The Long Distance Kall: Charles' s (HOT) 7th Birthday

Charles turned 7 during the hottest summer in Dallas since 1980 when we were trying to figure out who shot JR. We all knowTexas is hot in the summer, ALWAYS. But 2011 was like living on the surface of the sun. In fact, here are a few interesting facts about summer 2011 in Dallas

•June 2011: 3rd hottest on record; 2/10 of a degree behind 1980
•July 2011: 3rd hottest average high on record
•July 2011 hottest average overnight lows on record: 86 degrees on July 26, August 3, and August 4: unprecedented
•These three overnight lows beat previous all time high minimum of 85 from Sep 1, 1939
•August 3rd temperature of 110 degrees highest since September 2000; ties for 7th hottest daily maximum on record
•As of August 5, 2011 pulls ahead of 1980 for hottest summer on record year-to-date by a tenth of a degree

Sooooo, what did we decide to do for Charles's August birthday? Got to SIX FLAGS.

Sounds crazy? (it was) Sounds hot? (it was, very). But, we had fun, stayed relatively cool in the misting fans and shade and enjoyed our free tickets that the boys earned for reading at school.

Sweaty boys ready to hit the rides!

We went to six flags early in August since Steve was assigned to New York for Verizon strike duty. So when August 16 rolled around, we celebrated with cake and fun at Grammy and Papas house. Charles and his buddy James even spent the night!