Keeping Cool

Thursday we went into an "excessive heat warning" which basically meant "The Hipps' house will become a sauna". We have not had air conditioning for as long as I can remember, unless you count that window unit in our old living room that died when I was 7, so we are pretty used to living with the heat. However, since this was supposed to be "excessive" we decided to take precautions.

Our thermometer was really the only one to complain, unless you count me. As you can see, it said it felt like it was 140 degrees outside. The internet never said anything higher than 125 for heat index that I know of...

Best, cheap, fun way to cool off?? An all out water fight!!

Rule number 1, no one is allowed to use the hose as a weapon, except of course Emily...

It worked pretty well. We 'fought' until we were soaked a hundred times over and ready to go sit in front of the fans. Side note: If you are going to attempt to beat the heat without AC let me suggest you stock up on adoring fans, they make all the difference!

Water fights work well, but it said "excessive" heat so we felt "excessive" cooling off measures were in order. Aka, another trip to the lake. :D

Katie got back in town a few hours before our trip and not wanting to miss one precious second with her, we convinced her to come swim with us. Okay, not that it took any convincing!! Among many other things, she is an expert swimmer and has worked many times as a life guard. She set up a buddy system for us right away and kept an eye on everyone to make sure we all had fun and stayed safe. Oh, and demonstrated how to hold your breath underwater for enormous amounts of time...

Katie brought along Christopher and Jubilee who brought along Bekah. The more the merrier they say and we proved it to be true again. Thanks for coming guys!!!

Rosie and John took it upon themselves to make sure that Christopher was sufficiently splashed, scared, and made into a lake tour guide. Reminds me of some of their older siblings and one of Christopher's older siblings and some chickens, sticks and water... Thanks for making sure they had a great time, Christopher!

How fortunate we were that National Ice Cream Day fell right in the middle of our excessive heat. It is not like we were not eating ice cream before, but now we could eat with purpose. Thank you, Lord, for ways to keep cool that are not only fun, but at times delicious as well!