A very long day, but a good one. It started out hectic as pretty much everyone in the house was up at my usual time (by 7) when it is nice and quiet. So I went for a two mile walk. When I came back, August was just getting up. But his first attempt playing with the two older cousins and Eddy was a bit rough: Eddy gave him a little lick, which August thought was a betrayal and he gave her a long shocked look, Vivian then grabbed his hand (innocently, but August didn’t think so), then Thatcher accidentally whacked him in the head with a large car toy as they were passing on the steps.
But the rest of the day went more smoothly. A bit later I got a couple of metal bowls, water, and rocks for him to stir with a spatula (Carly was making spaghetti and he really wanted to help stir the sauce) and he played contentedly by himself. And three times during the day we went out to fill the small watering can and water plants around the yard.
In between, he had a lot of interacting with other kids. At 10:45 we met Monique and her friend and a combined 5 kids to walk along the Discovery Trail. August started to get sleepy so we came home. I was doing my best to keep him awake in the car, but he didn’t quite make it home. Luckily, he transferred easily to bed.
In the evening we went to the usual Tuesday dinner at Steve and Claremay’s. A huge turnout and preview of what’s to come this Saturday. August did a pretty good job of just plunging into the crowd, then lounged in my arms for a relaxing meal (mainly eating the spanakopita that Cherie made and some potato) before heading out into the yard to play in the water with Hattie (about the same age as him).
I missed the two of them playing together as I was eating dessert, but came down as August was soaking himself with the hose. We played down in the yard for awhile longer before heading home around 8.
Here, I took him outside for his last watering session of the day. We ended up watering the mint in the front yard, then he wanted to shoot baskets. The hoop had been lowered for Vivian and Thatcher, so I could lift August up and he could make a slam dunk. Carly came out and played as well.
Finally, Carly took him up for a very long bath. Near the end she snuck out of the bath, but he soon realized he was alone and told her to ‘sit’ back down. He soon went to sleep after that.
Discovery Trail walk:
Back home, mixing rocks:
Dinner at Steve and Claremay’s:
Evening:
Watering the mint:
Bath time. Cup on foot:
