It’s summer, and the triple digits won’t let us forget it. We had a mild May, and this heat has kind of taken me by surprise. We’re melting! At least it still cools down overnight, but that won’t last.

Silas began the summer with swimming lessons at the Goodyear pool. Last summer, he was too young for lessons at the city pool, so we opted for Aquatots. I’m happy that he seemed to remember some of what he learned last summer. The past two weeks he practiced jumping in the pool from the deck, bobbing his head underwater, floating on his back, and doggie paddling while wearing a life jacket.

A friend from MOMS club and I put our boys in lessons at the same time so we could switch off babysitting. It was great to be able to watch the big boys swim instead of refereeing the little guys on the bleachers every lesson.

Swim, Silas, swim.