When I went to pick J up from camp, one of the first things he said was, "Can you sign me up to come back next year?" I was so happy that he had a great time.
He came back from camp ... different. He came back happier and more talkative. He's always been fairly talkative to me, but less so to my husband. Of course, I am home all the time with him, and my husband works around fifty to sixty hours a week.
It's been a week since J has been back from camp and while he still has a debilitating fear of bugs, he didn't have any other tantrums. He was a little hyperactive from time to time, but he listened and did his chores without complaining - sometimes even initiated his chores without me having to ask.
When we went to the park with his baby brother, he played with him on the playground very carefully. He blocked any openings where he might fall, he steered him away from the slides that were hot (he even tested the slides himself first to see if they were too hot). On the slides that were cool enough, he carefully helped him so he wouldn't fall off the bottom of the slide.
For a week, he didn't play his DS or on the PlayStation. He didn't play with his Legos. Instead, he spent an entire week spending time with me and his brother. He did some arts and crafts with me while the baby slept, we watched the Lego Movie (more than once), and in general just spent time as a family. Everything was relaxed and quiet.
When he was at camp, I know the counselors said his name and said hello every time they passed him. I wonder how much of that came back with him. He has certainly been much more open to saying "good morning" when he wakes up and "hello" when my husband wants in the door from work. Whatever happened at camp that helped him to come back a happier person, I welcome it and am grateful for it.
For now, we have three weeks left of summer before school starts back. We do get out before Memorial Day, but going back the first week of August seems really early as well. I know I will be glad for school to commence, but part of me is really going to miss having the boys home all the time. We will have to make the most of our three weeks and the little time we have left!
It's been a week since J has been back from camp and while he still has a debilitating fear of bugs, he didn't have any other tantrums. He was a little hyperactive from time to time, but he listened and did his chores without complaining - sometimes even initiated his chores without me having to ask.
When we went to the park with his baby brother, he played with him on the playground very carefully. He blocked any openings where he might fall, he steered him away from the slides that were hot (he even tested the slides himself first to see if they were too hot). On the slides that were cool enough, he carefully helped him so he wouldn't fall off the bottom of the slide.
For a week, he didn't play his DS or on the PlayStation. He didn't play with his Legos. Instead, he spent an entire week spending time with me and his brother. He did some arts and crafts with me while the baby slept, we watched the Lego Movie (more than once), and in general just spent time as a family. Everything was relaxed and quiet.
When he was at camp, I know the counselors said his name and said hello every time they passed him. I wonder how much of that came back with him. He has certainly been much more open to saying "good morning" when he wakes up and "hello" when my husband wants in the door from work. Whatever happened at camp that helped him to come back a happier person, I welcome it and am grateful for it.
For now, we have three weeks left of summer before school starts back. We do get out before Memorial Day, but going back the first week of August seems really early as well. I know I will be glad for school to commence, but part of me is really going to miss having the boys home all the time. We will have to make the most of our three weeks and the little time we have left!
Kings of the Playground
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