He was up at 7:15. So early. I carried him down, and he went outside to say hi to Carly. They were going to read, but then once to the couch he wanted Minecraft and they played together.
He was with Carly though the morning, very much enjoying his time with her. They read a Minecraft book and played a Brother and Myna game. He had oatmeal. They were over on the floor by the Legos. I think he was being a baby or something, and he was climbing on her. They went upstairs and I did the dishes.
They came down and he watched Bright side videos: journey through the body, particle accelerator. He then told me about his particle accelerator. We read some of the My Little Pony: Knightmare Knights series, then Carly got a call from Tessa asking if she could go pick up Spooktacular tickets for her at school, and look for her purse. August wanted to go with her to see the setup for the Spooktacular. The were gone for a bit, then came back and started a science activity about skulls, which involved watching videos and making a paper skull mask. I was up working, and when he was done he came up and showed me.
Back downstairs we read the rest of Nightmare Knights #2 and Ponyville Mysteries #3. He had two strips of paper left from the cutting earlier and decided to tape them together as a ball. He had heard “Goody two shoes” in one of the videos or stories we read today and asked what it meant, so a phrase of the day. He did some alone time with cutting paper, then sat on the couch. Carly had a headache and went upstairs for a while.
We played Minecraft, then went outside for a bit. We then watched a My Little Pony and ate raviolis for lunch. Well, he didn’t eat much because he decided he doesn’t like the cheese ones. He started discussing stopping tome to do stuff, and when I suggested something he said, “No, because the laws of space time itself wouldn’t allow it…” He brushed Pinkie Pie’s hair, then we went out for a bike ride.
We rode for a full half hour. As we rode around, to no where in particular, he told me about his telescopes and satellites. He has a naming system for his space telescope, where it is like Telescope GVL. The telescope gets better and better by itself until it gets up to ZZZ. We felt one drop of rain along the way, but then it was fine. We were back after 3:15.
He sat on his red push bike but commented on how it looked smaller and he doesn’t know if he can ride it now: “That looks like a baby bike.” He had a game where Bar played a practical joke on Brother, dragging him all the way up somewhere to see a “phenomenon…collision of magic and science” that didn’t exist.
He then watched some Bright Side video: Sydney Funnel Web spider, one about busses, and one other. We then read a couple of the Mr. Men stories. Muddle was another new word. As we got ready to go to the Spooktacular he was in a good and funny mood, and said, “That’s one fun thing about summer: Halloween is right around the corner.” “Right around the corner’ is a phrase he was using a lot today. August got his costume on, including the gloves, and wore his sparky shoes after Carly suggested them. He was then swooping around.
We parked a block north of school and walked down. We saw Jonathan, the band teacher, on the way in, who was dressed as Batman and gave August a high five. Once inside we started in on the trick-or-treating. August was quite into it and wasn’t daunted by the crowds. They had moved some stuff due to the threat of rain, so we actually did two laps of part of it. Wandered by the games area at one point, and saw the line for the haunted house. He was interested in the haunted house, but didn’t want to stand in the long, long line. We then found the other trick-or-treat doors hiding in the elementary school hall. Finally, there were a couple of game things (a wheel to spin and a place where you stick your hand into boxes to feel things) in the entrance to the auditorium.
He was then ready to head out, and I was the only one to want food at the food cart so we skipped it and headed home. At home they poured out his candy on the couch and then had a couple pieces. He was then playing Minecraft and Carly skyped with her mom. They were talking about Halloween and she asked how it went. I told Carly to tell her I’d gotten a lot of candy. August said,”Ryan didn’t get any!…I’m sorry, did I ruin your joke?” He had a carrot, then watched Bright Side videos: What if you didn’t drink water? What if you step on a rusty nail?
I went upstairs for a bit. I came out and took over. He started to play with a little strip of sponges thing in the sink. He was really washing it, wanting it to be clean. He said, “He’s Mr. Spongey and he likes getting clean…I showed him the Bright Side video…” about germs and how sponges get a lot of them.
There was a thunderstorm happening, so after he was done we watched out the bedroom window. We went downstairs and he stuck his hand out the door, still naked, to feel the rain. Carly had brought the containers in, so I took a bowl out for him to catch water. He wanted to go out in his raincoat, but then lightning flashed very close.
We were sleeping in his Zinnie room for the first time. Carly said good night and we went in. I read two My Little Pony issues (Nightmare Knights #3 and Ponyville Mysteries #4. He was then reticent about the new bed, so we had some Cheerios and he played with a few Duplos in the bed. Eventually though he was comfortable, and remembered his glow-in-the-dark crystal. We got that out, and he played with that on. I told him about Halloween when I was a kid: actually trick-or-treating, sorting candy at Mark and Scott’s house, etc. He fell asleep at 10:20.
Particle colliders:
Skeleton August:
His Attack of the Skeletons song:
Drumming:
Bat flying around:
Trick or treating:
Trick or treating 2:
Spinning the wheel:
