PETERSEN: Vermont Chapter

 Vermont has had its share of heat the last couple of weeks.  There has been little relief except for in the water.  The day after we returned from our vacation the temperature was somewhere in the 90’s and humidity was high.  Chase and Enoch went outside to play but it was short-lived due to the heat, Chase’s solution . . . get the hose.  We embraced our “white-trash” side and stripped the boy to his underwear.

One shot from Chase and the game was on.  Enoch embraced the concept of a water fight and turned the tables; “cutting”  Chase into pieces with a swipe of the water hose.

I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a happier little three-year-old. 

 Enoch hadn’t stopped grinning all day and before he went to bed he asked if he could draw a picture for us.  This is what he drew:

The brown figure on the left is me, two legs, toes, even the round belly.  The little yellowish figure on the right is Enoch.  The green figure in the middle is Chase.  Enoch explained, “I cut him in half with the water.  That’s why he look like that.”  All the pink scribbles represent the water which is why Chase’s body isn’t straight like Enoch’s and mine.

We were excited to see the development in his fine motor skills and his understanding of the differences (size, shape, effects of water) between the members in his family.  Summer heat isn’t so bad when you have an awesome dad who’ll play with you.

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