What else did we do . . . Lynsey had day camp at Camp Sambica last week! She loved it! It's a Bible Camp right on Lake Sammamamish so there was a lot of water sports. Adam had the week off so he hung out with me and Nathan, did great going to the new gym childcare several times, just enjoyed his week off. Last Tuesday, our neighborhood had a little party at the park and we got to meet a bunch of our neighbors. We have some super friendly neighbors, I love it! The lady that lives two doors down from us actually knocked on our door the day before and brought us some brownies, personally welcoming us to the neighborhood and inviting us to the get together the next day. We have never had a neighbor reach out like that before! I think we are in the right place:). On Friday, we went to Fox Hollow Farm for the Facebook family picnic - so much fun! It wasn't too crowded so the kids got to do everything without having to wait a long time which was really nice. We took the weekend at home to get a bit more set up, Brian put up the TV which was just a great finishing touch for the living room. I will get pictures this week! I just have to do a better clean up first! Stay tuned:).
Brian left on his trip to the Philippines on Wednesday. The kids and I have been taking it very easy, went out for dinner Friday, but mostly just hanging out at home. I went to a neighbor's house on Tuesday for a playdate that went really well! She has two girls that are 8 and 7, and since that day Lynsey has been playing with them almost every day! She was there for 4.5 hours today - I think it's safe to say that her concerns about not meeting kids in the neighborhood that she can play with have subsided! She has also played a lot with the girl that lives right next door, she was just at camp this week so she hasn't seen her in a bit. All in all, the kids seem to be settling in really well in our new house and new neighborhood!
We had a meeting with Adam's teachers a few weeks back that I haven't talked about yet. It wasn't overly encouraging. It would seem that his last assessments didn't reveal huge progress . . . and while I definitely don't take assessments to be the be-all and end-all, we were a bit disappointed to see it. We had been thinking for a while that we would be transitioning him out of RSA this year, and I feel like maybe that decision has been confirmed, like it might just be time soon. He might finally be ready to move to public school, I guess we'll have to talk to the psychologist at Horace Mann Elementary and see if we can come up with a plan. Scary, but it had to happen sometime!
Don't really know what else to report at this point, Nathan continues to to grow up and is quite the little guy! Today he was upset because he had said that he would play a game with Lynsey and I IF we first played a different game that HE wanted to play (he's becoming quite the games player!), but when it came time to follow through on his commitment he didn't want to. I told him that he needs to keep his word, and that it wasn't fair to Lynsey who was trusting that he would play her game if she played his. It took a little while, but eventually he did come around and agree to play not one, but two rounds of the game Lynsey wanted to play. I was pretty proud of him for showing that maturity, definitely something new we are seeing from him. Still very emotional, just slowing learning to think about others:).
Brian comes home from the Philippines and Indonesia on Wednesday, and then we are off to Orcas Island for camping on Thursday. Should be a lot of fun! And just like that, summer will be over! So many people have already done their school supplies shopping, yikes! I did order Lynsey a bunch of new clothes and a new backpack and lunch box, so I guess that counts as starting?? I'm sure we'll be ready, we have always managed before:).
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