Do You Use Umbrellas on Hot Summer Days?  

Ok if that suits you. Are you using sunblock at least? I use umbrellas because I want to keep myself protected to prevent getting skin cancer. I read and watched news reports of older people who didn't protect themselves from the sun when they were younger and they ended up getting skin cancer. Many of those people, looked older way beyond their years. Sun is also known to make you age fast too. Now if you go out into the sun before 12noon and after 5pm, then the sun isn't as harmful and can give you Vitamin D for your skin.

Ignore my statement about the hats. I meant that most hats cover only a portion of your face but not your whole face. I have a hat with wide rims and it doesn't even cover my whole face, It only covers my forehead to almost the end of my nose and a portion of my cheeks and it doesn't cover the bottom half of my cheeks. Also, baseball caps only cover the front of your face but not the sides of your face. Therefore, I haven't seen a perfect hat yet. I even put sunblock "just in case" but I wouldn't rely on sunblock alone.
I have been told many times that I look very young for my age. I guess, shading myself and taking care of my skin has something to do with it :-)

What I find disturbing the most, is that I've seen parents who go out with their infants and/or small children on hot sunny days and they don't have any protective gear on them. For example: hats, stroller shades or canopy, umbrellas, or sunglasses. Not sure if they put sunscreen on them, so can't say they have or they haven't. When we take our sun out, he has his sunglasses and hat on. He also has sunblock and has the stroller canopy over him. And if his stroller isn't present, he uses and umbrella with us. By the way, they sell baby and toddler sunglasses on the internet, for those of you who are wondering and can't find them in your local stores :-)