Oh, The Boy!

While I have been trying my hand at gardening, Porter has been trying out digging.

He likes it.

I tried buying him his own little plastic shovel and bucket, but he kept throwing that down and grabbing my trowel and running off with it. Then I bought him a small metal trowel of his own and that seemed to appease him. Until he saw the big ole shovel I brought out to dig up a stubborn (ugly) plant.

It was love at first sight.

I could not keep him away from it.

So I found this nifty plastic shovel at the dollar store, and he now packs it around with him everywhere. It was decided that for the safety of all it should be left outside (while it is plastic, it still hurts when you are hit with it, step on it, trip over it, or have it shoved into your face).

Don't you love how you buy your kids all of those expensive toys that are especially created to boost your kids intelligence and are proven to attract their attention?

And a $1 shovel does it.