August came out at 7:50. The cinnamon rolls that Andrea and Derek made were ready. August had one, and Thatcher woke up. Andrea used a sheet to make a fort in the area behind the couch. At first he and Kayla didn’t want to let Colin in, but we talked to them and they were all able to play well together.
When August went to the bathroom he asked about a world record for someone having digits of pi in their brain. We looked it up and read about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Haraguchi. ‘Cheat sheet’ was a word of the day when we talked about the requirements to prove a world record.
There was more playing in the fort and with the circuit set. When Thatcher and Kayla were sort of arguing over some car August went and got Andrea. And when Colin knocked down part of the fort August went and got Thatcher and Vivian to help rebuild it. August also sang a “1 plus 2 plus 3, calculation, calculation” song at one point.
They all went on a walk to the beach, from 9:40 to 11:10. I stayed at the house and worked. It was rather chaotic as they got back. Calmed down as they got some lunch, of fake chicken nuggets. Colin kept running around with his bottom falling out of his shorts. And the kids were telling each other crazy jokes, like “What do pillows sleep on? Pillow pillows.” August grabbed his iPad, which got their attention, but then he turned on one of those marble videos. I successfully got them to switch from that to Berenstain Bears.
Derek and Andrea and Thatcher and Colin left. The remaining kids said goodbye, watched a little more, then got bored. Cassie took Colin on a ride to take a nap. Vivian said that Thatcher always has ideas on what to do. And they said that Thatcher told them he gets a whole day timeout if he touches Derek’s car. We talked about how that is probably an exaggeration, another word of the day.
Carly and I took Vivian and August to the club house. We were there for maybe 45 minutes. They played around with the pool table and ping pong, mainly. And also looked at the board games. August played a few moves of his watch game using my phone. I watched part of the British Grand Prix, as the internet at the club house was faster and I could actually watch it.
We got back after 2. I watched Vivian and August as they played in the garage and boat garage. I wouldn’t let Vivian play with the real darts. August played with the bike pump, pretending to pump up tires on the tricycle, then pumping up my toe. We found the croquet set and took it to the back yard. August had fun hitting a gas tank with the croquet mallet that made a sound that reminded me of a buddhist temple. We played with the wickets and balls on the forest floor for around 20 minutes. Rather challenging.
We went inside, and August went to the bathroom. He asked me “Is an integer times an integer always an integer?” We talked through different version, like integer plus integer, integer times decimal, and integer plus decimal.
August and Vivian played in the fort area for a while, but August broke a tiny and dollar that he found, which apparently Vivian had cared about. She left and he just sort of looked at it for a few minutes. I talked to him about it, but that was the end of it.
We had talked about going to the pool, but then Vivian or Carly brought up swimming in the ocean, and then also paddle boarding. So we did that. Chuck had put the paddle boards in the car, then August and Vivian rode in the car with him and Cherie, while Carly, Cassie, Colin, and I walked down. Chuck and I carried the paddle boards to the beach.
August climbed on the rocks a bit while Cassie and Carly started paddle boarding. He asked me “What’s compliment?” Vivian climbed on the front of Cassie’s, and August soon wanted to join Carly. I went and got a life vest from the car (Vivian was wearing August’s) and August wore it and joined Carly, and a bit later Colin, who had been up on the swings with Cherie, joined them as well. The paddled all around the beach area there, as the tide kept coming in. I was sitting in the grass by the sea wall, finishing the Saeed book. I eventually had to move as I was getting wet when the boat waves came in.
They came in for a snack and to put on August’s sun hat. He also needed to use the bathroom so I took him. I was then pushing both him and Colin on the swings, first as they lay on them, then sitting. When I asked why the kids always face the forest, they then turned around to see the water. Vivian was burying herself in the warm rocks, and August helped. August was also quoting a scene from Captain Underpants, with lines like “Cut! That’s not what horse life is about!”
We left at 5:15. The kids walked with us this time. They met a dog named Bailey. Rather big, and August went up to meet it as well. Very brave of him. August then rode on the front of Colin’s stroller as Cassie pushed. When we got back to the house and Paul’s car was the only one there August exclaimed “Ah! Yes! I don’t have to worry about touching uncle DD’s car!”
The kids started moving everything downstairs to make a fort down there, so Chuck and I moved the couch back. Cherie had made spaghetti for dinner. At first the kids said they weren’t ready for dinner, as they were making a fort, but they came up a few seconds later.
They watched something on August’s iPad, then had ice cream for dessert. August asked “Did you know kilograms and kilometers are based on ten?” Vivian and August played the tablet game with Cherie. I distracted Colin most of the time by reading the Elephant and Piggie book Biggie to him twice. That’s 10 Elephant and Piggie books in total. Chuck left to spend the night at the motor home and golf in the morning.
Cherie took Vivian and Colin on a short walk. August had cereal, banana and letter crackers. They were starting to do baths around 9, but Vivian was doing her delaying routine. August had some almonds, then when Vivian had toast he wanted an English muffins. Cherie and I moved the paddle boards in from the car, as there was a light on in it (it is Claremay’s car, and Chuck just got a new battery in it as it died at the beginning of island time).
Colin was watching Llama Llama during this, and August watched some with him. We got August in the bedroom and I said goodnight to them at 9:40.
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