{"id":1349,"date":"2012-06-28T23:08:12","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T03:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2012-06-28T23:08:12","modified_gmt":"2012-06-29T03:08:12","slug":"au-pairs-cool-off-at-a-pool-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2012\/06\/28\/au-pairs-cool-off-at-a-pool-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Au Pairs Cool Off at a Pool Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1348\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/06\/photo-17-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"photo (17)\" width=\"180\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/06\/photo-17-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/06\/photo-17-624x466.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/06\/photo-17.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/06\/photo-14-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"photo (14)\" width=\"180\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/06\/photo-14-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/06\/photo-14-624x466.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/06\/photo-14.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1352\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/06\/photo-13-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"photo (13)\" width=\"180\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/06\/photo-13-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/06\/photo-13-624x466.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/06\/photo-13.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>In\u00a0 June au pairs from Au Pair in America were graciously invited to the home of a  current host family for\u00a0a pool party.\u00a0 Hamburgers, hotdogs, salads, chips and salsa, lots of dip and other great foods were available as we all relaxed in the the cool of the afternoon by the pool.\u00a0 We spoke about summer fun  activities and safety tips such as protecting children in and around the  water and the importance of sunscreen protection during the hot summer  months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In\u00a0 June au pairs from Au Pair in America were graciously invited to the home of a current host family for\u00a0a pool party.\u00a0 Hamburgers, hotdogs, salads, chips and salsa, lots of dip and other great foods were available as we all relaxed in the the cool of the afternoon by the pool.\u00a0 We spoke about  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2012\/06\/28\/au-pairs-cool-off-at-a-pool-party\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[52,425,493],"class_list":["post-1349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-au-pairs-host-family","tag-pool-party-pool-gambrills-crofton-sunscreen-water-safety-childcare","tag-summer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Au Pairs Cool Off at a Pool Party  - ABC Blog (Annapolis, Baltimore &amp; 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