Dog Days of Summer

It has been so HOT here in Charlotte and we are trying to do anything to try and stay cool. The scary part is that it is only beginning of July and we have a long way to go! I am trying to remember how cold it was this winter because I know it will get cold again and I will be longing for warmer days but a little less humidity would be nice.

Dakota even thinks it is too hot outside for her.

Our thermometer read this temperature and I had to take a picture because it was too hot until I saw this...

Yeah, that is correct, almost 112 on our back deck around 5pm the other night.

But even with this heat, we are still playing a lot and having fun! Ella loves playing with her Winnie the Pooh scooter.

We had such a fun weekend! On Saturday, we went to the Michael Buble concert with friends. They all came over beforehand to see Ella and Ella loved Katie's LV purse! What can I say, she has good taste! Then we all went to dinner before the concert!

The boys and the girls!

The four of us used to all sit next to each other at work and always have so much fun when we get together. By the way, Buble was awesome! Such a fun concert and I would definitely recommend it.

On Sunday, we met our friends Brooke and Ayden for lunch, watched some World Cup soccer and then of course, played in the pool to cool off!

She was practicing her new trick in the pool, we say "Touchdown" and she raises both of her arms! Of course her new tricks are sports related. She is also showing off her pulling up skills, this is step one.

And this is step 2 where she is officially standing up, she is all over the place these days and lots of little bumps on her head.

So, we will try and stay cool here in Charlotte and are hoping for cooler temps soon. By the way, today is Ella is 11 months old! I can't believe our little peanut will be 1 in a month, time is just flying by.