Trike Time, Story Time, the Pool, and our Basement is So Cool

It feels like summer has arrived this week--if this is what the first week of May is like, I dread July/August and long for a summer in Maine instead. Anyway...

Lewis, out with his trike the other night:

Kevin said he really likes to push it around nowadays.

And still loves to ride on it, too!

We made it to storytime again this week. It was in the actual children's area this time, and there were more kid-friendly places for Lewis to sit/play during the stories (i.e. not in a chair). I was still down on the ground with him half the time to keep him from pummeling a 3 month-ish baby still in a car seat. Below, you'll see he is carrying a blue swirly ball--it belongs to the little baby. Lew snatched it (the grandma said it was okay). 

 Listening to a story.

 I like the tables and chairs they have in the children's department. Probably too expensive for Lewis' purposes, but an idea to start with. :)

 Speaking of chairs, they are perfectly kid-sized. And perfect for climbing.

Since it has been really hot already this week (upper 80s), I filled up the kiddie pool--we went out two days to sit in it, splash around, and cool off. (Lewis sits in it, I sit outside of it in a chair and put my feet in.)

Belly shot!
This swim shirt is a 12-18 month size, but it is pretty snug on his belly and really rides up already--I need to get him a bigger one for the summer (especially for our beach trip). 
I don't want him scaring off the ladies with his beer belly (er, milk belly) hanging out. :)

His trunks from the previous day were still damp, and the next size up of swim trunks he has are way big, so I went with these back-ups to the back-ups. Poor buddy.

Speedo Alert! :)

I picked up a couple of simple sprinklers at the store the other day--he literally froze and didn't know what to do as he was getting sprayed. He wouldn't step through it, he wouldn't step out of it. I tried moving him in towards the middle and turned him so his booty got sprayed, but he just stayed wherever I put him and fretted a little.

Forget the water--I want to swing!

Today we hung out in our 10-degrees-cooler-than-the-rest-of-our-house basement for the afternoon, which was nice.

Took a water break on the couch and watched some HGTV (most likely)

And had fun with the ball popper (that needs new batteries!).

It is Derby Time right now, so we have a Derby Party to attend tomorrow, and then Lew and I are heading to a baby shower on Sunday. 

And seeing my mom and dad with Em, Joe, and Juniper this week makes me miss them a lot--I'm hoping to book a ticket to Boise soon, Schwi-Schwizzle. :)