - a little cooler and breezier than it has been. It was really easy and fun - definitely will do it again!

A Hike with Declan

Today Declan and I took a hike down to the Potomac - just us! It was so fun to spend some one on one time with him. He is so funny and has so much to say and he really liked being the tour guide and showing me where to go. He is so sweet and was very concerned about making sure that I was OK and knew where all of the slippery or unstable rocks were!  

We hiked all the way down to the river - which is actually relatively challenging since it's not really a path but more of a pile of rocks that you have to climb over. We were sweaty but walking through the cool water made it really nice!

A Visitor to our Garden

I wasn't able to get the sunflowers to grow this year like we were last year BUT we do have a couple of really tall ones and this morning a beautiful butterfly decided to hang out for quite a while! It's always a little magical!