A 'trip' to Grandma and Grandpa's!

By 'trip' I mean a drive across town, but it's not every day we get to have dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's where there are a plethora of amazing "new" toys! Short Pants LOVES going to see them and spending time playing in the sandbox mostly, but recently Grandma picked up a bunch of toys at a rummage sale for the kids. Now there's a TON to do!

Grandma's latest find is this awesome play tent she got from the school book sale! My favorite picture is the one directly above where you can see that Grandpa jumped right in to all the play time fun! Short Pants made his way through with all of his trucks and toys, making sure to carry his juice wherever he went (since I'm such a mean mommy who only gives him juice once in a blue moon haha).

For those of you who don't know, Short Pants is like many toddlers who seem to be addicted to anything sweet and will demand it complete with whining and the "why momma, why!!!?" when you explain he shouldn't drink it constantly.... Juice is one of many addictions such as Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, anything Thomas the Train, Cars, and Cha-chalk... which would be his way of saying chocolate. :) During potty training it worked very well to give two chocolate chips after going # 2 as incentive. He has been doing tremendously well and not having accidents nearly at all these past couple of weeks!

*Does happy dance*

Back to Grandma and Grandpa's visit... oh yes, the tunnel was fun, however I think the classic Short Pants favorite would have to be the sand box!

What kid doesn't love the sand?! 

We SO need a sandbox... He could spend hours being content with sand toys, shovels, and trucks :) 

Another rummage sale find that we loved was this Craftsman tool bench complete with lots of little plastic pieces to keep track of :) Thanks Grandma!! 

I love that when I asked Short Pants if he wanted the safety goggles on he very seriously replied, "Yes momma, glasses on top"...where he then placed them on the top of his head like they were serving this great purpose there. He's my little goof :) 

If you're wondering where Little Miss was during all of this fun, she normally naps during dinner time... conveniently for us! So she was in the house snoozing, until she got crabby and had to sit on Daddy's lap for a while.

It's not very often that she gets crabby but I think this face says a lot. "Mom, stop taking pictures and get me my Nuk!" ...of course she'd never speak to her mother THAT way! 

Overall we had a nice dinner and the kids enjoyed playtime. I'm looking forward to more "cookouts" and gatherings in the near future! 

Bring on the summer!!