Almost the end of "hot" summer

Well it is almost the end of summer here. That is the hot summer. Texas has several seasons and most involve the word summer. September and October will bring in normal summer temps and then Nov thru Feb is what I would call fall and March is spring and then before you know it is another HOT Texas summer. Well this summer we have been quite busy. Brian has been on perpetual TDY since June, so the kids and I have been hitting the parks, pools, and of course Jeremiah has been playing T-Ball. So here is a highlight of what we have been up to this summer.
There is a park not too far away that has a man made pond where a lot of ducks and geese come to cool off. We went with a couple of friends and played at the playground and then the went to feed the ducks. Long story short, Jeremiah loved feeding the ducks, Annalise would not budge from her stroller and kept shaking her head no and saying "no no no." I guess she could sense ny fear of one of the ducks nipping at us. Annalise tossing the ball with one of our playgroup friends.
Jeremiah feeding a duck, and I am pretty sure this duck ate enough food to last him a week.
Jeremiah and his buddy climbing trees. But unfortunately, about a minute after this photo was taken Jeremiah got bit by at least 5 fire ants who had made their way into their shoe.
Annalise watching kids playing and doing what she likes best, relaxing and eating snacks.Jeremiah and his pal Ethan are having a great time at the playground. For once the temperature was not too hot and they could actually run around without stopping every five minutes for water.
Jeremiah's T-Ball season ended a week ago. He had a great time and was really excited to get a medal from the YMCA. He wanted to try the U-4 soccer for boys at the Y so at the end of September he will be starting that. It was great watching Jeremiah learn more skills as he practiced and played and I think Annalise may have learned a few things too. She likes to practice batting on Jeremiah's batters toy. Do I have a future fastpitch player on my hands? Only time will tell.
Here is Annalise watching J play T-Ball, she usually likes to go sit with the team but the other team was up. In order for her to stay with me I have to bribe her by letting her rifle through my wallet.
Jeremiah getting ready to bat.
And of course most of this summer was spent swimming. We are fortunate enough to have a neighborhood pool and friends who also have neighborhood pools so we never get bored. But here are pics of the kids after a hard days swim eating their lunches.
Jeremiah and his pal Gatlin. These two make each other laugh so much. I really wonder what they talk about.
Annalise who climbed into her stroller and demanded watermelon.

Well we are really looking forward to the cooler temperatures and a fun filled fall. Jeremiah will start a preschool program 2 days a week in September and Annalise will go one day a week. During that time I am going to volunteer at a pregnancy center. I am really looking forward to it and soon Brian will be done studying for his engineering exam. I cannot believe how quickly time is flying by here in TX. This time next year we should be moving or getting ready to move. Life in the military never slows down.