Enjoying the fruits of their sand moving labors!
Sunday, May 26, 2013
With A Little Help From Our Friends
Ben recruited some friends to help move the sand. Smart kid - he enticed them with the idea of playing in the sand and got as many as he could so they could move the sand faster. He had every able bodied child on the cul de sac working!
Move That Sand!
Sunday, Adam and Dzaidziu worked to build the 10x10 sandbox in the backyard. It turned out great! Once the construction was done, though, it was time to move the sand. Nick hadn't been feeling so good in the morning, but he managed to take one load.
Ben had been waiting all day to move sand. It was his shining moment.
It's Sand Time!
This weekend was the big sandbox weekend (the boys' birthday present from Grandma and Dziadziu)! It started with the delivery of the sand. The Sandman truck delivered 3 tons of sand!! It didn't look like that much sand on the driveway, but it definitely was all of 3 tons when Adam went to move it into the sandbox!
A Very Pretty Sunset
One of the nice things about iPhones - being able to take pictures of the sunset while walking the dog. Last week there were a gorgeous sunset!
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Backyard Camping
Last Saturday Adam promised the boys they could camp out in the backyard. Well....daddy had a rough night around the campfire (to say the least), so I thought the camping was going to be cancelled, but Ben was crying and upset, so Adam did end up letting him sleep in the tent. I didn't get any good pictures, though. These were taken the morning after when the boys were playing in the tent, jumping on the air mattresses.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Maybe It's Time for a Haircut
Last Friday I decided it might be time for some haircuts. I demonstrated just how long the boys' hair was by putting little ponytails in their hair :) Ben even wore his to the salon.
And the after! Isn't he just so handsome! :)
Adam's Dream Come True
And my worst nightmare. Two weeks ago, as I was driving the boys to Sharon's I noticed that my car was revving up before shifting gears. I kind of got concerned, but continued the drive to work, noticing that the problem was getting worse and started happening between all the gear shifts. After discussing the issue with a few people at work, I decided that it could be worse than I thought. I was hoping that it was just a leak of transmission fluid. However, that was not the case as I found out the following day at the dealership shop. It was the guts of the transmission :( Luckily, the powertrain warranty was still good for 3 more months, so everything was covered. But in the mean time, the dealership had only one loaner available - an Aveo. Adam has teased me for the last 8 years that my next car would be an Aveo. And this one was bottom of the line - no power anything (mirrors, locks...). Adam thought it was the funniest thing ever. It was not a good week and a half, to say the least. I now have my car back and everything is better. And I refuse to ever drive a car with manual locks ever again.
