What a day in CA

Apologies to those of you in the mid-west and east but today was a phenomenal day here in Northern California! It was sunny and warm with almost no wind. It was so pleasant that shorts and t-shirts was all that was called for.

We had a relatively lazy Sunday morning around the house followed by an all outdoor afternoon. First we took the kids on a moderate bike ride to a park where they played for over an hour in the sand, on the slides, rings, monkey bars etc. Nicolas built several "volcano's" and even discovered a plastic toy soldier while digging much to his delight.

We then rode back from the park to our house and due to the warm afternoon temps the kids were complaining a bit about being hot. So, what does one do when your hot on a Sunday afternoon? Yes, we went to the pool. Our pool is open and is heated (common in NorCal) and we were far from the only ones there. Lots of children including some of their friends from school were there. I will also say here that I could really tell the difference from a winter of swimming lessons. The girls were swimming around like fish with really good technique. Lea could easily dive down and get anything off the bottom and was comfortable everywhere. Even bigger news was Nicolas who in prior years needed swimming help from floaties, noodle or something else. He was doing great and unafraid of the water. He spent most of the time jumping off the side and swimming to me about 10-12 feet out in the water. His stroke was mainly doggy paddle but he could keep himself up and move forward to the wall or to me. He is not quite water safe but certainly will be by the end of what will probably be a busy summer at the pool.

This warm amazing weather and trip to the pool is all the more amazing when you consider that I will be snow camping later this week!