I am 8 months pregnant and counting the days until it starts cooling off. Unfortunately that will probably not happen until after my little boy arrives. The heat usually does not bother me too much, but having a little extra heater inside has not made this summer easy. So I have been trying to be creative as to what activities we can do inside to keep these kids out of trouble. In this department my parents (especially my mom) has been a LIFE SAVER. So as often as time permits we have been trekking over to her house and hanging out there. The kids have discovered some new toys. My mom pulled out some old blocks that we played with as kids, buckets with water and a Popsicle in the mouth is a new found method of getting some fresh air without too much work. And then there is a favorite of running into Papous' office to see what new and exciting things have popped up in there. Even Emily has decided that sitting still is no longer entertaining, she has become quite mobile and loves to eat real food, just like the toddlers.