About My Brilliant Ball Pit

I've had several people asking me where I got the ball pit balls to fill the pool. I got mine at WalMart (yes, yes, yes, I'm feeding evil). Here are a list of other places you can find them (an inflatable pool, of course, can be purchased just about anywhere).

eBay (the search is done for you)
Toys R Us
TinkerTots
Ball Pit Balls

Happy Hunting! I want to see pictures!

What Every Mother Needs, And Doesn't Even Know It

Two-Ring Inflatable Swimming Pool: $4.88
3 Bags of 100 Balls: $9.88 ea
Hours Of Phun: Unknown Quantity

Kristen LOVES this thing. We blow it up, play, and then pop the balls and deflated pool back in the bags.







She loves jumping in and swishing balls around. She'll stand up, look at me, wait until I yell, "go PLOP!" and fall back down, laughing hysterically.





She and I both get in (okay, my limbs are hanging out, but it's relaxing) and she spreads out beside me and we both start giggling.






Seriously. Most fun EVER. I loved ball pits when I was little. When I was actually using my Early Childhood degree and taught a classroom of two-year-olds, the center had a ball pit big enough for my 5'10" frame to swim in it, I loved playing with the kids in it. I am so happy that my daughter loves them too!

A Communication Breakthrough

And no, NOT elimination communication - I may be neurotic, anal, and crazy...but I still don't get you people.

Kristen has started picking up on sign language. She is starting to use 'more'. I am thrilled - life has been a storm of screams, slaps, and temper tantrums lately. She's getting to that stage where she is highly frustrated, on the brink of independence, and unable to do it completely herself and tell us what she wants. I am THRILLED that we are opening up ways to communicate!

And no...no pictures. As soon as she sees me thinking about getting the camera, the hands drop and she just stares at me. She'd starve before asking for more WHILE THE CAMERA IS OUT.