Monday, June 30, 2008

Fascination with random everyday objects!


So once again it has been a while since I have posted and I'm sure you are all dying to hear the update (he he), but as I put myself back together, get into the swing of things, and collect my thoughts, I have a random question I need answered. I'm always amazed at how much money we can spend on toys for our kids and yet it seems that they find the most enjoyment in the most random every day objects. Like in a previous post, Jaxon so far in his life has been fascinated with laundry baskets, which usually run between $3 to $8. This is nothing compared to the $35 nursery music player I bought for his crib. When we were at Lake Powell, Jaxon found fascination in a plastic sand shovel. It always took him a few minutes to get used to the water. He would cry, but as soon as we gave him his shovel, he would calm right down. Now a sand shovel probably costs under a $1. Once again that is practically nothing compared to his baby floor mat which cost around $25. And finally, today at Costco Jaxon was sitting in the cart and kept pushing the plastic piece on the cart up and down to make a funny noise. This type of entertainment is free and what a steal considering we pretty much ate lunch with the amout of samples they were handing out today (that makes us sound like bums...eating lunch with the Costco samples). I guess to sum it all up, all I am saying is that I could have bypassed the $60 spent on baby toys and bought Jaxon a plastic shovel and laundry basket for under $10, wheeled him around Costco a few times a week, and he would be a happy camper. What have you found your kids intrigued with that are every day objects? Are my kids just weird, or does this go for all kids? I'm curious...

29 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey you guys! It was so great to hear from you. Your kids are so stinkin' cute!! Matt-Steve got a new job since you guys spoke. He'll have to fill you in on it. We will definately check in with your blog. It's nice to see what you're doing. Look us up if you're ever in town!! Love, Lindsay and Steve

Anonymous said...

Hey Matt & Jess, it's Steve now. Matt it was awesome to catch up with you. I can't believe how big and all grown up Carter looks. Jaxon looks like a ton of fun too. The house looks awesome! I can't wait to be able to do that someday too. Does it have a basement? The earlier picture looked like it did, how cool would that be. Matt, it was fun to talk about opening a practice with you someday, I am open to it if the right opportunity presents itself. Anyway, hope to see you guys soon. Hope you are enjoying Utah. Talk to you guys later, Steve Hale

Becca Bell said...

All Eli needs are sticks, rocks and plants and he's good for hours!

HillFam said...

You are so right about toys. I don't know why it is, but you buy a toy that you think will be cool, but they get bored with it pretty fast. Who knows why? Love you guys. I am already getting sad that you will be moving out.

Anonymous said...

Hi Jess, this is Lindsay again. If I said the word, Steve would be out of here tomorrow.....so you never know! Send me your email address so I can send you links to some websites. I love getting back in touch with long lost friends again! Ours is thehaleclan@yahoo.com

Jill said...

who needs toys when you have a laundry detergent box?

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