Less bad dreams last night. But I did hear him clearly say “It’s mine” awhile before I got up. He was the first kid up, at 8:07. The others were down shortly. Oatmeal for breakfast. Cherie and I were being silly and August was laughing and said “I don’t want to laugh or I’ll spit my food.” We then gave him conflicting advice on either not laughing or not eating. Vivian watched a new show. She didn’t want August to watch at first. He finished his breakfast then went back and she was more accommodating.
August was the first to get antsy and want to go outside. He found Vivian’s umbrella and played with it, then August and I played outside. We found the pink bottle, which had been missing, and sprayed things. We piled into two vehicles and left for downtown Bangor and the farmer’s market. Parked at 10:30 and walked to the little square in town. Say a couple of dogs along the way, including a Norwegian ridgeback.
First stop was the fire truck, where they got plastic hats and got to sit in the truck. Then to get cookies. August went to Carly and said “Mama you can share my chocolate cookie.” August complained about not having free samples that he liked. He refused to try cheese with me, and was upset when the beer ones were only for adults. He had fun climbing on the cannons though, then we ended up at a big puddle and the kids took off their shoes and played in it. I got a cold brewed coffee that was really, really good. August and I went and put a few dollars in the guitar case for the musician. He was playingsongs like “Hotel California”. August didn’t want his feet on the sunny pavement so I held him sideways to put the money in. We then talked about where the electricity came from and how all the cords worked.
Back to the puddle for a couple minutes, then it was decided we were headed home. Beets, basil, and a few other things had been purchased. There had been talk of a park earlier, so the kids were a little upset that we were just heading home. Vivian and August had held hands much of the way there, and Vivian kept asking August to get down out of my arms so they could hold hands on the way back. Did that at the end.
We were back before noon. August played in the car for a few minutes then I carried him in and we had some leftover pizza for lunch. They were then playing really well on the bed, which was impressive because the three of them were being pretty rough, hiding under the blanket and attacking each other and pulling it around. That ended though when Vivian grabbed my pillow and declared it hers. August of course then wanted that same pillow. Vivian then declared the window hers as well when August wanted to see out. I declared we were done playing on the bed. August nursed for a bit, then Vivian had laid out the blue towel like a red carpet to our door, but pulled it away right before August stepped on it, then grabbed the green towel, held it up, and declared that hers as well.
A bit later they all went out. August was pulling Colin as he sat in the red plastic wagon. They then went to the garage and were riding bikes. I went out as they were playing upstairs. I had to stop August from trying to throw his shoes down the stairs. They then wanted to slide down the stairs on their bottoms. They had done this once the other day and August was scarily fast. We said they couldn’t race, but at the end August did the last few fast and Vivian was upset she didn’t win. They then did it again, but despite making it clear to them that they couldn’t race, they both started going fast. I grabbed August up before he got to the bottom and Vivian was upset that she didn’t win again. I joked to Jeff that it was like illegal street racing.
I had also been spending an insane amount of time trying to renew our cell phones for another month and finally got that done. Back inside it wasn’t clear if the two of them were getting along nicely or not. August got too close to her as she wrote on the whiteboard and she picked him up, like she does with Colin, and went and set him on a chair. Cassie told he she couldn’t do it, but Cassie also asked August “Do you like it when Vivian picks you up?” He thought and said “Umm, I don’t like this chair.” Cassie and I cracked up.
Colin didn’t go down for a nap, so Cassie decided she’d take him along to the park as well. The three of us took the three kids to Weona Park again. Cassie and I took the three kids on the carousel. As we left, August pointed out the giraffes and Vivian, him, and I decided we’d ride those next time. Then to the playground. They chased Carly around a bit. Cassie suggested we go get slurpees, so we walked across the street to get those, Vivian and August holding hands. We came back and August and I sat at a picnic table and he drank some of my cider drink and more of his slurpee and went back to play. I sat and read for awhile. After a bit they all went to the bathroom, then headed to the stage. I headed over to the stage a few minutes later but found August crying. Colin had bit him, probably while August was giving him a hug. August nursed, and kept pointing and saying “Leave”.
So we all left. He and Vivian were both upset we didn’t do the carousel again, then he was upset we were leaving. We all stopped at the bank and he was upset about stopping. And then I had told Vivian she didn’t need another mint, and when he asked he was again really sad because I said no.
Got back to the house at 4:30. We did a family hug at one point. Carly helped a little with dinner, but then she had to take over with August and Vivian when I skyped with my parents. August wasn’t in a Skyping mood. I gave my parents a tour as we skyped and they saw a bunny out in the lawn and saw the garage. When I was done Vivian and August were fighting about a broken little gear thing in the garage. Carly had been working on getting them to share, letting the other person go first when they are having snacks in the car, and has had some success, but it will take awhile.
Back inside Colin appeared to be about to bite him again and Cassie yelled. She assured August she wasn’t yelling at him, but that, and/or realizing Colin was about to bite him, did it and August was upset. He went into the bedroom with Carly and they nursed and watched Sarah and Duck. Some well-needed quiet time. Vivian, meanwhile, thought they were taking too long and wrote a note, with Cassie helping spell it, saying “You’re taking too long” and slid it under the door. I got out the iPad keyboard and had Colin and Vivian play with it for awhile, then played with Colin in the Duplo area.
They came out for dinner, which was delicious. Cassie had made pesto. Cherie had done beets, which August decide he liked and ate several of. Carly and August had alone time again and I had the game of figuring out how to put all the leftovers in the fridge.
Carly and I then took August in the stroller for a walk around the lake and got back to the house at 7:10. Cherie had made two apple pies and they were eating pie as when we returned. August and I sat at the counter and he said that apple was his favorite pie. Also, he’s been loving the combo fork and spoon (they’re at opposite ends) and said “I really like fork spoons.”
They were outside with Carly for a bit and Vivian bit an apple that had fallen to the ground. Vivian and Colin went to pick apples with Cassie, and August wanted to pick one too. As we went to get his shoes he said “I want to pick an apple but first I want to but my shoes on cuz I don’t like the feel of the grass…cuz with shoes on I don’t have the feel of it.”
I gave August his bath and Vivian got in as well. He discovered a small but tender scrape on his ankle and didn’t want to get it wet, so stood with his left leg over the side of the bath. But eventually he had it in the water and Vivian was counting to see how long he had kept it in (Carly had suggested this to him, saying that she and Cassie had done that when they we
re kids). But then Vivian was sitting on the edge of the tub with a foot on the ground. August wanted to do it, but he just isn’t tall enough and I explained that. He got really sad and started crying. Got him out, dried him, and took him to Carly. He was asleep at 8:30. He then kept rolling off the bed. At one point he just had his head off, then rolled off onto the floor completely. And at some point early in the night he was sort of kicking the closet door in his sleep.
Fire truck:
Cannon:
walking back to the car:
Carousel:
Slurpees:
Walk along the drained lake:
Apple picking:
