The summer has been beautiful. We are in the middle of our very hot days. Last Saturday (8/4) it reached 106 degrees but the night time low was 65 degrees. I am still amazed by a 41 degree change in temperature. The heat here is not accompanied by humidity however. The humidity hovers around 30 to 40% or so. We also do not get any rain throughout the summers months either. The lack of rain and high temperatures do put us at a much greater risk for fire. There are many activities that are prohibited during certain times of the day. Between 1pm and 8pm, we can not cut grass, run chain saws, welders or anything else that can cause a spark and subsequently a fire. This applies to residential and commercial jobs. So much different than the east coast.
The nice thing we have here however is the Rogue River in our back yard. The temperature of the water is a balmy 65 degrees. A bit cold until you get used to it. Just last week, Tim, Michael and I went down to the river's edge for some light fishing and it was quite shocking at first but once my feet became numb, it was actually quite refreshing. Michael was not sure what to make of the trout we were throwing at him.
We went camping with some friends of ours at Diamond Lake a few weeks ago. It is so beautiful there. This photo was taken from our campsite. Truly spectacular.
We rented a boat and the guys went fishing in the morning and we all went out in the afternoon. Michael is not thrilled to have to wear his life jacket, at all. He seemed to enjoy himself that weekend. The temperatures were in the high 70's during the day and it was in the low 40's in the morning. A little chilly when you are tent camping but we all did well. Michael is already trying to be just like Daddy with his morning coffee.
Enough boring news, let's get to the real reason you are here. Pictures of the little man. He has great news to tell you, he recently weighed in at 20 lbs, 1 oz. It only took him 17 months to reach that goal. Whew Who!!!
Daddy telling Michael some early fish tales.
Michael's much needed bath after 3 days of camping.
All of us enjoying the water fountains at one of many free water parks in our area. Just what we needed on some of these hot days.
