We've had our swing set for over a month now and it has sat in the garage waiting to be put together. The daycare kids I watch look everyday to see if it's done and are always disappointed. Well, we finally decided we'd go for it this weekend. We started in the afternoon on Saturday and worked until dark, so about 6 hours. We were really bummed when we only had the tower of the swing set built. We weren't sure if we wanted to wait until Monday to see if we'd get better weather and finish the swing set then, or just finish it Sunday. Well, we saw in the evening on Sunday that we had some sunshine, so we took advantage of it and got everything out to work on it again. We didn't know that it would be the only sunshine we'd see. But through the rain, wind and cold, we finished the darn thing. It took approx. 10 hours to build the swing set, but I think Alex has already gotten that much fun out of it. Every possible moment he can, he's out there playing. We went and bought a baby swing for it on Monday so Darek can also "play". Here are some pictures of the pain in the... I mean, the wonderful, awesome swing set!!
Here is Papa hanging out with Darek while Ryan and I got everything set up.
Ryan has quite the system when it comes to screws, bolts, etc. But it works really well and it helps get things done quicker.
Here was my attempt at organizing all the wood. I still can't believe all of that was made into a swing set.
Our cute kitty, Beast tearing up some tissues while we worked.
Darek just having a blast sitting out in the sun watching us.
Our first few boards put together.
After the first afternoon, we had the tower put together. Alex was beyond excited and would have spent the night in it if we had let him! :)
Alex's new hang out
Cute little brothers swinging together.
Here is the whole thing all done (minus the glider that will be put together shortly).
Alex climbing the "rock wall"
Darek's first ride... not so sure about it.
My little monkey!
Alex, the neighbors and all the daycare kids have had a blast playing on it! I'm so glad we got it... and yes, even glad we finally put it together!
Here is Papa hanging out with Darek while Ryan and I got everything set up.
Ryan has quite the system when it comes to screws, bolts, etc. But it works really well and it helps get things done quicker.
Here was my attempt at organizing all the wood. I still can't believe all of that was made into a swing set.
Our cute kitty, Beast tearing up some tissues while we worked.
Darek just having a blast sitting out in the sun watching us.
Our first few boards put together.
After the first afternoon, we had the tower put together. Alex was beyond excited and would have spent the night in it if we had let him! :)
Alex's new hang out
Cute little brothers swinging together.
Here is the whole thing all done (minus the glider that will be put together shortly).
Alex climbing the "rock wall"
Darek's first ride... not so sure about it.
3 comments:
I like that your kitty's name is Beast, he/she looks so sweet! We call Flicker our little beast but it's very well deserved. :)
Alex looks like he couldn't be having more fun. Darek is getting so much bigger, what a cute little guy!
Honestly our little Beast is a sweetheart. He is wonderful with people, but likes to attack other cats. Usually just for fun though. I haven't seen him do any real damage :) Alex LOVES the new swing set and wants to be outside all the time. It's amazing how much Darek is growing. He is still so little, but I'm noticing huge changes with him recently! I can't believe we're so close to coming! I am so excited!
I can't believe how much mom and dad's backyard has changed since they moved in. The swingset looks great! Fantastic addition to the yard.
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