Surviving Summer

Wow!  It is already August!  I cannot believe it!  On Saturday, Jon's program had a "Surviving Summer" party.  One of the attendings had the party at his home.  He has a swimming pool,

barn with an owl who lived in it, basketball court, and large yard.  It was fun to get out and get to know some of the people Jon works with.  There was also lots of food, water balloons, and a few games.  James was scared of the pool, which was better than him running and jumping in.  He also did not want to touch the water balloons.  He loved to look at them and watch other launch them at new comers, but he did not want to throw any.  James loved the bean bag toss,

 and ladder golf,

and basketball.  Jon and I even played ladder golf with James. 

We do not know the rules or scoring, but it was fun to throw the balls and see if we could get them on the "ladder."  James also likes this exersaucer,

even if he was too big to sit in it. 

He insisted we put him in. 

It was warm, but it was not as hot and humid as it had been.  We bought James his own camp chair.

He liked to have his own chair.  It was a fun party, but we did not stay the whole time since James still really needed a nap.