I (w)on(e) the Sandbox...

The Kids love the outside... they love the it! This gave Lea the idea that they needed to have a sandbox. So on Saturday we drove down to the local K-Mart where Lea had it on good authority that they had Turtle sandboxes for rock-bottom prices. After searching around the inside of the store, we finally managed to locate some turtles outside in the garden department. After picking up a turtle and a mini-picnic table (and some flowers), we headed home for a nap. Well, the kids took a nap, and I went to work, but to each their own.

After work, a nap, and dinner, we went to Lowes and bought our sand. By the way, Colin LOVED Lowes too. The reason: THEY HAVE A WHOLE SECTION DEDICATED TO CEILING FANS! He was in Heaven! Despite the fact that the natives were starting to get restless we headed over to Rita's for some ice and ice cream.

The next day, after the kids' afternoon nap, we went out and used the sandbox for the first time. It was a hit:


I took the liberty of procuring some miniature excavation equipment for the kids when we were out at Wal-Mart earlier in the day...

Colin thought it was great:

While Bean thought it was fun, she did need to take a break and mow the lawn with bubbles: