Hot fun in the summertime

We are well into July in Austin, and it has pretty much felt like August ever since June hit.  This heat is not for the faint of heart, but somehow Sam seems to stay insanely active despite the sweltering temps.  There is really only one way to survive this heat, and that is to find water, and lots of it!  We pretty much spend every afternoon in some form of water, whether it's one of the local fountain parks, Little Stacey pool, or the pool at our gym.  This weekend, we decided to head out with the Fudge's to a local waterpark called Volente Beach.  Now, I must say, this may have been the cheesiest place I have ever seen, but the kids managed to have a total ball.  My son is officially a mad man in the water...he has absolutely NO FEAR.  He will go under all day long, and could seriously jump in over and over again for hours if you'd let him.  He was particularly digging the slides at this park.  They had great waterslides for Toddlers, so he and his buddy James really enjoyed themselves.

Since it's been forever since I've posted, I've also attached a belated 4th of July pic.  Lets just say that Sam loved the cupcake, but his hands and you know what else were stained blue for days!!!!

Hope everyone is having a fun summer!