R&K

R&K

I met the most precious 7 year old little girl at Carson Beach this Friday, her name is Raniyah. Which reminds me of my name, Kharliyah. She was a sweet little lady who enjoyed watching Moana and reminded me how much I looked like Moana. We got along swimmingly and stuck together for the time being while we sand raked away singing songs like Shiny as time ticked by. We went through our list of flowers given to us by Andres Amador, and I showed her some techniques to use while sand raking to really help the display of the flowers become visible. We were able to draw most of the flowers and she was a quick learner. She had no problem sharing the rake with me and we took turns creating different parts of each design. For example if I started the flower off with the circle she would draw the petals and vice versa. After each and every flower we drew together she would sign it with a cute, RK to signify that it was done by us.

Khar

 My favorite part of the day with my new friend, Raniyah, was when she drew me in the sand and when we drew the Moana flower together. I showed her how to make a circle using the opposite end of the rake by holding it out and turning around until it was a complete circle then she told me which way to shape the pedals and how many of them to draw. As she drew me I made sure to stay still so she could get a good look and capture my beauty and small details. The results were absolutely fabulous, she was inspired by Rusenny's drawing of Kimberly, and she did a wonderful job. Later throughout the day as the tide pulled back further and further, we went searching for periwinkles and hermit crabs in the mud.

Moana make way

-Khar

STEAM in the Sand and a Seagull Standoff

I love spending my Friday afternoons at Carson Beach because they're diametrically opposed to the well established routine-filled days at the Children's Museum; you just never know what's going to happen!

My hard won prize!

This Friday the tide was out again, so after spending some time working on our boat art project (which is coming along quite nicely, if I do say so myself!) we ran down to the exposed sand goo to look for clams. By now, the kids are clamming professionals, and set right to it digging up clams. I, on the other hand, have proven myself to be an enthusiastic but not-so-successful clammer, and despite my best efforts, found myself empty handed. I decided that my clam-digging technique could use a little help, so I began to walk up to the bath house to grab a rake so I could dig a little faster.

I was halfway through the not-so-pleasant part of the beach where the texture of the sand changes from a fine silt to sharp, pointy rocks, when I heard something fall next to me. Startled, I turned to see what had just made an aerial descent into my personal space - a clam! Knowing that the chances of this clam falling directly out of the sky were quite slim, I looked about, suspecting that a Junior Program Assistant had thrown it at me.

I almost immediately locked eyes with the culprit: a seagull, who had seemingly hurled this clam to the ground in efforts to break it open and eat the insides for lunch. Well, seagull, tough luck, because I had spent close to 45 minutes up to my ankles in sand looking for these bad boys, and I was determined to have one for myself.

The seagull and I locked eyes, and I could see in his beady little pupils that he also felt entitled to this clam, and was quite determined to have it for himself, completely disregarding my intention of using the clam as a tool for scientific exploration and learning. Rude.

After what could have been seconds of eye contact, we both simultaneously made our move: the seagull defiantly waddled towards the clam, but I am, obviously, bigger and faster, and snatched up the clam for myself. Another day, another victory!

Two of my new friends reinforcing their dam (it's a work in progress)

After the kids had lunch and I spent some time admiring my hard-won prize, we grabbed some rakes and headed back down to the shoreline to make some art designs in the sand. The kids experimented with writing their names, drawing self portraits and fish, and creating geometric designs. 

Some of the kids decided that making art wasn't quite their speed, so instead used the rakes to engineer a system of dams and aqueducts. It was an awesome opportunity to get to talk about the rising tide and the structural integrity of sand as the kids tried to see who could get their "pool" to fill up the fastest. To be completely candid, there were some truly impressive feats of engineering out on that beach, and I'm hoping to see if we can use those skills to build even better aqueducts next week!

The day unfortunately had to come to a close, but it was filled with surprises, adventures, and a whole lot of laughs. And if you were wondering what became of my hard earned clam...a kid broke it open to see what was inside it as soon as I walked away from it. 

Your reigning clam champion,

Melissa

Arts & Crafts & The Great Outdoors

Everyone loves Fridays; it's the end of the work week, and the weekend lies ahead with all its promises of sleeping in and a new episode of Game of Thrones and not having any real responsibilities for two whole days. For me, I look forward to Fridays because it means I get to spend another amazing afternoon with the kids from the South Boston Neighborhood House out on Carson Beach!

Getting ready to paint...before discovering the magic of fingerpaint

Last week the kids started working on a long-term project of giving a rowboat an artistic makeover. After taking a nice long dip in the water, the kids came up under the gazebo to work on the boat. Paintbrushes in hand, they set to putting their ideas to paper. The idea was that we would take what they painted, cut it out, and decoupage it onto the boat. Maybe my bias is showing a bit, but these kids have a lot of talent! The rowboat is going to look incredible when it's finished.

Naturally, when you have kids, paint, and not enough brushes to go around, paint is going to end up more places than just the paper it was intended for. Once kids figured out that fingers make an excellent substitute for a paint brush, just about everyone in a six hundred foot radius ended up covered in paint. Luckily the paint came right off with a little bit of water and elbow grease. The boat project is off to a great start, and I can't wait to see how we progress next week!

Another day another fish print!

After my afternoon at Carson Beach,  I took my art skills over to Constitution Beach to spend the evening fish printing with kids at the East Boston YMCA's Family Fun Night. We were joined by one of our pirate story tellers, Tony Toledo, and Stephanie, a trainer from the YMCA who was teaching a family fitness class! Tony got down to business right away, telling the kids some incredible stories and helping us build a crowd while Stephanie got her class started.

That night we met some really fun and incredible kids and families, and made some really beautiful fish prints! Due to some strong winds and my own two clumsy hands, I ended up covered in the ink used for the prints. I headed back home drenched in ink, paint, sand, and fish, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Black and white and red and blue and green and pink all over,
Melissa

Discoveries on the Shoreline

Showing off one of his magnificent finds!

Every Friday, we'll be working with kids from the South Boston Neighborhood House over at Carson Beach. We'll have kites, sand art, giant volleyball, excursions down to the shoreline to look for critters, and a really awesome long-term art project. The kids are working with Save the Harbor's amazing artist in residence, Olga, to create a design that will be eventually painted onto a rowboat!

When we arrived at the beach, we noticed that the tide was waaaaaay out, leaving a lot of the beach exposed. The first thing anyone notices when running into wet sand at Carson Beach is that it feels more like silty goo than sand...and it's awesome. Apparently clams think so too, because if you dig deep enough in just the right spot, you may be able to find a clam! You have to be quick, though, because clams can dig, and they're speedy, so looking for clams is almost like racing them through the wet, gooey sand.

Look at how big that clam is!

Grace, Rish, and I helped a few kids hunt for clams down on the shoreline, but as time went on and we discovered more and more clams, we attracted quite the crowd! Soon close to twenty kids were up to their ankles in sand goo, using rakes and their hands to look for clams. Together they found clams of all shapes and sizes - they have a knack for this!

Eventually the tide came back in, and we unfortunately couldn't find any more clams. We did, however, find a whole collection of sea critters. I was running up and down the beach as more and more kids called me over to show me the cool new discoveries they made and help them identify it. The kids found razor clam shells, mollusks, green crabs, hermit crabs, periwinkles (a very cute but invasive kind of sea snail), the remains of some spider crabs, and an amalgam of rocks and shells. At the end of the day we had quite the collection!

Unfortunately, our day was cut short due to rain, but I'm looking forward to spending more time on Carson Beach this week!

Sandily yours,
Melissa

Goodbye Summer 2016

Well guys, the end has come. I cannot even begin to explain what an amazing summer I had. This was my first summer with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay. As you can see by reading all of my blog posts, I had a lot of new experiences that really brought me out of my comfort zone. I learned a lot not only about Save the Harbor, but also about myself and what I am capable of. I could not have asked for a better summer or for better people to share it with. One of the best parts of this job was knowing that I had a team of people supporting me at all times. It was tough to manage Carson Beach at times, for circumstances far out of my control, but I know that I had people behind me and helping me out at all times.

I loved that I got to interact with so many different children, and so many different kinds of camps and groups. It was awesome seeing some faces over and over again during the summer, but just as fun working with groups only once or twice. Just knowing that camps and directors were setting aside time to come join us at the beach was a great feeling. We worked hard to advertise and reach out to the communities, so receiving such powerful feedback and high demand for activities felt really great.

I am going to miss a lot of things about this summer. But I have a lot of amazing memories to take with me. I am already looking forward to making more with Save the Harbor in the future. Until next year, Bridget

Hula Hoops and Dance Parties

Hey guys! Today at Carson, we had a group from the East Boston YMCA hang out with us. We were super excited to have such a big group for us to learn and interact with. On a hot day like this, they decided to park themselves under some trees further down the beach. Well, easy solution! We brought down our toys and tricks to them! While most of the boys took to sports and sand castle building and destroying, we hung out with some of the girls who were interested in our hula hoops. Some of the girls were absolutely amazing with the hoops!


I candidly admitted that although I'm not your average hula-hooper, I was definitely a rock star with the ankle-hooping. I decided to first show off, and then show while teaching them how to hula around their ankles and jump over it. They loved learning this new way, and by the end of the session, one of the girls could bring it from her neck to her hips and to her ankles. Seeing her proud smile while I high-rived her success was an amazing feeling.





We also decided to put on some dance classics. Sedny and Nieomi were on song duty: Macarena, Cotton-Eyed Joe, Cupid Shuffle and Cha Cha Slide were a few of the dances we participated in with our new friends. While one of the boys stared at us like we were crazy, as did the drivers behind the cars passing us by, having laughs and fun with some of the children was priceless and completely worth it. It's been getting quiet on the beach as the summer nears to an end, so it was refreshing to be working with such a large group for the day. I had a ton of fun with them, and they even invited us to their talent show tomorrow (where many of them will be showing off their new and improved hula hoop skills, they say). It was a great day at the beach, and it feels good to say it!


Hope your Thursday was just as good, Bridget

Cosmo and Wanda at Carson?

Took a break from being Odell and picked up a piece of chalk on Friday at Carson. It was a totally different experience. I'm usually known for my athletic ability, not my artistic ones. I sort of surprised myself too as I was using the chalk. I went from the tic-tac-toe champ to Picasso himself in the blink of an eye. A little kid asked me if i could draw Cosmo and Wanda, and without even thinking I said "yeah, I can draw anything." After realising what just happened, I find myself on the floor drawing Cosmo and Wanda. Nine out of Ten times I would have never picked up a piece of chalk to begin with, now I'm drawing cartoon characters like I draw on a daily basis. To my surprise, I actually did a pretty good job. Well, for someone who doesn't use chalk in their daily routine, I did pretty well. The kids and their counsellors thought I did a pretty swell job as well. Never knew I could draw. I appreciate that kid who asked if I could draw them, without him I probably wouldn't have tried ever. Now I literally think I can draw anything. This blog is for you buddy!

Beach Bash and Splash

This past Friday was the 6th Annual Beach Bash and Splash at Carson Beach. We had just about 400 kids attend the event, plus all of the staff members from respective sites around South Boston and other parts of the city. This meant we needed ALL HANDS ON DECK at Carson Beach in order to accommodate all of the kids. We had a wide variety of activities set up for all of the kids to participate throughout different areas of the beach, and a free hot dog lunch!




We had face painting, fish printing, sand raking, fishing on the shore, clamming, kayaking for a few select groups, free ice cream, storytelling with Norah Dooley aka Pirate Mary Read, a designated swimming area, and sports and games on the sand. With all of these activities, it was hard for children (and staff!) to only choose a few! The kids were constantly rotating through the stations, thoroughly enjoying the variety of activities offered, and finding things to do that really matched a wide spectrum of interests, on land and sea.

My favorite part of the day was the Noontime Simultaneous Splash. At about 11:45, the Senior Harbor Educators went around and gathered all of our camps and groups in attendance up towards the steps at the center of the boardwalk. Once all groups and children were gathered, all of the Save the Harbor staff stood on the boardwalk in front of them. Bruce said a few words of thanks, and then we sang a couple of songs with the help of David Coffin, and from the kids who repeated our call and responses! After the songs were done, we made a HUGE line in front of the lifeguard stand. At the count of three, EVERYONE ran into the water full speed ahead simultaneously. It was amazing. In that moment, all of the hard work that went into planning and implementing this event did not seem like work anymore. Looking around, not a single face lacked a smile, adults and children included. Children were splashing and swimming, counselors were laughing, Save the Harbor staff were getting each other wet and acting like the big goofy dysfunctional family that we are. It was incredible. That is the part of the day that I will never forget, even when the setting up and taking down seemed like such a task. It was worth it to be a part of a magical, community moment like that.  

See you at the Splash next year,

Bridget M.

Messy Mondays

It was another great day at Carson on Monday. Between our hula hoop contest, and the kids trying to build the biggest sand castle, it was a close call for highlight of the day. Many of the kids from this program had never built a sand castle before! And for a few of the foreign kids it was their first time on of of Boston's beaches. It was a day of many first's at the beach. These kids were in the middle of constructing "the biggest sand castle ever" as one of the kids called it. They were determined to make it bigger than themselves, until it was time for them to go to lunch. But the fun didn't stop at launch time. After the kids stuffed their faces with pb&j sandwiches, the kids were back on the beach. This time they started a hula hoop contest. Personally, my hula hooping skills are sub par at best. But some of these kids would still be twirling the hula hoop on their waist if their camp didn't have to leave. It was fun seeing little kids between six and eight, hula hoop better than the staff. Both of these girls, Sasha and Tonya, were named the best hula

hoopers in their camp. They both kept the hoop spinning for about two minutes! I can't even keep the hoop up for fifteen seconds. These two girls kept going and even when it was time for them to leave they still wanted to stay and hula hoop more. Guess I need to brush up on my hula hoop skills. Until next time, keep saving the harbor, Preston.

Welcome Vertex

Friday was a little different than usual. It was a wet and rainy day, and instead of children, we had teens from a program called Vertex help us out with a little arts and crafts project. These teens are probably some of the smartest teens around. Vertex interns came to the beach to learn about STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering, and math. But we added art to the equation and made STEAM. We had one of our friends, Olga, come down to give us a little demonstration about low tide and high tide. First we started out by painting 13 rocks a bright red color and lined them up from smallest to largest. After successfully painting the rocks. We learned about how much the tide moves every hour and how long it would take for the tide to go from low tide to high tide. Theres actually a "rule of 12's" that explains how much the water moves within the hour. For the first hour it moves 1/12 the total distance. The next hour 2/12. the next two hours 3/13 each. the fifth hour 2/12 total distance. and the last hour the tide moves the last 1/12. The process takes about six hours for the tide to switch from low to high tide, or vice verse. After painting the rocks, we brought them down to the shoreline, and started to place the rocks the specific distance between each other. Even though it was raining it was still a cool lesson. I didn't know there was a specific equation for the tide at all. My friday was fun, yet at the same time educational. Thanks Vertex for coming down and learning about the harbor with us! Keep on saving the harbor, until next time, Preston

Team Carson Lets off Some STEAM

Hey guys, it's me again. This past Friday, we had a group of high school interns from a company called Vertex join us at Carson Beach. There were 30 of them, and 6 Harbor Explorers. Vertex had a variety of reasons for coming to Carson on that day, and they persevered through the rain and gloom that hovered over us for most of the morning and early afternoon.

These high school students were coming to learn a little STEAM from us; that is, some Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. How on earth could we incorporate STEAM into our amazing and clean harbor? Pretty easily, actually. These interns learned a lot about how the harbor gets so clean: where does the waste go? How does the waste get sorted? How does the water get so clean that Carson Beach is now one of the cleanest urban beaches in the country? They got all of those answers from Bruce and the harbor explorers. They learned about high and low tides, and the "rule of twelfths" which explains how the tide comes in and out. We had a wonderful artist, Olga, help these young adults paint 13 giant rocks, which we then placed equidistant from an average high tide to an average low tide. This activity required teamwork, math skills and engineering ideas. And of course the art piece!

The teens also took some time to do a beach cleanup, where they combed the surrounding areas for trash and helped keep our beach as clean as we like it. At the end, we tested the interns by asking what they learned today, and to give us something personal about what they love and appreciate about the harbor. Overall, it was a great day because we got to have different kinds of conversations with these interns than we are used to, and it was great working with people on a more peer-level as well. I think they learned a lot from us and I hope they take this information with them into their future endeavors!

Until next time,

Bridget

Soccer at Carson beach

Over the past few days I have been at Carson Beach. Besides the kayaking and sand ranking, what I really enjoyed doing the most at the beach was playing soccer with the kids. I have been playing soccer ever since I was 6 years old, and I enjoyed it during my childhood.

It was really fun seeing these kids enjoying and appreciating the sport. We made the kids split into teams and we used the "Hula-Hoops" as goals on each side. The kids were so competitive and so energetic. Then we played the game, which lasted for about 35 minutes. The score at the end of the game was 6-6. It ended as tie. It was really fun and I really enjoyed it. I hope we get to play soccer again when I go there next time.

Till next time,

Abdi

Fun at Carson Beach

Hi everyone,

This week I went to Carson Beach on Wednesday, and we worked with a group of kids from MassStart. Before lunch, the two groups of kids rotated between playing volleyball and frisbee. We taught the first group some basic volleyball moves and tried to get a game going, but the sand was very hot, so we ended up moving our game into the ocean to cool off our feet. It was fun watching the kids learn how to play and get into it!

Going over the volleyball basics with the group

Trying to hit the ball!

After the groups played volleyball and frisbee, we had a break for lunch and then went down to the water again to build sandcastles and search for hermit crabs. The tide was very high at this point, so it was challenging to find the hermit crabs and periwinkles. Sometimes, when the tide is low, you can find a ton of creatures just by looking down into the water. Fortunately, we did find one hermit crab, and the kids were really excited to see it and build it a sandcastle home. When it was time to leave, we returned the crab to the ocean and packed up all the sand rakes, buckets, and shovels.

Playing near the ocean

Overall, it was a fun day, and I hope the group comes back to Carson Beach again!

Until next time,
Grace

I... Am... Odell

Hey guys its Preston again! Let's get a few things straight. shall we? Yes, that was a catch. Yes, that was a touchdown. And yes, the kids do call me Odell. Now that we've gotten that out of the way: Tuesday's football game was honestly the most thrilling game of football that I have played in a while. Both teams weren't giving up an inch. But as we all know, there had to be a winner. 

Team Odell vs Team Joe; it was a hot day, but the kids came with their game faces ready to play. At first, it was a hard fought game. With neither team scoring in the first 20 minutes, the words "10 minutes left" echoed the beach as the camp counselor screamed at the top of her lungs. It was crunch time for both teams. With a quick score for Team Odell, Team Joe was now pressed for both time and points. With 4 minutes left to go, Jaylen from Team Odell quickly turned around and scooped a fumble all the way to the end zone. Now up two scores, Team Joe needed to turn it around, and needed to do it fast. 

As both teams huddled up for what was about to be the last play of the game, it was do or die: next score wins. Team Odell came too far to let Team Joe take the victory! I remember it since it was yesterday. The ball was in the air, and it felt like slow motion. Whose hands would it fall into? Mine, followed by two members of Team Joe. I looked up with one eye, while sand was in the other. The ball hit the ground. Incomplete pass. Team Odell took the win, but narrowly. The kids celebrated as they jumped and skipped to a well-deserved lunch break. I looked at Joe and said "that was an amazing game." We both laughed and started making sand castles. It's just the beginning of summer, and I hope for more football games like this one. This one will go down in the books for me. Until my next blog, Preston. 

The Harbor is Alive! (And Clean!)

This week, we had a small group of older elementary school-aged children come see us at Carson Beach. They wanted a chance to learn about the beach, the harbor, and to be able to participate in some of the activities that we offer as well! Their group was focusing on civic engagement and natural science, something they hoped we'd be able to tie in with. I was super excited to be able to share some of the knowledge I have not only about Carson Beach specifically, but about the Boston Harbor overall.

Here I am giving a little spiel about the harbor; I started by asking how many of them had been to this beach before. When not many hands were raised, I asked how many think they would swim in this water. I went on to declare that Carson Beach is one of the cleanest urban beaches in the entire country. When I talked about beaches in California, Florida and Hawaii not being as clean, both children and counsellors' faces were shocked. It was amazing to be able to share this information and be able to visibly see that it was actually being processed.

After we discussed the importance of keeping our beaches clean, so that we can use both water and sand, we went on to play some games on the beach and create some art on the shore. We attempted sand raking, but unfortunately the tide was only starting to move out and expose the perfect damp sand.

So, a small group and I worked on filling up buckets of water and pouring it on the sand in order to make our own wet sand for creating sand art! Also, I introduced some of the children to periwinkles, and my friend Elijah here because quickly interested and enthralled by them. Overall, it was an amazing day and the same group will actually be returning tomorrow for more fun. Can't wait to see what else the beach has in store for all of us!

Until then,

Bridget M.

Carson Water Fight

The start of my third week was awesome.Monday I was at Carson Beach and we had a huge water fight which started when Andrew poured a bucket of water on oneof the girls. So we all ran and grabbed a bucket and some people even used water bottles to get people wet.the funnest part was tryinget Joe, Preston and Carlos with the water buckets. We were try so hard to get Joe but he kept hiding down buy the water.

Every on was soaked not even ten minutes in to the water fight. I was so wet that I had to cut my jeans in to a pair of shorts so I could run around a soak people. About a half hour before we got to leave we had Joe surrounded down by the water we all had buckets filled to the brim then we threw all the buckets at him and he was soaked. After we soaked Joe Andrew came up behind me and poured a bucket on me so I turned around and picked him up and slammed him into the water he was so surprised that I did it.Then it was about time to clean up the the supplies and try to dry off as much as we could. This Monday so far was on of the most fun days of work. I can't wait to work at Carson again.

Chris Hawe

Soccer is life!

Hey guys, its Preston again. This week was by far one of the hottest weeks of the summer. This didn't stop the fun at Carson one bit. Throughout the heat it was a struggle staying hydrated, but we managed to do it for the kids! This week, we had huge soccer games with all the camps that came to Carson. We had campers vs counsellors, campers vs campers, we even had camp vs camp games as well. I'm not much of a soccer player myself but it's a pretty good workout when you're on the beach. And ever since the summer started, I became a better soccer player, along with many of the children.






We played soccer from sun up to sun down. And when the sun went down it was Family Fun night with the South Boston Neighborhood House. They had face painting, bubble machines, Norah Dooley was there telling pirate stories, and my favorite...FREE SLUSHIES!

It was an amazing day for families to bring their children down and have a fun night with Save the Harbor. The children got to fish print and collect coins from a pirate. If you didn't see smiles earlier during soccer, you definitely did at Family Fun Night. It was a great event and I hope to do it again real soon. Until next time, Preston.
 

Sand Raking is Life

Recently at Carson, it was low tide and the sand looked like it would be amazing to do some sand raking on. So we brought out the four sand rakes, and I ended up participating with the children. I enjoyed making the mushroom from Mario and I also added a stick figure body to him. Here's a photo of me lying next to my mushroom head, proud of my creation.

While I was making my artwork, one of the rakes broke (not me, a child did it). And then another was  getting loose, which was an easy fix. Then the kids started using the rakes to dig a little pond and a pathway down to the ocean. They were seeing if they could put more water in and watch it go from the "pond" back into the ocean. Here's a picture of Joe and one of the kids digging a hole with the sand rakes.

Sand raking is life - Kent

Pirates and Fish Prints

Recently I participated in an event with the South Boston Neighborhood House at Carson beach. While at the event, I was sent back in time and became a pirate. Norah Dooley, as the pirate Mary Read, came with supplies to turn the rest of us into pirates as well. The kids looked and waved at me all during the event. They loved it. It was a little strange for me, only being able to see out of one eye. As I walked around looking at and talking to both kids and adults, I got looks and "argggghs" from everyone.

At the event, we also had fish printing. Most kids really liked this. They loved picking the different colors and seeing the real fish. They picked the colors that they liked and where those colors went on the fish. The kids' faces lit up when they saw how the colors transfer from the fish to the paper. I have no doubt that the kids who went home with a print will hang it up and have fun memories of the experience for a long time.

Until next time-Joe

Carson

Hello everyone,

It has been another great week at the harbor. I love going to Carson Beach. Whenever we have the opportunity to go to Carson I absolutely love it and get exited because it is one of my favorite sites to go to. My favorite thing to do when I go to Carson - besides interacting with the kids and going kayaking - is playing soccer. I absolutely love playing soccer with the kids who visit Carson. This week we had a great game going on. What makes it more fun is that I'm not the only one from Save the Harbor. It was me, Jessie, Preston and Abdi playing with a group of campers. One of them kicked my knee (by accident) and it still hurts a little bit. But that's all part of the game, right?

When I play with them it is just so fun, because they are looking at us as an example and when they see how we are engaging with them and trying to be there and play games with them, they see how important they are as well. We should always try to be their friends so they can have the best summer, like I'm having.

Until next time,

Sedny