Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Swingset complete
The swingset is built, and the girls couldn't be happier. Here are some pictures of the Sunday afternoon building....

My handyman hard at work-

He built the slide section first (Eva was very excited!)


Then the swing section (we still need another swing, and some of those rings with a trapeze bar so the gymnastics girls can show off their stuff)

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.

Here is the daredevil girl, who has already figured out how to climb up the 4-ft ladder by herself, and madly flings herself down the slide even if no one is at the bottom to catch her (which never ends well, since she doesn't know how to slow herself down yet, she flies another couple feet, and lands hard)

So, there it is! Hours of backyard entertainment, all thanks to my wonderfully, talented woodworking husband. I am so pleased.
 
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7 Comments:


  • At 3:11 PM, Blogger Christi

    So fun! I'm sure Eva and Kaitlyn will enjoy this for a long time. Way to go Nick!

     
  • At 3:38 PM, Blogger Jen Wilson

    Wow! Amazing!! Looks way better with that deck gone :)

     
  • At 4:28 PM, Anonymous Anonymous

    that's so excellent!
    if you're interested - colin's parents got elliott a baby swing when he was really little that used to hang in a tree in our backyard before we moved somewhere with a postage stamp backyard and no tree to swing from... i'm pretty sure herrods still have it, just collecting dust in the garage, if you want a swing for littler people, but older kids would fight over the older kid swing, so you might not want it...

     
  • At 10:03 PM, Blogger Bloggy Mama

    So awesome!! I want to come and check it out. Your #1's slide strategy sounds like my #1's... until he watched his little sister, that is... now he's brave!

     
  • At 10:01 AM, Blogger Unknown

    very cool - I love it - those girls are going to have so much fun! great that Nich is so handy =) Enjoy your deck & back yard gymnasium!

     
  • At 8:21 PM, Blogger Jay and Milissa Ewing

    Nice! Can't wait to come over and try it out. This kids, I mean. Not me....

     
  • At 8:49 PM, Anonymous Anonymous

    Just in time for spring. ;) Looks great!