Building Things

I've had my eye on play structure kits for a few years now.

Mister I-Can-Build-Anything-With-My-Bare-Hands was a mite skeptical about any set that came as a kit, and vowed that he would design and build it himself.

Then he started pricing out slides ala carte.

Holy Canoli, are they expensive all by themselves!

So, one day early this Spring, while on a family outing to Costco, we spotted a set on display, which the Farmboy was able to inspect for quality.

It passed muster, and so did the smoking sale price (only a puppy and a half!).

With me reading plans and gathering hardware while he did the muscle work, dodging rain showers and even one snow flurry, it took three weekends to finish.

The absolute delight that shone on our kids faces when they finally got to climb up and play was well worth the effort and expense.

Not to mention the hours of dedicated time the Mama and Daddy got to spend together working toward a common goal.

Don't you think we deserve a date night soon? I do.

A Boy's Life

Growing up before our very eyes...

"I can't wait to be a big boy, so I can do cool things just like Daddy".

An interesting new way to watch Elmo on Sesame Street:

This warmer and sunny weather has brought the box elder bugs out in droves. They love to hang out on the window screens (outside), and a certain Someone loves to watch them crawling about. He even attempts to count them, "2, 4, 7, 3..."