The Wonder Place & BBQ

This afternoon, Mom and I took Beckett to this cool place in Little Rock called The Wonder Place, which is basically an exploratory play center for kids under 6. 
http://www.thewonderplace.com/

Beckett loved it!

A water table with ducks and waterfalls was really fun. Note the "rain aprons" in the background that I failed to put on him.  Oops. :)

He was especially fascinated with the door latch on this little playhouse. He kept opening and then closing, opening and then closing, opening and then - you get the idea. He can concentrate really well on a task when he's interested.  This was Exhibit A of that characteristic.

So this is my next plan for a home project.  Totally brilliant.  It's a velcro wall with these shapes attached so kids can take them off and replace them. Beckett went to town on it, tearing everything off and then laughing.  Then I put them back and he did it again.  It was great, and it seems like a pretty basic project. (Shonn groans.)

Love this pic - I was peeking through a tunnel and he kept popping his head down and giggling.

Hello, Sandbox.  B kept dumping it out and then shuffling his feet to make patterns in the sand.  Then he'd squat down and run his fingers in it and look at me like, "Did you see that cool thing I just did?"

Beckett loves wheels and gears, so this ginormous wheel was right up his alley.  It has little balls in the tracks that bounce around when it turns.  He did a great job turning it - another example of his concentration.

We got there about 4:00 and left around 5:00 to go eat some barbeque. Mom heard Arkansas is known for its BBQ, and we found what is considered the best little place in town - Chip's.  It lived up to expectations!  YUM!  Beckett loved it, too:

Dig in!

Days like this make me so thankful for God's blessings.  We are healthy and able to do things together, and I feel so lucky for the time we have together!