Summertime, and the livin's easy

OK, so maybe the summer is not so easy on pregnant women. Unlike my San Francisco pregnancy, my DC pregnancy is so far filled with hot humid days on packed Metro trains, 20 minute hikes to the office, crazy armpit sweat, and freaky swollen feet. But it is a lot easier to entertain Linus, who just loves being outside. We revel in the sunshine, lush trees, and morning walks that beat the heat.

Memorial Day marked a very special day for us-- the spray parks opened in Arlington. We celebrated with a special playdate with Rick, Edye, and Ellyn, and Melissa and Finn.

It took Linus a good 15 minutes to adjust to the situation (or "the sitch" as we like to say at home). There were a lot of big kids running around screaming, and Linus likes to be careful. But anythings gotta be safer than standing with your head in Mattias' crotch.

So eventually he escaped the toxic gases and bathed himself in holy water. Don't worry folks, I inspected his body and no chemical burns were found.

Finn meanwhile sought out to take over the world. "If only I was tall enough to push off this little girl... Must will her off with my powerful thumb sucking."

Tres leches cake? Our favorite! The kids dug right in.

Nothing can keep Linus tied down for too long, and he eventually went off to practice his rock climbing skillz. Can you think of an easier way to entertain 3 toddlers for 3 hours?

We also went to the much anticipated Family Picnic for Janelia Farm where both Mattias and Magnus work. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (a.k.a. "Uncle Howard" to its benefactors) throws some slammin' parties for its employees.

In addition to balloon animals, face painting, and a margarita machine, there were freshly made funnel cakes and homemade ice cream. Heaven!

This picnic is every kids' dream. Bouncy houses, water slides, bungee jumping... I'm getting tired just telling you about it. We had to force Linus to take breaks to keep him from overheating.

This Finding Nemo bounce castle was his favorite.



The only way to lure him out was to use ice cream as bait. The tragedy of being so young is that you can never understand why such awesomeness has to end.

Don't worry Linus, more good times are ahead. And that's a promise.