Here, we live in bathing suits.

Today was another one of those days... just hang out around the water, since it's so blazing hot. We went out for a little while to a car hop and blues band at Legion Keener field. That was fun, and they had the biggest playground structure I've ever seen. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera. We'll go back... Riley quickly became Cinderella in the castle, and *RAN* over to every person entering, to invite them into her castle. So good.

Papa cleaned out her pool and refilled it. And she proceeded to drown all of her Barbies. They're still out there, naked, floating in the water, as we speak. Bad mommy, Riley!




LOADS of good papa time today. Loads of it. Good, good stuff.




We BBQ'd for dinner: burgers, zucchini, and corn. Mmmm. Perfect mid-summer PA meal. Afterwards, mom and I took Riley to the lake while papa prepped for marshmallows.










Then someone had to pee. We were yards from a bathroom, but right beside a lake. Hmm. What to do? Who peed? And proceeded to try to swim? Who's getting arrested? Not me!!






I thought we would use the grill for marshmallows. Nope. Yeah, it's about 85˚, but we still NEED a fire to toast marshmallows. Crazy people, I say! We all sat about 30 feet away from it, and needed a fishing rod to cast the marshmallows in. But, OK. Then Riley came over, and someone had to give in and get waaaay too close....NOT ME!! Hah.






Here's a little movie. Double-click on it to play it. Crops are weird, as I get to know the new iMovie. But for now... enjoy!


And for a super-strong closer, tonight was the 3rd night in a row where we had this toddler BATHED, TEETH BRUSHED, READ TO, and IN BED... ON TIME, 8:30. Time for us adults to celebrate!!!! To be real....

Hot, hot, hot!

It was so hot today, grammy and papa got out all the waterworks and Riley jumped right in.



And, so did I. Well, I had to, because Riley was "not sure about this", referring to how to use the slip 'n slide. Uh, I had never done it either, just seen it a million times on TV as a kid, but always wanted to try. Never thought that day would come when I was about to turn 40. I was prepared to break a hip or something. It was actually a lot of fun, and I did it a few times. And I didn't even get hurt. ; )


Riley quickly got the hang of it, as well.





Then, we hit the Ag Fair. AKA, "Egg Fair" (quoting Riley). We went early, just as they were opening, so nobody was there but us. Perfect! Riley was already pretty tired, from the big swim day she just had.





She loved petting all the animals. Although, she didn't like the pigs so much... they were very stinky.






Later, there would be tractor pulls, and we got to see the prep before coming home.





Oh, and she learned how to gamble! Kinda. Of course, that's what we do here at the fairs in Pennsylvania... chuck-a-luck. She played with quarters, and even won a couple of times.


And they had a bungee jump, like the one at the Alameda County Fair in CA. She ran right over and got hooked in, and didn't want to leave... kept asking papa to get more tickets. Can't wait for her to start her gymnastics class in August. I might even get her back into the SF Circus School soon (she took classes there for nearly 2 years when she was younger).



We were supposed to go to the fair yesterday, but got rained out. Instead, we had dinner at the Latrobe Airport's DeNunzio's Italian Restaurant. Mediocre food, but there was a Frank Sinatra impersonator there, doing a karaoke routine. His name was Nick Fiacso. Whoopie!! He was actually pretty good. Papa and Riley stole a few dances. Then, Riley and grammy went outside to watch the sunset. It was a beautiful one!





Came home from dinner, Riley had a bath, brushed her teeth (all without any argument at all... a first during this trip), and insisted that papa read before bed. He has the magic, and she sure loves it!



And before I close, I thought I'd share papa's latest project. These trees came from the woods on his property, and he is splitting them himself with this big machine, for winter logs. Nothing stops this man.


Now, it's my turn to go to sleep. Zzzzzzzzzz.