August 17-21, 2020
Hi Blog!
As most of you know, Matt, Weina and William have returned from Myanmar. We are camped nearby to help them get settled in their new home. For the time being, they are staying in a long term furnished rental while they wait for their furniture to catch up with them. Weina started work Augut 10th and Matt began work on August 17th. The summer camps in the area are closed for Covid-19. We agreed to provided three weeks of summer camp before school starts on September 7th. As you know, every summer camp needs a name. Welcome to Camp Sharktooth:
Camp started with an adventure walk to their new condo from the unit they are renting until their furniture shipment arrives and they can move into the condo. Since the condo is completely empty, we thought it would be the perfect place to set up summer camp, since Matt will be doing most of his work from the rental unit.
We asked William to photograph something cool along the way. He had a great idea: How about a selfie with a mushroom?
With our sign in place, it is time for camp to begin.
Katie was kind enough to donate a couple of night tables to our cause. Matt and Weina had gone to Ikea over the weekend and left us a couple of rugs and desks. Our first big project was putting together William's desk.
He had so much fun that he agreed to put Daddy's desk together, too! If you notice, William's cast has come off and he is now wearing a brace. The most recent xray showed his greenstick fracture has healed, but he will need to wear the brace for one more month just to protect the wrist.
All work and no play makes for an unhappy camper. After completing the construction projects, it was time for a little Lego free-time.
The weather this week has been hazy, hot and humid, with lots of rain and thunderstorms. While we would have liked to get out for more hikes, we had to find creative ways to play indoors. Below, William celebrates when one of his flying wheels landed in the 1,000 point cup!
After a couple days of left over pizza, we started packing our lunch for camp. Did you know sharks like veggie wraps?
A week ago, we had taken Matt and William on a hike at Calvert Cliffs State Park. We collected shells and beach glass. We bought a dream catcher kit and used the kit to construct a couple of dream catchers with our booty.
William has been taking piano lessons for the past couple years. It may be a few more weeks before his piano arrives with the rest of the furniture. Dave brought his keyboard to camp so William could continue with his lessons.
On one of our trips to Michael's, we found this really cool make-your-own-shark kit. It is a lot harder than it looks. The beads are really tiny and you have to place them just right on the supporting bases. Once your picture is complete, you iron the image and all the plastic beads melt together.
Living in a hotel room and trying to work full-time with an 8 (almost 9) year old is a logistical nightmare. William agreed to make Mommy a calendar so she can keep their work schedules straight. William asked us to just tell him what we are doing today because the rest makes his head explode! Because these days go by so fast, we encouraged him to keep a journal.
On our walks between the hotel and the condo, we pass the Arlington Arts Center. One day, we noticed some unusual sculptures taking shape. Once the construction was completed, William took some photos. The picture below is a public artwork by artist Lynda Andrews-Barry called Passage. The 26 large-scale sculptures are created from driftwood, rebar, metal hardware, and canvas sails—designed to evoke the ships that transported more than 12 million kidnapped and enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean between the 16th and 19th centuries.
In addition to already created pottery pieces, we picked up different types of sculpting clay. This type does not need to be fired. It will air dry. Below Bubu puppy and Ruby kitten face off again Mr. Snake, while Maggie puppy confronts a local alligator.
If you can't go to the beach, just make one!
With our sign in place, it is time for camp to begin.
All self-respecting summer camps have their own t-shirts. We thought the party plates would make an excellent logo design. Don't you think the shirts are Totally Jawsome?
Katie was kind enough to donate a couple of night tables to our cause. Matt and Weina had gone to Ikea over the weekend and left us a couple of rugs and desks. Our first big project was putting together William's desk.
He had so much fun that he agreed to put Daddy's desk together, too! If you notice, William's cast has come off and he is now wearing a brace. The most recent xray showed his greenstick fracture has healed, but he will need to wear the brace for one more month just to protect the wrist.
All work and no play makes for an unhappy camper. After completing the construction projects, it was time for a little Lego free-time.
Just a hop, skip and jump from camp is an Italian Restaurant. We decided to treat ourselves to veggie subs, fries and pizza. The large pizza was so large, it provided snacks for us the rest of the week.
The weather this week has been hazy, hot and humid, with lots of rain and thunderstorms. While we would have liked to get out for more hikes, we had to find creative ways to play indoors. Below, William celebrates when one of his flying wheels landed in the 1,000 point cup!
After a couple days of left over pizza, we started packing our lunch for camp. Did you know sharks like veggie wraps?
A week ago, we had taken Matt and William on a hike at Calvert Cliffs State Park. We collected shells and beach glass. We bought a dream catcher kit and used the kit to construct a couple of dream catchers with our booty.
William has been taking piano lessons for the past couple years. It may be a few more weeks before his piano arrives with the rest of the furniture. Dave brought his keyboard to camp so William could continue with his lessons.
On one of our trips to Michael's, we found this really cool make-your-own-shark kit. It is a lot harder than it looks. The beads are really tiny and you have to place them just right on the supporting bases. Once your picture is complete, you iron the image and all the plastic beads melt together.
Living in a hotel room and trying to work full-time with an 8 (almost 9) year old is a logistical nightmare. William agreed to make Mommy a calendar so she can keep their work schedules straight. William asked us to just tell him what we are doing today because the rest makes his head explode! Because these days go by so fast, we encouraged him to keep a journal.
On our walks between the hotel and the condo, we pass the Arlington Arts Center. One day, we noticed some unusual sculptures taking shape. Once the construction was completed, William took some photos. The picture below is a public artwork by artist Lynda Andrews-Barry called Passage. The 26 large-scale sculptures are created from driftwood, rebar, metal hardware, and canvas sails—designed to evoke the ships that transported more than 12 million kidnapped and enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean between the 16th and 19th centuries.
In addition to already created pottery pieces, we picked up different types of sculpting clay. This type does not need to be fired. It will air dry. Below Bubu puppy and Ruby kitten face off again Mr. Snake, while Maggie puppy confronts a local alligator.
If you can't go to the beach, just make one!
On Friday, the first of three shipments of household goods and furniture arrived. William was anxious to help open the boxes and look for his toys!
This coming week, William will help us move back to Bull Run Campground for the first Overnight Camp Sharktooth! Stay tuned.
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