Beating the heat

Lincoln and Greta invited friends Jack and Emma over this afternoon to chill out in their central air-cooled home (a rarity in these old South Orange houses, we've found). Once the kids tired of the playroom and the adults were ready to brave the heat again, we filled up the kiddie pools and hooked up the sprinkler for some outside fun.

A good time was had by all: Greta and Emma decided that using pool water for the thirsty plants was a great idea, Lincoln and Jack really liked playing with the wheelbarrow and mower, and Elin (Emma and Jack's au pair) and I enjoyed getting two hours closer to dinner with little effort on our part!