I went up at 7:20 and he was just starting to wake up. We went downstairs and he watched one Berenstain Bears story. He was fine with just one, but asked for a story next. We read How to Find an Elephant, then got ready to go and took the car, since we’d be bringing Eve home with us after school.
I dropped him off, easy peasy, then rode my bike home.
Worked, then walked back to pick him and Eve up at 3. Got the two of them, and they went in to look at the old speakers that were in the maker space for taking apart, then we were soon out on the playground and to the swings. Eve pushed August on the big swing, then she was on a regular swing and talked about how she flings her head back to get the hair out of her eyes. August was standing up on the swing, and declared, “I hate hats!” And threw his hat on the ground. He then went on to state in no uncertain terms that he would never wear a hat again, etc. This was all because he wanted to do what Eve does. Ten minutes later he had forgotten, and was wearing his hat again.
The topic of Lunch Robot came up, and he told Eve, “Eve, you know what you should do? Ask your momma or dadda to write a note for your lunch.” And in discussing backpacks (I think Eve asked if he had one) he said, “Can you buy me a pink backpack that I’ll use?” She asked me, “What does August do at nighttime.” She was referring to the evening. He matter-of-factly stated, “I sleep.”
They went and ‘cooked’ in the kitchen area on the playground. I had a few minutes to myself as they played without me. A couple times, once on the playground and once back at home, I heard her calling him “Honey”, trying to play house. She also a couple times referred to August as “a scientist.” So clearly he talks about himself that way at school—enough for the kids to know it. And once, after having a long discussion of our names and names of our family members, during which I explained why I often call him ‘Z’, she called him ‘Z’ as well.
They went in to use the bathroom in PKB once. When they came out Eve grabbed a paintbrush and added some paint to a big artwork they were working on. August started to get a bit upset, saying he should be able to do it as well, but I told her she shouldn’t have done it, as it wasn’t her class, and he got over it.
A bit after 4 we headed home, as they were hungry. Eve sat in the booster seat and August used the vest. At the house Eve wanted to play outside. August stayed out there reluctantly for a few minutes. She took his tricycle and balance bike for a spin around the yard, and they got silly with the yellow tubing that he has. A few times she was tickling him and I had to remind her how ticklish he is.
We went inside so I could make them a pineapple and mango smoothie. They started playing with the doctor equipment on the couch. When they got the smoothies she declared, “It’s so good!” We played the doctor game on the couch. They kept putting me to sleep with anesthesia, taking out my bones, waking me up, putting me back to sleep, etc.
He then turned into a squirrel and was cuddling with me. I suggested music, and Eve suggested Michael Jackson, so we listened to Thriller. I went up to plug in the Christmas lights on the stairs and Eve came with me. Heather and Zoe knocked on the door as we came back. They came in for a few minutes. Eve didn’t want to leave, but Heather was able to get her to go at 5:15.
Carly was home a few minutes later. They were discussing something, and Carly taught him the word ‘contradictory’, so that was a word of the day. He ate soup and watched Berenstain Bears. Still hungry, so I made us toast and peanut butter and honey. Then a second piece. Out of nowhere he remembered the video version of the Butter Battle Book. So I let him watch it. He had seen it at the Dr. Seuss museum. I was thinking he had watched it once after that, but once we started watching it I started to question that. I know we read the book several times, but I’m not sure if we ever searched for the video.
We read the sample for a book called Sir Lancelot the Great, then one for Shivers, the Pirate Who’s Afraid of EVERYTHING. We bought that one. While it downloaded we went up and did his bath. He played in the sink. He made a water, lotion, and soap mixture that he wanted to take to school tomorrow to look at using the microscope.
Carly then took a shower, and August started putting tape on a used plate that was on the coffee table. He told me, “I can touch the plate without touching the dirtiness.” We went up and read a few chapters of Shivers, which is pretty funny. I brushed his teeth, then Carly came in and I said good night and left them at 8:20. He had to use the bathroom, then before going to sleep he said his favorite part of the day is bedtime. Carly said that seems contradictory, since he fights it. He said he doesn’t like school, but he does like the end of the day, yoga, all the kids, and the teachers. He was asleep by 8:45.
Eve pushing him on the swing:
Deciding he hates hats:
Cooking with Eve:
Farming show and music:
End of the drumming:
Laughing over the tube:
Being my doctors:
