Keeping Up with the Kramers

With this intense Florida heat, most of our outdoor activities this summer have taken place in or around water.  Good thing the little man is learning to swim and even better that he loves the water so much! We've found some pretty awesome spots to cool off and make some summer memories.

Swimming with cousin Collier

Downtown Winter Garden Splash Pad

Our favorite pool is the kiddie pool at Disney's Port Orleans Resort

Sam's newest trick in the pool is diving.  Yep, you read that right... our 18 month old can swim to the bottom of the pool and retrieve a toy.  Shawn and I had a hard time believing it since we weren't there when he first tried it at his swimming lesson.  But his Grandma Ewen showed us video proof, and we soon saw it for ourselves during the next trip to the pool.  It's pretty cool to see how quickly kids learn new skills... especially things that you can't imagine they're capable of doing at their age.

Speaking of which, Sam is finally big enough that he has started navigating the playground equipment more confidently.  And he gets better at it every week!  We found a pretty cool playground at Turkey Lake Park where Sam climbed his first "rock wall."  He's been a pretty good stair climber for a while now, but we were still pretty impressed as he pulled himself up this plastic wall pretty easily.

Baby's first rock climb

Blowin' up the fist bump

Here are more photos from our June and July adventures including Father's Day and family visits.