PHOTO GALLERY: Children take advantage of warm weather

August 22, 2012 | 5:37 p.m. CDT

Children splashed around at the Country Club of Missouri pool on Wednesday. After a few weeks of relatively cool weather, temperatures reached mid-90s and led to early dismissals at Jefferson and West Junior High schools.

Izaak Porter, 7, helps his sister Jayda Porter, 4, into the pool on Wednesday at the Country Club of Missouri. Both are home schooled. Following a few weeks of relatively cool weather, temperatures hit mid-90s and led to early dismissals at Jefferson and West Junior High Schools. | Benjamin Hoste

John Parker Swindle and Effie Craver, both 4, play at the Country Club of Missouri pool on Wednesday. "Now we're trying to make a house!" Effie said. | Benjamin Hoste

Effie Craver and John Parker Swindle, both 4, splash around at the Country Club of Missouri pool on Wednesday. | Benjamin Hoste