Beating the Heat

Nana came yesterday! Hooray! She is up to see and visit with girlfriends for a couple days, but we have been able to get a portion of her time here, too. We spent the afternoon and evening with her yesterday and we spent late morning and early afternoon together with her again today. What a treat!

To beat the very rare 100+ degree temperatures we've been experiencing, we decided to head to the nearby perfectly air-conditioned mall for lunch. (Many homes in our area don't have air conditioning since we rarely need it, but on a week like this, we all wished we had it! Over 100 degree temps with 70% humidity - we're not used to it, don't like it, didn't sign up for it, so yes, we are basically wimps about it.) Nana and I grabbed salads from the nearby Safeway and made our way to the center court and found a perfect table for three by the Orange Julius and Crabtree & Evelyn stores. Matt joined us for his lunch break from work, too. We had such a fun time!

Grandma Amy requested some videos of Jay walking in his new shoes so here are a couple I took today at the mall. As you can see, he is getting quite good at it! He loves to walk around and look at people. He especially seems to enjoy staring folks down until they notice him and when they finally look at him, he rewards them with a huge smile/grin. I think you get a taste of that tactic in this first video. What a charmer!!