Beating the Heat

Saturday was the hottest day on record in many, many years. Knowing the predictions for the day, we decided to head out early to a nearby lake. We knew the beach would be really hot and that if we went to the lake, we would be able to have some shade and we'd also be able to spend more time in the water. We definitely made the right choice.


We arrived early enough to get a nice spot under the pines trees. The lifeguards weren't even there yet, so we just waited and unpacked.

Rudy had all his snorkel gear on and was ready to go for about 15 minutes before we could go in the water. Then we found out he couldn't wear his snorkel in the water (there were a lot of strange rules about what you could and couldn't have in the water), so we had a little meltdown before finally getting in the water.

The water was warm but refreshing and we spent a long time swimming around until we decided to get out and have lunch. Here's Mr. Peanut Butter face.

We then swam some more. Paul and I had been checking out the kayaks they had for rent and we were finally able to convince Rudy that we should do it. It was nice, but warm, paddling around the lake for a while. We didn't take any pictures because I didn't want to have top get another camera if this new one got wet!
Rudy posed so nicely for a picture as we got ready to go to the kayaks.

But then he had to pose again...

After the kayak, Rudy got some ice cream (a lovely Spiderman popsicle that colored his hands and face red even after swimming!).

We spent several hours at the lake and it was the perfect choice for a hot day. We will be going back again this summer!