Well, it is school holidays, so our little town is quite crowded at the moment. We don't get out much during holidays, but nonetheless we have still been really busy. We have been trying to get the kids outside every day for an extended play, so we have been playing in the cul de sac and the neighbourhood park, even at night, which the kids love. One day Jeff and I took the kids to Porters Creek lookout, which was a bit disappointing because it turned out to be all hazy and we couldn't see the ocean. The kids had brought their binoculars which of course they fought over (silly Santa only giving them one pair). After that we drove another 5k to Porters Creek Dam, to show the kids where our water supply comes from. It was really windy and quite cold, so not the best time to be exploring, but at least now the kids have a visual when I tell them not to waste water!
The kids and I spent a morning at the library, followed by lunch with Jeffrey at the harbour. They both can finally climb the tree there on their own (it's been a long time coming!). We spent another day at the kids' friends Willow and Finn's house. At first the boys were just annoying the girls, but eventually they all played a game of super heroes and villains together. Kylie and I lost track of time, and it was almost 2 o'clock before we knew it. All the kids melted down because of hunger and the playdate ended in tears on all counts except for Arley who was just being plain mean. That's what we get for not feeding our kids!
Today we had a play date with the kids' friends Loki and Klio, as well as Delphi and Jasper. We spent most of the time at the neighbourhood park. The kids all played fairly well together, except Arley got a little mean. I can see the difference between him and other kids when he is in a larger group. His anxiety gets the better of him, and he just doesn't know how to fit in, so ends up calling the kids wee-wee heads.
His week has been up and down. He has extended periods of calm and focus which he didn't have six months ago, but he still has been quite aggressive. I went to the gallery on Wednesday while Jeffrey had the kids, and he said it was his and Arley's worse day ever :(. That makes me sad, but then he goes through whole afternoons when he is happy and without incident, and that gives me hope. It is just like watching hair grow, I know he will get better, it is just a slow process.
Carmie is Carmie, sweet, goofy, clumsy, sometimes whiney, but mostly smiling. Between our visit to the library on Monday and today, she has read six novels. And I barely even see her reading, it is mostly in the morning and at night in bed. She has grown taller, and is quite a bean pole these days. She is still resistant to doing any kind of table time writing work, but she has started to draw again, which is making me really happy :)
I just asked Jeff if anything of significance happened this week, and he said no, it's just like Groundhog Day!
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