Sand Box

Sophia and Brady got to play in the new sandbox this weekend. I brought in the second ton of sand and dumped into a big pile. It was fresh from the bags, so each one was a new load of wet sand making the pile higher and higher. Sophia took off her sandles and played in the dry sand. She wrote her name in the sand using a stick. Then a bug was flying all around and landed on her arm. She showed me and then told me that it was stinging her, it must have been one of those new stinging flys you've heard so much about.

While Sophia and I played in the dry sand and kept relatively clean, her brother was in his version of heaven. Climbing to the top of the sand pile and then rolling down it head first. By the time I got the camera, he was covered in sand.



We've had to put a moratorium on his sandbox play for a few days because sand found a way into the elastic of his diaper, and now he's got a pretty bad "sand-burn" rash on both legs. I'd like to say maybe he learned a lesson from it, but I think its safer to believe that he'll be out there again diving into the sand box as soon as we let him.

We finished up play time with a family picnic on our table by the little house. Both kids were starving and ate a pretty good lunch. Sophia even had sparkily eyes from the crust she ate on her way to joining the Clean Plate Club.

It was nice to enjoy the 80 degree weather and welcome spring officially. We finished off the day with burgers and hotdogs at our neighbors the Bells. More playing and running around for the kids.

Windy City

Last night's winds continued all day today. Brady woke up at 4:30 and I had to go comfort him a bit. Sophia slept like a log. :)

Breakfast Time

Brady loves his cereal. Breakfast is definately this kids favorite meal and he'll sit down and eat 3-4 bowls of cereal. When I ask him if he wants more he gives me a commanding nod of the head with a "umm" for emphasis. Nothing that interferes with getting anohter big scoop into his mouth.

He still shares a bit of the neat-freak gene with his sister. If there is a big spill he cleans it up with his napkin, and then has to get down to throw it away. I try to clean up the little ones to save a few napkins, because Brady still thinks of them as single use.