Eva is more of a swing girl, than a slider. It takes her a bit of coaxing to get her to go down, but I'm sure she'll get the hang of it.

Our backyard is a disaster. We have a half-built deck on one side, and an old, rotted one awaiting demolition on the other side. There are piles of random rocks everywhere. A planter box to be built, and sod to be laid down.

The final vision is spectacular. More yard for the kids to run and play, a sturdy, private deck to enjoy backyard BBQ's on, a place to plant vegetables (potatoes, carrots and peas!), and, of course, what family backyard is complete without a swingset?

This is the weekend project that Nich (and his little helper, Eva) has taken on:
We picked up the slide last night, and Nich and Eva are out in the truck picking up the lumber right now. Eva is over the moon excited. And, I am eagerly awaiting those spring and summer days, when I can lounge outside while the kids happily play on their new swingset.

Attacked the nextdoor neighbours cat with snuggles....

First of all, let me just say I was a tad excited to see Vancouver featured on Google's homepage today, in honour of the Olympics. The whole world is going to be watching here over the next two weeks, that is so cool!

And, on to the reason for the post. Eva has graduated from her gymnastics program, 'Tumble Beez'. I took pictures of their last class, and at the end they put on a show for the parents. And, even stood on a podium to recieve their gold medal. But, of course, my camera died for the important part. So, I only got a few pictures of the beginning...

This afternoon, we trekked down to Cloverdale to cheer on the Olympic flame! What an awesome experience.