Sandbox

We went to the dollar store today to find some marbles for our upcoming M day. We found the marbles, but we also found sand pails and shovels, and for a total of two dollars, I just couldn't pass them up. The lady at the register asked Lincoln if he had a sandbox in his backyard. Nope. I had to explain that we live in an apartment complex, but that there is a park about a block north of us that has a sand volleyball court, aka the sandbox.

I took the boys over after naps. They LOVED it! So far, digging in the dirt is the only activity that I've found that they will happily do together for as long as I will let them. And to me that is so worth letting them get filthy dirty. :)

Lincoln is all about "building sand castles" which in his book translates into filling his pail as full of dirt as possible. He's not so much concerned yet about the actual building anything part.

Ivan still hasn't quite gotten the hang of getting dirt in his shovel, but he likes to empty his empty shovel into his pail. Or, even more fun, scoop dirt out of Lincoln's pail. Lincoln doesn't seem to mind though, and we all get along just great.

I think we'll be spending lots of days at the sandbox this summer.