We used to think we were tough and could handle the hot weather, but when it’s this humid, we turn into a bunch of whiny babies. Actually, David tolerates the heat way better than we do.

So what did we do? We did venture outside so we could go to the store and buy a Wii, which now allows us to play games inside the house that are supposed to make us feel like we’re outside the house. Ironic, hun?

This was a pretty good week, if not very very busy. We had a great weekend, though, seeing everything from awesome trains and Lego models on Friday to hanging out at the Kellers’ house Saturday night and just hanging around on Sunday. Class is almost done, vacation is almost here… and we’ll be ready.

We had a pretty tiring week (it’s hard working five days in a row!) but the weekend looked promising. Saturday morning we made it all the way downtown, walked several blocks through thunder, lightning, and horizontal driving rain (don’t worry… David had the plastic bubble on the stroller, so he stayed bone dry) to find out that our Unite 2 Fight Race Against Prostate Cancer was canceled.

So, we headed home towards the farmers market where about four vendors were set up. Somehow, we still managed to get just about everything on our list, though, so that wasn’t a total bust. Next was the online update that Fishers Fire and Safety Day was canceled due to weather… Emily was more bummed out than anyone, since she had really been looking forward to a) sitting in the medevac helicopter and b) entering the contest to win a Wii.

That evening we had a picnic at church after Mass, and everything started out OK until the clouds started rolling in. Not long after we had to move the whole set-up indoors, the skies opened up (again) and we had torrential downpour #2. We then spent the next two hours listening to and watching about 30 shrieking children run laps around the Social Hall. No playground? No problem!

Sunday’s beautiful weather made up for Saturday’s 0-3 performance. Emily took a run, Chris did some yardwork, we cleaned a bit, went to Conner Prairie, took a bike ride to the grocery store, made some awesome carne asada, and enjoyed our first sweet corn of the season (we’d been waiting since October!)

Meanwhile, the human capacity for procrastination continues to astound, as we both labor through this semester’s homework. We both have papers to write, and neither of us really has the motivation to work on schoolwork on days as beautiful as today. Ah, come December, we’re going to waste more time than anyone. And start reading fiction again.

We joined the Hansen (well, the Kuhn aka Grandma’s people) side of the family to celebrate the 4th of July in Columus OH. The next day, we celebrated the marriage of Aunt Sue and Tom Potts (now known as Tom Tom, thanks to David). What a trip! David started out sick, ended up raring to go and charming most everyone around him (giving high fives, walking on ice, and keeping good track of his borrowed fire truck and police cars).
Aunt Sue is incredible, hosting brunch and dinner at her house the day before the wedding (where the reception, too, was held afterwards). We ate well, we played well (and Emily and Christopher did manage to get in the “Four on the Fourth” run on Friday morning… which, by the way, went uphill for 3 miles, down for .5, and then back up again, including the last .25 miles up a steep hill… thank goodness for Kanye on the iPod…)

At any rate, we made it home in time to relax and unwind and get a few errands and chores done, so we’re happy and blessed as we face an entire five day work week. How many more days until our next vacation? (25, if you’re counting)

As is the custom the weekend before the 4th of July, we gathered in downtown Fishers for a 5K, an avenue of fried foods, and all the police cars and fire trucks a little boy could ask for. Alice and Paul arrived Saturday evening and David enjoyed some playground time and giggles with Grandma and Papa. Emily and David went downtown for the Festival Parade and then we all enjoyed some super awesome ribs for dinner. We’ll roll into bed shortly

We got up early Saturday morning and made our way (with the Kellers) to Santa Claus, IN. Yes, there really is a Santa Claus IN, and it’s home to Holiday World. Very clean, free sunscreen, lots to do, and dude…free soda all day long! We stayed for nine hours (no naps) and still encountered no major meltdowns (at least from David). We spent most of the day at the waterpark, so apologies for not having too many pictures of that, but you understand. The weather was beautiful, and we even convinced the nice ride attendants to let us go down the big water slide with David (who really is 36” tall!) so we got to do one or two big people rides, too.

We arrived back home by lunchtime on Sunday and spent most of the afternoon napping, tidying, and puttering in the kitchen. By day’s end, we’re all tired again, but we had a lovely time. Even if we were a little crabby

Chris was on a (really super awesome I love my company can I have some more Kool-Aid please?!) business trip all week, and his first night back in town we acquired two more boys for the evening. Emily and David missed Daddy a lot this week, but they had a lot of fun hanging out just the two of them. Friday’s visit with Jake and Toby was a lot of fun, and David got to play with 17 different versions of Mater and Lightning McQueen. Over the weekend we ran a little, biked a lot, and just enjoyed the lovely weather and each other’s company. We went to the pool (where David got stung by a bee…at least we now know he’s not allergic to bee stings), took a trip to the hardware store (not that noteworthy except that David likes to sit on the riding mowers when we go to Home Depot) and had a delicious steak dinner in honor of Father’s Day. To Jerry and Paul, thank you for making us the people we are. To Christopher, thank you for being the kind of man that I want my son to grow up to be.

We seemed to skip the enjoyable parts of spring and went straight into the torrential downpours and unbearable humidity that is Summer In Indiana. However, we relaxed a bit and David did his first official run at Outrun the Sun on Saturday evening. Despite the thunderstorms and all the terrible flooding south of us, Mommy and Daddy enjoyed an evening out with friends Friday night, we took our first trip to the outdoor pool this season, and we all enjoyed some decent naps. It’s the (relative) calm before the storm (read: classes start up again) and we are loving every minute

It was a laid-back weekend, for the most part. David is definitely two and had more than his fair share of “moments” this weekend, but we spent some time on the bicycles (Emily’s injury is finally starting to heal) and we visited Traders Point Creamery with anna and Joyce on Friday night for the market and dinner. Friday night brought some wicked weather (tornadoes on the east side of town) but the rest of the weekend was warm and breezy and beautiful…just what we needed

For the first time since we’ve lived here, we went downtown for the 500 Festival Parade, and it was great! We had excellent seats right on Monument Circle (thanks, Pelco) and David enjoyed himself almost as much as Emily did. The weather was lovely all weekend, we enjoyed the company of the Zembrodts for a cookout Sunday night, got some housework, yardwork, and rest in, and capped the weekend off with some awesome spare ribs (thanks, Chris). Final verdict: we are all exhausted but happy. And a little bit pink in the cheeks…

So, David spent half of this week getting over the chicken pox, but thankfully it was a mild case (all those vaccines were good for something, apparently) and he’ll be back to school on Monday. He got to play with Daddy at the Speedway on Friday and Mommy got some QT with him on Thursday, and Saturday we went and cheered for Chris as he ran his third half marathon in a month! David loved all the school buses, fire trucks, and flashing lights, and he enjoyed cheering at the finish line, too.

We spent a relatively quiet (but beautiful) Sunday cleaning and puttering, and it’s lovely that he finally requests movies other than Cars, not that anything could ever replace “Queen and Mater”...