Nobody fall off your chair. I am posting a new blog update!
We finally mobilized to create the sandbox we've been contemplating for a while. We conscripted manual labor (mom & dad were visiting and know how to wield a mean shovel) to dig dirt out of one of our unused flower beds. Just tonight a brother of a friend brought over a load of beautiful white sand, drove it into our backyard and dumped it into our sandbox (no hauling a hundred bag from Lowes - sweet!) The boys were excited - Stratton was a little overwhelmed at being in it and preferred to stand outside and reach in. After a very messy sandbox-side picnic dinner, we were ready to call it a night. As we were picking up stuff to go in, Stratton decided to christen the new sandbox by tossing an empty beer bottle down the brick stairs (yes the same stairs on which the terra cotta pot met its demise - pattern, anyone?). So, before the sun set on it's first night of existence we were picking shards of glass out of the sand...hopefully we got them all!
Before - a neglected flower bed
Let the digging begin!
A snack for the hard workers!
Learning practical skills with Grandma.
A real hammer, oh boy!
Good work Audrey! Looks like a lot of fun! (and thanks for the blog update too) :)
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