kicking off summer

I look forward to Memorial Day weekend all year long, because it kick starts summer where the days are long, the sun sets late, and the water becomes tolerably warm for an impromptu trip to the ocean or simply a front  yard car wash.  So, we vow to only spend one of the weekend days braving the crowds, line and heat at Disneyland, the rest of the days will be spent relaxing my inevitable sore body at the beach.  So, we spent Sunday at Venice Beach and Manhattan Beach, from morning to dusk, and in between we dined.

We returned home to our normal schedule on Monday, recovering from yet another weekend away from home and bed.  But the weather at home proved to be unbearably warm, so on Thursday after work, Joe and I looked at each other, and then at our girl and decided to suit her up in her bathing suit and have an impromptu car wash on our truck that needed a wash badly.  This kind of entertainment for our toddler girl was exactly what she needed to calm down from being all wound up during the day.  And we as her parents really did enjoy ourselves too, sitting back sometimes and just witnessing the ways she entertained herself without our help.