Summer is in full swing, meaning a busy week of activities for Ethan. We spent time at the beach, with Ethan’s friends and we wrapped it up by getting Ethan a new bike. Here’s how it all went in pictures.
July 15
Sunday was spent at the beach.
A quick check in at the treehouse first.
A visitor after Dong Eun finished practicing yoga on the grass.
Enjoying the views.
Loves the kayak.
Building sand structures.
We found some baby bullheads and put them into a pool that Ethan made. We had to keep moving the fish as the tide came up higher.
Snack break.
Friends came over and tried the kayak.
Back home, something is blooming.
S’mores for dessert. Heated up the marshmallows in the microwave, which worked great.
Doing some reading to wind down after a long day out.
July 16
Reading some Dog Man in the morning.
Math time.
Went to the beach where he’d eventually be joined by a couple of friends.
Ethan patiently showed his friends, especially Paulo, the younger one, how to paddle the kayak.
His friends left so Ethan played with other kids.
At home…These blocks are from 1 cm to 10 cm in length and can be used to do math. They were loaned to us by our kind neighbour, Jane.
She also gave us some flowers from a sugar pea plant. The flowers are incredibly fragrant.
July 17
Starting the day with reading. Probably Dog Man.
We want Ethan to do a better job of keeping his room tidy, so he made this sign.
Math time. Conic sections.
He likes these books about science.
Worked on a summary of an Encyclopedia Brown story. When I check his writing, he makes me guess how the case was solved. I usually have no idea.
Wrote down a riddle in his diary.
Played with Snap Circuits.
After dinner, we took a walk to the grocery store. Ethan finished his day with us reading Robin Hood together.
July 18
Violin practice in the morning before Eldon came over to play.
Eldon spent most of the day playing with Ethan.
Tried out the little drone.
Went to the playground.
Swam in our pool.
Eldon left and time to get to work.
Prodigy.
Checked his writing for today.
Did some research.
Recorded music using GarageBand so he could transfer the songs to his iPod.
July 19
Learned about rotation in the morning.
Practiced typing.
Played with the math blocks.
Played outside with kids he met at the playground.
Did his story summary.
Learned a math riddle.
Checking how random dice rolls are.
Made several balancing toys.
Learned about lateral thinking.
Played Monopoly Deal to finish the day. We also read Robin Hood.
July 20
Ethan has been into riddles and jokes this week and sent several in the morning.
Looking at blueprints of a tall house.
Working on volume and surface area.
We got more sugar pea flowers.
He spent the rest of the day at Eldon’s.
Learning about how things work after he got home.
We read Robin Hood to finish the day.
July 21
He really enjoys this science book.
Making Möbius loop.
We got Ethan a special diary. It asks him to answer a question about himself or his day for three years. So he will be able to see what his answers were from previous years.
He played around with optical illusions, making the smaller cube appear the same size as the larger one.
Downloaded podcasts to his iPod.
We went bike shopping and had to wait for the bike to be prepped. So we had lunch while waiting and we also played chess on my phone.
New bike almost ready.
Proud owner. He’s paying a portion of the price for the bike.
Practice ride.
A very busy week with continued learning for Ethan. This next week he has some birthday parties to go to and the weather forecast is calling for sunny skies, so we should have lots of fun outdoors.
See you next time.
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