Playing in the Sun

Friday, 15 August 2008

We had a state holiday today, Admissions Day. Chris, of course, had to work. I stopped by school to pick up the mess in my classroom. Kids had strewn books around my carpet, and I had to put some chairs and equipment away. Chase enjoyed playing in the leaves and with the pinwheel outside my room. He grabbed some books from the bookshelves, which we took to the park with us.

We met some Honolulu Mommies at Manoa Park for a playdate. He barely napped (half an hour, maybe). But he had fun, eating, playing with a ball, picking up all the garbage in the park (gross, but I guess he's trying to be a good citizen), and sitting in the power wheels with the other kids. He had other moms read books to him, and it was fun to meet new moms and kids.

This afternoon, it was too hot in our house, so we hung out at Auntie Stevi's. We watched Korean dramas, "Stairway to Heaven", which was such a soap opera, but I have to admit, it was kind of addicting. Chase played in the house with all the toys, and I took him outside to play in the pool in the yard. He liked playing with the hose, spraying his own face with water and putting the hose over his head. He even tried to put his face in the pool of water a couple of times.

I started blowing bubbles. The funniest thing was watching how intent he was on blowing bubbles. He wasn't interested in the bubbles as much as he was interested in the mechanics of how they were blown. For 15 minutes, he tried to take the wand out of the bottle and put it back in (mimicking how I dipped it in the liquid soap). He would get frustrated when he couldn't grab the wand out of the bottle. But, he was persistent.

He snacked and ate all day. He ate 2 bananas in less than 5 minutes this afternoon. We met Chris at Kahala Mall for dinner at Panda Express. He is such an active boy, running and climbing all over the place. But, when he wants to concentrate on something, whether it is reading a book, or blowing bubbles, he actually focuses on that one thing for quite a long time!