Weekend Project

So we've been talking for weeks (actually over a year!) about building a swing set in the backyard. Well, this weekend we did it! :) It looks fantastic! We went out last night and bought the materials and got a good chunk of the prep work done. After church this morning we finished our prep work (or so we thought!) and then we were ready to assemble it! We called on a fantastic friend who didn't hesitate to help (THANK YOU!) and with his help, Greg was able to get the slide platform mounted and the beam across the top...only to discover that we were missing the right bolts to hold it to the A frames! :( So off they went to Home Depot to try and rectify the situation!

After all of that, they got the beam attached to the A frames and we were well on our way to having it completely finished! After several other smaller snafus, the swing set was finally done much to the kids excitement (if we heard "When will it be done?" once today we heard it 100 other times!)! :)

Well, within the first five minutes of being able to use it, Chris got a splinter (despite all of my sanding!)...

Swing Set - 1
Chris - 0

After much screaming and crying "I just can't take it anymore!" we removed the splinter, applied medicine and a bandaid and off he went. Fastforward about 15-20 minutes and I hear Chris screaming from outside. I set Kate down and went to the sliding door to find Chris being carried by Greg and crying about his head. Come to find out that the poor boy had slid off a swing and fell face first onto the ground....

Swing Set - 2
Chris - 0

Poor kid had a rough night with his new swing set....but thankfully he didn't give up on it. After recovering from his ordeals he went right back outside to play.

Daniel had a blast just going down the slide, over and over and over. However, we need to get him to learn that there is another way to get to the slide....he likes to go between the two swings....perhaps he just likes to live life on the edge...I'm not sure. I did try to get him to go around the other way but he just refuses to change his path...maybe it will take actually getting bumped over for him to change...who knows!

Anyway, the swing set is a big hit! Despite how sore we all may be tomorrow, we can rest assured that what was made will be cherished for a very long time! :)

Have a great night!