Super Hot

Boy, it's been hot!

And not just hot, but humid. Hello, July in Minnesota.

Excessive heat warnings, what, 5 days in a row now with two more days ahead? Yeah, hot.

What do you do on super hot days?

The a/c is working great and the heat isn't effecting us in the house but Mom goes crazy if we don't get out. Dad was open to spending one of his weekend mornings out with his girls so we hit this new park we heard about through another mom. It's really close to home and has a....

 SPLASH PAD!

Yay for St Paul Parks and Rec! 

Can you tell how hot it is? The lens of my camera kept fogging up! :)

I am so excited to have this to add to our list of things to do.

It was a great way to stay cool in the heat.

My lens is finally adjusting to the heat. 

Lillian takes a break and asks for "swing swing swing"

Not only is it a brand new splash pad but a brand new playground! Yippee! 

Maren is a monkey and is not afraid to climb. She's getting prepared to belt out the new Katy Perry.

Enough of the heat - back to the water.

Enough of the water - back to the playground.

Dad even tried it out.

I love the blues of the suit with the blues of the equipment.

On the way home I suggested an ice cream shop on the way that we haven't been into before but have heard good reviews on. GREAT PLAN! Great ice cream + great service = a great time.

Lilly's had ice cream before and she was excited. We ordered her mini cone last and she was having a hard time waiting yelling, "Cream, Cream, Cream!"

She finally gets her banana ice cream and tried to take a big bite off of it and makes a great face! Apparently it's cold. 

Maren chose "Superman" ice cream. That's the flavor, Superman. Matt tried it and said it tastes like fruity pebbles. The nice man behind the counter offered her a little mini cone like the one we got Lilly but I knew she'd be fine with a small, and she was, she ate every lick.

Oh so cute!

Oh so messy!

Yes, now mom carries a bib in her purse. It took a while but I figured that one out now.

Lilly was of course the first to finish her mini cone and then she kept yelling "More, More" and signing. 

Then she'd get a bite of someone's ice cream and then yells, "Bite, Bite, Bite."

If you ignored her the yelling continued with, "Cream, Cream, Cream."

The good news was we were the only ones there and the ice cream was more enjoyable than her yelling could ruin. 

We're doing that outing again soon. Hot, we didn't feel the heat much at all.