reese doesn't typically take any interest in the sand box at our frequented park, despite the swarms of other children that are busy building sand castles and occasionally throwing sand. i was always thankful of this as i am pretty grossed out by the thought of my own child playing in those feces-infested, urine-coated public sand boxes.  this time to the park was different.  i did my best to bite my tongue and let her be a "normal kid."

i was more than thrilled when she only stayed a few minutes and was equally disgusted in the sand box.  for different reasons.  the sand was stuck to her hands. she licked it. and then it stuck to her tongue.  it was all over at that point. thank goodness.