Aunt Amy is visiting this weekend, the hottest so far this summer. Her visits are always too short, but are always very enjoyable. This is Sam's blog, so I'll share a few things Sam got to do with Aunt Amy:Aunt Amy blew bubbles while Sam chased after them in our back yard. There was enough of a breeze to make this interesting.
We all went to a warehouse-sized facility called Bounce it Out, which is a very large room filled with inflated slides and bouncing chambers and labyrinthine structures clearly designed to wear kids out. A few had the flavor of the obstacle course you see in TV portrayals of boot camp, that is if the drill sargeant is Flippo the Clown. (Points to anyone who recognizes that name.) Sam was ecstatic, rushing from one to another and having a great time. It was hard to get good photos largely because of Sam's speed and the low light. The facility rules forbid parents from doing anything other than watching--drat the luck--so the adults had to hang out and talk instead. Bounce it Out had another strange feature: an unusually large number of boys and men wearing what they used to call "muscle shirts" when I was young but now parents refer to darkly as "wife beaters" (too many Tenesee Williams book clubs these days, I guess). Also saw a very nice boy who reminded us a great deal of Kevin, though more mobile and communicative. Maybe a little autistic? Happily, we'll be seeing Kevin within the week!
Aunt Amy brought up her popcorn-making equipment, including a saucepan with a transparent lid, so you can see the popcorn popping. You'd think we had been deliberately striving to make his life boring the way he excitedly said we wouldn't be putting the popcorn in there--indicating the microwave. Again, a real hit.
Aunt Amy also spent much time playing hide and seek with Sam and building elaborate Lego constructions, much to the delight of all.* * *
The word-of-the-day: Automatically. Sam said the car door opens automatically, and when I looked interested he was happy to define it for me.
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Oh yes, if Kevin has anything to say about it (and he does, several times a day) you will see him soon! Emn likes the looks of Bounce it Out, and the word "lego". I think she might be planning on a building session.
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