Yesterday, George took Hayley over to our friends’ house to go swimming in their pool. Unfortunately, they were leaving right at the time Breanna needs her nap. I was momentarily tempted to go anyway but I know what happens when she doesn’t nap – she freaks out and falls asleep at 5 or 6 for a few minutes, gets really cranky, and then she gets so overtired that her night time sleep is crap. So, in order to be responsible, I stayed home.

When she woke up an hour later, it was really hot in here even with the A/C blasting. We shared a popsicle to cool off a bit.

That was only a temporary relief though, so then I took one of our big Rubbermaid containers, dumped all the toys into another toy box, and filled it halfway with cool water. I carried it out onto the balcony, coated Breanna with sunscreen, and voila, apartment-sized toddler swimming pool.

Sometimes it just takes a bit of creativity when you live in an apartment, you know? And even when Hayley’s here I could still do it and they could at least play in it with cups since they can’t both fit in it together.

And me? Well, I stuck my feet in for a bit, and then I sat and enjoyed the breeze like the dork I am:

Yay, wireless.

(Psst, I’d love if my Blogathon monitor would say hi so I know who you are!)