July is hot. Somehow I thought being in the suburbs for summer might alleviate the heat a bit, it does not. Every afternoon these three come home with pink cheeks and sweaty brows like they have just run miles. Our afternoons are spent at the playground, where Zelda makes up games about where she is driving in her play car and who her new family is. Portia plays with Zelda until she decides she doesn't want to play the sister or mom anymore. Then she heads to the monkey bars and does her best to get across (almost there!). Hazel is everywhere. Stealing other kids snacks, sliding down the slide, running away, singing to herself. She is so entertaining and so busy sometimes I forget how hot it is.
