So here are some of my summer must haves; some old, some new but all in all, things that will be in our summer arsenal.
1) When we sold our house, I was really hoping we could find a rental in a nearby neighborhood that has a great pool and rec center but since the housing market is somewhat insane in Denver/Colorado, that didn't happen. It was either rent a house in that neighborhood that was going to be way too small for all of us or rent a house with enough space in a neighborhood with no pool. We went with more space. That being said, I'm hoping to get Selah into some swim lessons here soon and with a few trips planned this summer that will involve pool time, some floaties were needed. We got this Puddle Jumper at our local Costco but it can also be found here. I'm hoping that Selah's first swim-on-her-own experience goes well.
2) Anyone that lives or has been to Colorado knows the sun is super intense here. Blame it on being that much closer to the sun but it does not take long to get a wicked sunburn. (Wicked? Apparently I'm from Boston now). I love this sunscreen for the kiddos! It's not chock full of chemicals, smells good and small enough to toss in the diaper bag and not have it take up the entire thing!
3) We've never really had to worry about mosquitoes too much here but with all the rain we've been having, they've been a little out of control. It's hard to keep Selah indoors during the day so after seeing the nice welts hiding under her short sleeves (sorry kiddo!), I knew I couldn't really let her out back without some kind of protection. I loooove our local grocery store because it has a great selection of natural remedies for pretty much anything. I didn't really want to put some of the well known, name brand bug spray on her that was filled with all sorts of chemicals because she still pops her hands in her mouth and I have it on good authority (cough cough) that a certain bug spray with DEET in it will numb your mouth if you, say, have mustard on your hand from a campfire hot dog and go to lick said mustard off. Wanting to avoid the same issue with Selah, I grabbed this bug spray at our grocery store. It's DEET-free and repels bugs with several essential oils and I think it smells pretty good. The hubby doesn't agree but that's okay ;)
4) We've got a couple trips lined up this summer to visit family with pools and I know Harrison is going to be getting some water time. This little baby float is perfect and the shade will keep the sun out of his awesome baby blues.
5) I learned the hard way a couple years ago that Selah cannot have any sunscreen on her face that isn't all natural. It took me putting it on her face twice to make the connection that a certain big name 'baby' sunscreen was causing her to have a bad allergic reaction: red rash, runny nose and swollen eyes. I thought it was something in the water at a local pool because she didn't have the reaction anywhere else on her but the 2nd time at a local lake, she had the same reaction and I realized it was the sunscreen so nothing but natural for the girl! I love the sunscreen sticks for areas like the face because you don't have to worry about accidentally getting some from your fingers to their eyes and the small tube is perfect for tossing in my diaper bag.
What are some of your summer must haves?
2) Anyone that lives or has been to Colorado knows the sun is super intense here. Blame it on being that much closer to the sun but it does not take long to get a wicked sunburn. (Wicked? Apparently I'm from Boston now). I love this sunscreen for the kiddos! It's not chock full of chemicals, smells good and small enough to toss in the diaper bag and not have it take up the entire thing!
3) We've never really had to worry about mosquitoes too much here but with all the rain we've been having, they've been a little out of control. It's hard to keep Selah indoors during the day so after seeing the nice welts hiding under her short sleeves (sorry kiddo!), I knew I couldn't really let her out back without some kind of protection. I loooove our local grocery store because it has a great selection of natural remedies for pretty much anything. I didn't really want to put some of the well known, name brand bug spray on her that was filled with all sorts of chemicals because she still pops her hands in her mouth and I have it on good authority (cough cough) that a certain bug spray with DEET in it will numb your mouth if you, say, have mustard on your hand from a campfire hot dog and go to lick said mustard off. Wanting to avoid the same issue with Selah, I grabbed this bug spray at our grocery store. It's DEET-free and repels bugs with several essential oils and I think it smells pretty good. The hubby doesn't agree but that's okay ;)
4) We've got a couple trips lined up this summer to visit family with pools and I know Harrison is going to be getting some water time. This little baby float is perfect and the shade will keep the sun out of his awesome baby blues.
5) I learned the hard way a couple years ago that Selah cannot have any sunscreen on her face that isn't all natural. It took me putting it on her face twice to make the connection that a certain big name 'baby' sunscreen was causing her to have a bad allergic reaction: red rash, runny nose and swollen eyes. I thought it was something in the water at a local pool because she didn't have the reaction anywhere else on her but the 2nd time at a local lake, she had the same reaction and I realized it was the sunscreen so nothing but natural for the girl! I love the sunscreen sticks for areas like the face because you don't have to worry about accidentally getting some from your fingers to their eyes and the small tube is perfect for tossing in my diaper bag.
What are some of your summer must haves?
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