Swing Set

T.J. and I have been talking for a while about getting the kids a swing set for the backyard. Nothing big considering we have an awesome park right across the street. We just wanted to be able to shove let the kids go outside when they wanted instead of having to pack everything and everyone up every time they felt the urge to go down a slide.

The motivation to actually go and get all the lumber, tools, hardware, and toys not to mention the motivation to actually build the swing set has been pretty much non existent. Until now! That's because Papa Bill (a.k.a. T.J.'s dad) came to town! He loves working on projects and I love it too because when he's in town, things actually get fixed around my house!

Since T.J. had to work on Friday, Bill completed what he could on his own and then they finished the rest when T.J. got back. It was ready for the kids by dinner time Friday night.

Under Construction...

Cody and Laney (our friend's daughter) on the platform that the slide will attach to

The boys hard at work


(If you look closely, you can see the tops of the equipment at the park behind us. This not only shows how close we are, but also how lazy I am because it's much easier for the kids to go outside where I can watch them through the window than it is for ALL of us to go to the park! Don't worry, we will still make PLENTY of trips over there.)



It was getting dark when they finished everything last night so I waited until this morning to get a good picture of all the kids playing



Cody driving his "pirate ship"


Thanks Papa Bill and Daddy for building us an awesome swing set!