So last Friday to Sunday I headed up to Edmonds to stay with my friend Peter. Visited different friends and got errands done Friday and Saturday, and on Saturday I saw a Chuck Close exhibit up in Everett and visited the old Strand Hotel where my grandpa’s cousin worked during World War II. And on Sunday I visited my cousin Darrin, then my parents and aunt and uncle dropped by to visit, and I ended the day by dropping our car off in Woodinville, where it will stay until next summer, and my friend Peter picked me up and took me back for my last night in Edmonds. While I was gone:
Friday:
I skyped with Carly and August around 8:30. I had been moving fast today, but when I saw little kids at Third Place Books I really started to miss him. August was excited to see me as well, and was immediately asking where I was and wanted me to come home. He wanted to read a book, but when I got home. Carly told him to tell me what he did today and he said “Play” Asked what he played with and he said “Toys”. When asked what toys, he said started talking about coins and spinning them. Carly confirmed that they played with coins again, but hadn’t spun them; August was also remembering spinning coins with me. Monique had also come over with her two boys and they played. And at some point Carly took August and Vivian down to the blackberry area in the trails and picked blackberries. When I hung up with them about 9, August was talking about going to sleep, but Carly thought it would be awhile. He had woken from a 90 minute nap around 3:30. I saw him give forehead kisses to Oma and Opa, then he leaned in for a kiss from me and said “Love you”.
Saturday:
Down in Centralia, Christy and her son, just a few months older than August, came down on the train and visited for 6 hours. August seemed a bit stressed through the visit and wanted to nurse a lot, particularly near the end when Cassie and Vivian took them back to the train, but they did walk to the forest area, and August and the other boy started singing loudly together. August also had some good Opa time: August really wanted to see the generator on the RV, but Chuck couldn’t get the cover open. Chuck was also cleaning and replacing bricks in the garden and August helped with that, and got to use a hammer in putting the bricks back down. He and Carly did letters on the big paper, and when he was in the RV he read ‘reading’ and ‘off’. We haven’t been doing a ton of reading this summer, but I’m sure he’s been soaking up words. Carly had called me just as I left Everett because he wanted to Skype, and I skyped with him just a minute before he took a nap, then we Skyped again around 8. He only took about an hour nap, waking around 3:15, so Carly was hoping he’d get to sleep a little earlier than after 10, like yesterday.
Sunday:
Got home after 8:30 and skyped with Carly and August.
Learned that things had been pretty crazy there as Thatcher was back in town. A full house. Chuck and Cherie had taken at least some of them (Vivian, Colin, and August?) down to Borst Park for awhile. Still a little hitting, but not too bad. Carly was concerned it might extend to Kayla, but no trouble in that regard. His big scare today was when he was eating and sitting in the high chair. He pushed off with his feet and fell backwards. Carly had him sot his food out as he was in no mood for following. He was pointing to his mouth as if he had bitten his tongue, but when she asked if it hurt he said no.
Friday:
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Sunday: