Last week the kids helped me make pizza for dinner. Ross wanted to eat the dough more than roll it out. I can't really blame him; I remember wanting to eat the dough as a kid too.
About an hour inland is Round Valley Regional Park, where we went for a mini hike last weekend. The temperatures are a lot higher that far inland and it was sweltering hot. We had started the kids out in long pants and socks, trying to be cautious of ticks in the long grass. But it was so hot, and they were moving so slowly, (and not going anywhere near the long grass), so we changed them into shorts. However, they still moved just as slowly. M loves studying the trail maps and often draws her own maps.
The drought has left these hills dusty and golden,
and it was so hot out there we were very grateful for moments of shade.
On the dried up riverbed, there was one swampy area in some shade that had a huge number of little frogs. Both kids had fun catching and holding them.
Then Ross sat on a rock in the riverbed, first as a "big guy",
and then as a frog!
