"sand box"

I get a call from Steve while I am at work yesterday telling me he wants to buy Travis a sandbox or sand table or sand and water table. He wasn't sure what he wanted. So he went to Toys R Us and called me again making me look up a bunch of different options online. I was super busy and work and just told him to pick the one he liked. He ended up just buying a small plastic pool ($5 on sale) and some sand ($10) and for $15 total this is what we got:

"Wook it sandbox"

Totally works, right?!?!! Travis told everyone on the street that he had a sandbox he was so into it.

Travis also got a new pair of Toy Story light up shoes. I don't think there is a more perfect pair of shoes for my child. He was so excited to wear them that he was walking around looking at his feet....and bumping into stuff left and right ;)

Here are some more pictures from last night. We played catch (Steve and I) for about 30 mins and let me tell you my arm is SORE!! Also please note (or ignore) the fact that my husband is wearing socks and sandals. Keepin it classy!

Running down the hill

Mid throw

So I am off work tomorrow and we are taking a mini vacation. Also we are thinking about going to the Orioles game tonight and taking Travis. Might be a bad idea but Steve assured me we can leave if Trav gets antsy.

Have a fun weekend everyone (and by everyone I mean Kristen and Kelly and maybe my mom because that is all who read this! HA!)

Something bloomed.....

in my garden...

Happy Mother's Day!

Hope all the mom's had a good mothers day! I had a busy but fun day. Ended the day by walking up to the snowball stand with all my neighboors, Travis and 3 dogs. Great ending to a fun day!

Never again.....

Will I allow my child to sit in this:

It started out fine. He was so excited to sit in the car at BJ's. Beeping the horns, turning the wheels. Then he wanted out....but would not sit in the regular cart at that point. So I told him he could walk as long as he held my hand. That lasted for maybe 5 mins. I have to admit is wasn't that bad he stayed 'near' us (me, my mom and sister). But then he would run off and I would chase him and tell him he had to go back in the cart. He would shout as loud as he could "NO BACK IN CART!" So from now on we are not even offering the car cart. LOL!!

*Funny story-while in BJ's Travis picked up a container of 500+ pretzels and told me "Here, Daddy like dis (this)." LOL!!!

I got this Mom!

Saturday we went to my moms work for a fundraiser. They have an awesome playground for kids there! I was so proud of Travis because he actually went through a tunnel and down a tunnel slide. He was always so nervous about tunnels. He made a friend at the playground and I guess he realized if he wanted to keep up with her he would have to use the tunnel. :) I was so proud!

Cool sandbox

Not the most graceful exit!

Sliding down the tunnel slide

"IceCream Store"

Friday I took some time to myself and went to the mall ALL ALONE after work. And let me say it was amazing! I was able to use some of my birthday money and get some work clothes.

When I came home Steve had done all the laundry and cleaned the house. So awesome!! After dinner my night got even better. We tried out the new icecream shop up the street. By the Scoop has homemade ice cream, dessert and waffle cones. They had berger cookie, tasteycake, twix and about 15 other flavors. It is set up like a 1950's icecream parlor and even has little tables and chairs for the kids. The entire back wall is covered with a chalkboard for the kids to write on. Travis kept saying "IceCream IceCream sooooo good!" He also told us he was at the "IceCream Store." This is going to be a favorite spot for the summer.

Sunny Days....chasing the clouds away....

The weather here is so crazy.One day it is 90 degrees the next day it is cold and rainy. Yesterday was freezing and raining. We went to Storyville at the library for about an hour last night before dinner.

Today it a little chilly but we were still able to play outside Travis had spent all day at the park with his daddy. When I got home we went to explore the backyard. Travis loves it out back. I feel kind of bad because I don't really have any fun toys out back.....but Travis really doesn't mind. He likes to run and pick 'flowers' (dandilions) and play with his best buddy Jake.

I have an old fashioned wizard of oz cellar doors in the back that need to be painted ;/ But Travis was practicing running up and down the hill.

This is my sad little garden....I am not sure what to do with it. I used to have bushes lining the back fence but the blizzard a couple of years ago really destroyed them. So we ripped them out and now I am left with this

Travis sat of Steve's bike . He thought it was so cool.