Bring on the Summer!

Summer.
Gotta love it.
Juice Boxes.
Blueberries.
Sprinklers.
Swim Diapers.
Sunscreen.
Squishy yard.
Drinking from the hose (or sprinkler).
Swapping cups and cookies.
Check out the slide show on the left.
You should 'click' on it for fullest enjoyment.



Kids don't really care what you LOOK LIKE in a swimsuit,
they are just happy to see you in one - and ready to play with them in the water.

Earlier today the thought of appearing in my black swimsuit with my pale skin at pick-up time brought me to a negative self-comparison of myself to a Orca Whale. Funny how when you peel off those cozy layers of winter clothes - bearing it all for fun in the sun - you are more 'fat' than 'cozy'. But I am more than my size, and this afternoon while playing with my Day Care Babies in the sprinkler it occurred to me that I am more like a Beluga Whale - with many, many, very sweet Baby Belugas to love upon.

Ba-by be-lu-ga in the deep blue sea, Swim so wild and you swim so free.

Heav-en a-bove and the sea be-low, And a little white whale on the go.

Ba-by be-lu-ga, ba-by be-lu-ga,

Is the wa-ter warm? Is your ma-ma home, with you so hap-py?

From Baby Beluga words and music by Raffi and Debi Pike (1st verse)