New sand box & some more soccer

Emma's team had individual and team pictures taken before their game on Saturday...even though we ordered a team picture from the photographer Patrick managed to snap a cute one of the team!!


We bought a big bag of sand toys a couple weeks ago and the kids were digging up the flower beds so we decided it was time to look at building a new sandbox. Patrick put this one together in a matter of minutes! We decided to fill it with something other than sand (as we recently discovered that most play sand has crystalline silica- the same stuff in those packets that come in shoe boxes!!) After a visit to the local feed store we decided upon the pellets that are put in horse stales...it does turn to a grainy powder when it gets wet but Patrick was smart and built a nice top for the box too!! The kids loved how it felt and Patrick and I loved that it didn't find its way into the house like sand!!!

(Umbrella not part of the box but we moved it from the table when our kids refused to put hats on while the sun was out!)