Easy title, difficult task for sure. It’s summer time. The kids are home. And I’ve been trying this new exercise routine since the beginning of May (so I guess it isn’t all that new anymore.) Doing that crazy P90X thing. And then I got sick at the end of June and missed a couple weeks. (It’s hard to do downward dog with a stuffed up nose.) Yesterday I decided to pick it back up and start again. I really do feel so much more alive and less foggy when I do these super intense, hour-long routines. (And no, I wouldn’t wish this kind of pain on anyone. But this work-out program has worked well for me.)

But keeping the kiddos away long enough for me to finish my jump-squats, kenpo kicks, and downward dogs is a serious feat I have yet to master. Little Miss is the problem. Coming down from a jump-push-up onto a toddler is just not good. (And yes, I am not bragging, but I can actually do one of these…okay on my knees.)

So the other day, since Little Miss didn’t want to nap, I set them up outside for a little water play while I tried to get in a little workout time.

But, alas, no luck. Little Miss wanted to come back inside. Who could blame her. It felt like it was 98 degrees in the shade! Oh, why can’t naps last into adulthood? This would be so much more preferable for all parties I believe.

(I still giggle looking at this silly picture. I think Mini Mister thinks she is a body pillow.) Other things we’ve been doing to keep occupied this summer…a little “oh…sticky”…as my daughter puts it.

And a little racing.

And a little bit of this new development..

What are your kid’s favorite indoor-because-it-is-a-bad-air-day-activity?