Sandbox and a belated Mother's Day wish

We finally got our sandbox filled with sand today. The sand was wet, and we didn't have long until we needed to leave home, so we didn't let Landon get in. He did get to play along the edge, though, which was still a lot of fun for him.

Now that it's all set up, here's our new backyard play area:

I hope that everyone had a good Mother's Day. Since Sunday's a work day for us, we didn't do anything too special. However, Landon made me a card at church, and he and Tony gave me cards and soap and lotion. Also, for the first time, Landon spontaneously told me, "I love you." So that was a nice little gift.

Tractor

My Great Aunt Lois and Great Uncle Larry gave Landon this incredible John Deere ride-on tractor. Someone Uncle Larry worked with was going to throw it away, because his kids had outgrown it (This thing is worth $250 new, and it's still in great condition!!!), so Uncle Larry salvaged it from him, and they wanted Landon to have it. My parents picked it up from them last weekend and brought it to Landon tonight. It is definitely a big hit with him. He can't reach the pedals, but he still thinks it's a ton of fun. It's got a trailer to pull, too. I think it will be an even bigger hit next spring, but he sure is happy with it right now. We had to put the tractor in the garage and tell him it was sleeping to convince him to stop sobbing when it was time to go in for dinner.

Tomorrow's birthday party day! The house is decorated, and we're just about ready to go!

Playing outside pictures

Landon and I were able to spend time outside this morning. We blew bubbles and played with chalk.

When Tony came home for lunch, he pushed Landon on the glider on the new swingset a bit.