Hot Summer Days (it ain't over yet!)

It's been hot these last two weeks. If I had air-conditioning at home, I'd use it.  It's always broiling in The Valley and East of downtown, but on the West side it's pretty much always nice. (Some West of the 405 dwellers would argue that my 'hood doesn't qualify but whatever.)

We made homemade popsicles in a few around-the-house flavors - banana-blueberry smoothies, sleepytime tea and OJ. We also made ice-box pickles with our homegrown Persian cucumbers. I'll try another recipe next time - ew. The girls also cool-off in the backyard splash pool and go on evening bike rides.






Long shadows


Looking sharp in her pink helmet. Now we just need to get those training wheels off.


Eliza getting the hang of her balance bike. Maybe with her we can skip the training wheels altogether.


And if you wake up at 6 am, it's even cool enough for a sweatshirt.