I DIG TREASURES!

One of the gifts that we purchased for Tyson, for his birthday, gifts that we purchased was a giant sized excavation adventure filled with Pirate treasure. I was so excited when I placed eyes on this item because it was too perfect for his love for pirates and treasure in general.

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This excavation craft came with protective glasses, to give Ty the "archaeological experience", a stainless steel chisel and nail, to help discover the treasures and a sand based island which was filled with all kinds of exciting things for Tyson to find.

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The Island

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Tyson gets ready to chisel away on the island to uncover the hidden treasures.

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He really enjoyed using the hammer and chisel at first, but he was so anxious to reveal the hidden treasures that he began getting impatient and decided to ONLY use the hammer. This helped to disclose the treasures rather quickly.

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You can see Tyson using the hammer and chisel here. Patience still present.

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However, the first sign of treasure created the impatience AND Ty dropped the chisel and began hammering away.

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Treasure chests, jewels, gold, skulls, crabs, and spiders were inside the sand.

This craft was truly a royal treat. I LOVED watching Ty get into digging into the sand. I was so excited to capture some photos that I didn't really get to sit with Tyson and take our time disclosing what was hidden in the sand. That's my only regret. The sand was pretty messy, but I lined the garage floor with wax paper, so the clean up wasn't as bad as it could have been.

If anyone is interested in this craft or something similar, they have several different types of them at A.C. Moore. Some include: I Dig Dinosaurs, Dig and Play Egyptian Tomb. Be sure to print your 40% off coupon from the website thought because these aren't cheap. I think the original cost was $29.99.

Tyson Attends His Kindergarten Orientation!

Last Wednesday, Tyson was invited to attend Kindergarten orientation. It's so hard to believe all of this is really happening. Tyson was so thrilled. He thinks he's Mr. Big Shot strolling into "Kindergarten!" We were greeted by the PTA president and then lead into an actual kindergarten classroom that was physically going on. Each existing kindergartner was asked to introduce themselves and tell one thing that they like to do. One girls stated, My name is... and I like to tell my mom to clean my room. A little boy said, My name is... and I like to break things. Another little boy said, My name is... and I like to lift weights. Oh how funny. When it was time for Tyson to introduce himself, he said, "Hi. My name is Tyson and I like to play WII.

Tyson and I were able to witness what a typical day in the life of a kindergartner would be like. Mrs. Barrett read the class a book and had them do an art project related to the story. Next up, lunch time. Oh yes... we actually ate in the cafeteria and we actually ate cafeteria food. What a royal treat!!! Can you sense the sarcasm in that?

Enjoy the photos of our almost kindergartner. My how time has flown by.

A Visit From Captain Jack Sparrow.

As time is approaching rapidly, our household is getting prepared for Tyson's 5th birthday party. Tyson's attire is all picked out. He's so excited. The other day however, he said, "Mommy, I need a sword to go with my party outfit." I replied, "You're right, you do. Every pirate needs a sword." I kind of left it alone and then a light bulb went off in my head. I bought Ty a pirate sword as part of his birthday present, but I thought of a better way to present it to him. I'm BIG on allowing Tyson to use his imagination. It's tough to decipher when you are offering too much towards the imaginative story line that is taking place verses when you are considered to be lying to your child. As a Christian, it's difficult, to me, to do anything without second guessing myself, but when it comes to your children I'm even more critical. Anyway, the other night, I grabbed the sword and displayed it on the living room chair after we tucked him in. The next morning, when Ty woke up, I said, "Ty, there is something downstairs waiting on you." He rushed down stairs to find a pirate sword and a personal note from Captain Jack Sparrow. The note read:

"Ahoy There Tyson"

"Me lookin forward to meetin you at yer 5th birthday party!

Yer mommy said ye be dressin up as a pirate!

Every pirate needs a sword ye know?

So, me snuck in yer house last night to leave ye one.

This sword is one of me favorites, so don't break it.

And be sure to keep it away from yer brother and sister.

I give ye mommy and daddy permission to take it away

If ye cannot be respectful with it."

See Ya Real Soon!

Jack Sparrow