A couple of new things have been going on lately. One is that Caden started Beaver Scouts. He seems to like it. I got in a flap about it all and was late, went to the wrong place and didn't bring what I should have, and so on! Luckily the people running it are really nice so it didn't affect Caden's enjoyment or ability to join in. Here they all are playing team games.
Miles and I had an hour together and he spent most of it rolling down the hill.
Another big event we went to was Colourscape at Clapham Common, London. Lots of Caden and Miles' friends were going so that was a real bonus. We walked there, about 45 minutes through the common and the kids had a great time with sticks and playing around.
The boys are very close to their friends, they think a lot about them.
This was the colourscape information.
We had to wear coloured aprons before we went in. It was a series of connected inflated dome type structures.
A group of us was led around the installation with an artist who helped to create it. She explained that its purpose was to see what feelings the colours invoked in people who went into the structure. Also what happened to our coloured aprons when we went into different colours. That was interesting to see. It was unbearably hot inside though and the boys got uncomfortable. The woman running it also seemed to insist on the kids not laying against the sides and not going off to explore. It was a bit like saying to a hungry child, here is a biscuit to hold but you are not allowed to eat it. I don't think I coped very well with the stress of the day, it had been quite a tough week with the decorating going on at home and a house move imminent. In the end, after trying to stop Caden and Miles from bouncing on the walls and running off, I chose to take them out and we sat by the lake and they ran about. They were happier outside.
The photos we got from the day were beautiful though.
My gorgeous little three year old Milesy! Enjoying the light and the bounce of the sides.
It was pretty hard work for all the parents that day, the heat, the traffic and lots of other things going on but we got through it and it was all a learning experience. The boys really loved playing with their friends at the park. They have made some new friends recently who have moved to MK. They have been seeing them quite a bit.
Caden also runs a minecraft afternoon for his mates once a fortnight at our home. He had the first this week. He said it was the best thing he had ever done. The boys fell out and one of them blew up Caden's world, then Caden flooded a boy's roller coaster in retaliation. Myself and the mother of the other boy worked with the two boys to try resolve it and in the end Caden repaired the damage he had caused when he saw how sad he had made his friend. It was an excellent learning experience in making up after a fall out. Ever since then Caden has talked about the new skills he learned from the boys and says he can't wait for the next one.
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