He was up after 7. He wanted to play the Green Earth game, and I told him he could do that when I went to take a shower. So Carly started him on the chess game. I then shortly went to take a shower and gave him my iPad (which had the Green Earth game) so they had two games going at once. After my shower I made him a English muffin with peanut butter. When Paul came up, August said “Good morning, uncle goofball.” Which I was hoping would stick, but didn’t.
I sent an email to Omar, then Omar wanted to give me a call. Peter arrived, and we were all out back when Omar called. We agreed to try and chat via Skype on Friday.
We walked up to the Apple Cup. Early enough that the back room was empty when we got there and we got the middle table. It filled up after that. The waitress gave August a kids’ menu, which had a picture of fish on the back, and some crayons. When the waitress walked by again he called “Thank you for giving me this stuff!” For the three of us we ordered the blueberry pancakes and the ham scramble with hash browns. We ate and were full. Carly had taken August outside while we waited for the food to come (I think she said they were doing challenges), and after we were done eating she took him home. At one point he asked “Why does dada talk to Peter so much?”
We paid and got walking, but quickly found Carly and august; they had stopped to watch the car wash. Back at the house we said goodbye to Peter and he left. We then finished our packing and loaded up the cars. August was singing all of Dear Eliza again.
With Paul with us in the X-Type, we drove up to Walmart. I ran in and got a charger/FM transmitter so we could charge/listen to my phone in the car. Mom and Dad met us there, then they led the way north, leaving about noon. Took the back road from Brewster on up through Okanogan and Omak, stopping at the American Legion Park for the restroom. August had played Green Earth for awhile, then was looking out the window and falling asleep. I offered him a nut treat, and we had a debate over whether he was falling asleep or just looking out the window. He definitely fell asleep about 1. At 1:30 he woke up at a stop light and asked “Are we stopping?” He was then awake before we went over the border, sometime after 2. Border went smoothly enough, although the woman was rather intense. Once we went through, August asked something like “What WAS that?” I think Carly told him about how you can bring some things across the border, so later at the cabin he kept asking “Can you bring face soap over the border?” Etc.
Mom and Dad had to wait longer for background checks, as it has been a long time since they’ve been to Canada. We stopped at the bathrooms, then August was putting flowers on Paul’s hair. Canada is a new country for August, making it number 6, after South Korea, the United States, Thailand, Israel, and Jordan. We were also counting on our flights and he’s been on over a dozen.
We went on to the grocery store in Osoyoos, with me leading the way this time. August rode on the front of the cart that mom was pushing. At first he wanted me to stay close, but he got comfortable being around the corners. At one point he told them “I could use my loudspeaker” to let us know where he ws. He chose cherry jam, and helped pick out salami and put things n the cart and basket. As we checked out, and first mom’s credit card then two of time didn’t work at the terminal, they had him doing challenges near the entrance, touching carts and things. They took me over to the customer service counter and my card worked on the first try.
Paul and Mom switched and we continued on to the cabin, me still leading. August sang a “Out of jimbo jive” song: a tune he’s sung before and I’m hoping he’l remember so I can record it sometime. He was also counting using his counting tune and got up to 400 and said he’d remember where he was so he could keep counting higher later.
We were to the cabin after 4. The woman, Carolyne, met us on her four wheeler and showed us the cabin. She was quite nice, and went and brought back some sand toys for August. August had just asked me “Are there any dogs I should watch out for?” Then she came back with two big chocolate lbs, luckily very nice dogs. He was also concerned about the doors, as he can’t open them on his own. After she left, he got to work exploring and wanted to play with things in the kitchen. We compromised on one of the wine bottle openers as long as he sat down. He was drilling grapes and giving each one of them to uncle Paul. We then made the Crystal Light water drink together, measuring out four cups from the water dispenser to put in the pitcher. Carly then showed us a big bird up in a tree. August called it a “giraffe bird” when I showed him. Pretty sure it is an osprey instead.
It was kind of cool in the cabin, and Carly changed him into pants. He didn’t like the feel of the first pair, with the zipper. Luckily, she had also packed a second pair of plain grey sweatpants. He said “Good for overpacking!” I definitely lost on this one. He also had his sweatshirt on, so looked rather funny as we went outside where it was warmer and got in the cars to go to the Mexican restaurant. He immediately asked for air conditioner.
Sadly, the restaurant is closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Luckily, it is a nice drive over there and back. We went back to the cabin. On the way they kept sing counting, and got up to 900. He said he’d leave counting to a 1000 to tomorrow. Carly got out of the car and headed to the house. He was all dramatic about her leaving him in the car.
Inside he drilled another grape: ‘Uncle Paul, will you eat this squishy grape?” And he told us all “I demand you eat the corn.” He and I went outside and shucked the corn. He was excited that it was yellow and white corn.
We ate dinner outside. He ate two full ears of corn after having some carrot and broccoli. We all had sandwiches. Hurray for overbuying at the grocery store. He was asking everyone “Who wants some tushies?” Which was funny for while. I went for a walk to the end of the lake. I saw the osprey closer, and garter snake and a I think a big frog hopping under the bridge. I came back and he was eating the second ear of corn. He said “This corn had a good life; now it’s eaten.”
Carly was then giving him challenges outside, touching people and things. He was talking the whole time he was running, and Carly joked he’d be running a marathon and talking the whole time. Before they came in he had his hands wrapped up in his shirt because they were cold, but his tummy was all exposed. Dad had mentioned his own feet being cold, so a few minutes later August said “We need to go inside because your feet are cold.”
Inside he ate some of the yummy berry granola stuff. And more and more. He read Captain Underpants with Carly. She took a shower and I read a few chapters. He helped us move the bed against the wall, and he put his sweatshirt and shoes in a drawer. Carly brushed his teeth and reviewed the expectations. He added “No talking”.
I left them, but I got ready for bed and went in with them, about 9:40 or so. He was having difficulty getting to sleep: “I don’t like it cuz it’s new.” We had talked a little about jail, and he now asked Carly “Mama, have you ever been sent to prison, not visiting prison?”
I tried singing to him a bit, but was falling asleep myself. Last I saw it was about 10:10. Not sure if it was before or a little after that, but I accidentally hit August. I had fallen asleep, and he touched my face or head. In my sleep I swung my arm up, knocking his arm away. I apologized, but he didn’t seem too bothered by it.