desperate times...

Between our many illnesses and the cold weather, it has not been easy to get out with the boys lately. As I have mentioned before, I get major cabin fever after a couple of days of being stuck inside (I'm sure it has nothing to do with the size of our house). Anyway, yesterday I remembered what we used to do in the hospital playroom---rice play! It is a great substitute for sand and is always a hit. Carter loved it! He was pouring it back and forth with his little cups and had so much fun burying his Hot Wheels cars in it. He would pretend they were lost & then "find" them.

Aside from seeing how much Carter enjoyed it, the secondary benefit was that I was able to clean up the kitchen and make dinner with almost no interruptions. He literally played with it for almost an hour! You really cannot appreciate what a big deal this is unless you have spent a lot of time around two-year-old boys. Trust me.

So, the part you cannot really see from the photos is how much rice ended up on the floor. I knew this would be messy, but wasn't really thinking about how many teeny, tiny kernels of rice would end up scattered everywhere. Oh well. Some things are worth it.

Davis was captivated by his big brother

Just hangin' out, mom. :-)