Canons

This morning while Nick was at church, the boys played in their room for a long time by themselves, giving me lots of time on my own. I read my new novel, which is two books in one called “Nirgendwo in Afrika” und “Irgendwo in Deutschland”. I’m getting into it although there are lots of words I don’t know, but I’m getting the meaning of it. The boys played a game on Aaron’s bed where they put both duvets on it, then all sorts of toys, and that is their workstation, or it becomes a car with computers inside it, or something. Very creative. Their little imaginations have become quite fired up, although Caleb usually initiates the game and Aaron is forced to comply with the rules. This afternoon, after lunch and sleeps, we took a walk along the mountain ridge – if you’re standing in our house looking towards the sea, it’s the mountain to our right. We walked all along the top to where there are old canons left over from last century. A very pleasant walk, VERY windy, but a short walk. No more rain today, though not as hot as it’s been. Still a bit overcast at times, which was enjoyable. After our walk, we went for a swim. Aaron is so funny in the water – he alternates between the paddling pool, on his own, and the big pool. When he’s in the big pool with the armbands on, he stays afloat, but doesn’t move around. So he drifts around with the currents, squealing with terror when he thinks he’s going to sink, or laughing gleefully when he realizes he’s not. Then he gets out and gets warm and cosy under a towel. Caleb swims around all over the pool, he doesn’t bother much with staying in the shallow end. We’re going to gradually wean him off armbands and see how he does.