Finn had his first and only summer camp this week. It was a Lego Mindstorms one (in Dutch and English), and he was paired up with two other kids who were fluent in English. It was for 7-12 year olds and it was intense - they were learning the basics of computer programming and every day was a different project. He was a little hesitant when I left him Monday morning, but when I picked him up he said "at first, I was about to cry, but by the end, I give it a 9 out of 10". So proud of him for being brave and sticking it out. Camp was 10-12 each day so me, Soph and Emmett dropped him off, then went to a museum, shopped at H&M or hit up a playground. No matter their ages, wrangling 2 kids is so much easier than 3!
With his Lego Mindstorm. They programmed them to play a national anthem, drive and perform other tasks.
With his small group on Thursday. Their scenario was they had to design their Mindstorm to do something that would be useful if they were stuck on a deserted island. They built a little arm that rotated and gathered up fruits and vegetables. Those are tomatoes all over the floor. Emmett definitely stepped on a few of them. He presented in front of everyone.
Just three American kids waiting for the Metro. No big deal. We met Noah for lunch on Wednesday.
Beautiful garden we passed each day on the way to camp.
Our day at the science center. They loved being able to pick whatever they wanted to do (bc usually Finn tells them what we're doing).
Muffin break. These two never stop snacking. If and when I go back to work, one thing I will not miss is making snacks. Good lord.
NEMO building. There is no end to the amazing architecture.
His camp was at the Amsterdam Library so one day we just stayed there and played. Apparently it was voted as having the best children's library in all of Europe. It was enormous with tons of play stuff, like this teepee, and a great selection of kids books in English.
Sophia may have a future in teaching. Or being a CEO, I don't know. At the library, she lined up all the chairs, put books on each one and starting speaking "Dutch" to all of her students. She's definitely fascinated by the language. On the tram she asks random people what languages they speak and says "I only speak English".
Yesterday we spent the morning at Oosterpark.
Noah showing off how flexible he is. (Not very).
Today we explored KNSM island. The letters stand for four really long Dutch words that I can't remember and definitely can't spell. We got caught in some serious rain but she didn't care.
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