He was up at 7:05. He watched a Wild Kratts, then went outside with Carly and helped her rip up a dying plant. He wanted to saw off the roots and we let him use the bread knife to do it. He rinsed it off with the hose, and wanted to boil it, although we didn’t get to that until later.
I made eggs for breakfast. We were going to eat outside, but he carried his plate back inside before we could get out there, so he and I ate inside. We listened to Kraftwerk and he sat on my lap. We discussed electronic music and rhythms, like 16th notes. We then worked on his bear book. He dictated the story for 3 pages and I wrote it down, then Carly came back and she wrote it on the individual pages and he illustrated it. He wanted to break apart some of the computer parts, and we went outside and he used a hammer. Had him hammer on one of the big rocks, then had him wear the goggles when pieces went flying. I went up and took a shower.
He played a few minutes of Angry Birds, then he wanted to boil the plant, so we did that. He got the frozen green rock things from the freezer (I’d forgotten they were in there), and we took them outside. He hammered one apart, then drilled into the other. We couldn’t find the goggles. The drill was dying, so we went in to find the drill charger. Or, rather, I did. He said, “I’m just going to relax and serve myself some food.” I complained when I couldn’t find it, and he told me that that was okay and that was just the way life is sometimes. I eventually found it, and we plugged it in outside and played a little more.
He was hungry, so we went to make oatmeal. I had gotten a different brand, but they were also instant oats. But they turned out to be thicker, and ended up chunky. He said he didn’t like it, but he ate it anyway. Carly got home from going to meet with teachers in Tira about the upcoming Get to Know You Day at the Jewish school.
August and I experimented with the oats. We used knives and scissors to break some into smaller pieces, then cooked those in the microwave. And I made a bowl on the stove. He liked the microwave bowl better. August then had us do an imagining game where I was him and he was me. We acted like each other a bit. We were next talking about our plans for the day and were talking about going into town to get ice cream, as he hadn’t done any hitting today. But then he hit Carly about something and I took him up for a time out.
Up on the bed we played the bird game where the brother takes care of a baby bird, but it turns out it was just a dream, but then they do find a bird and take care of it, then a new one where the boy tried to catch a bird to eat.
We went downstairs, and he requested a hot dog so he could try the mustard in the fridge. He ate that, then we read some Hilo. He then took the plant out of the pot that he had boiled earlier. He now had a yellow broth and was adding things to his soup. We got ready to go to Kfar Sava Park, and he told us, “Just one more thing in my broth and I’ll be ready too.”
We got to the park and walked in. He wanted to go to the playground, but when we suggested a walk through the park first he got upset and ended up with a timeout first. We did go to the playground, and he played several rounds of hide and seek with Carly. Carly went to the bathroom and he and I kept playing, taking turns looking for each other.
We then went for a walk through the park. He rode down a few small hills. Then he fell over once. He wasn’t hurt, but blamed me and hit me, so he had another timeout. We stopped at this outdoor bike/rollerblade path and he ran around and Carly gave him challenges. A bit later he declared we weren’t going any further. We turned around and then stopped at the trampoline place. He needed that, and jumped for 15 to 20 minutes. He kept asking Carly to lift up the edge of the padding so he could see the plants growing underneath.
We got going from there and stopped at the bathroom. Carly took him in. He ended up with another timeout as they came out, and we headed back to the car and left at 4:30.
At home we finished reading Hilo book 5 again, then he worked on his soup. Added things like milk and vinegar and oil. Quite a mixture. We had noodles for dinner, and discussed fixing the catapult. He talked about his lab and told me that the floor and ceiling are made of sandpaper. I asked why, and he replied, “I just like a rough surface.”
I went upstairs to do some work, and they were Skyping with Cherie and Chuck, I think. They made popcorn and watched some of the polar bears and seals video, but he was more interested in acting it out. I came down and Carly went to take a shower. He added more to his soup, including some cream, and talking me into brewing a little coffee so he could use some. He played with the tools, then we went and started reading Hilo from book 1. ‘Rehearsal’ was the word of the day, from that.
We made some toast, and he told me about his machine that does surgery. He said it is “the most expensive machine you can buy…but it’s really energy efficient.” We read more Hilo, finishing 7 chapters. I took him up to his bath, and then came down to get him dressed. We went up to brush his teeth, and he sang a song that sounded like a show tune. It went, “everything is permanent, everything is permanent…except ink and paper! Right? Am I right?”
Carly came up and I left them at 8:50.
Andrea posted a Storypark story about them making bridges after reading The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Of August she wrote, “August tried multiple materials including: blocks, sticks, corks, and small wooden discs. He made a stop motion video to test out his bridge. He found that the weight of the goat was too heavy to hold his goat at the final part of his bridge and had to use his problem solving skills to try a new way!”
Sawing the plant:
Working on his story:
Hammering electronics parts:
Hammering ice:
Drilling ice:
Hide and seek at the park:
Falling on the bike:
Running around at the bike track:
Trampolining:
