Hours of Fun

We had been promising the kids a playground ever since we moved to Terrace Park. We finally broke down and got one from Sam's when they had a deal we could not pass up. The only problem was if we paid for installation the deal went from "great" to "not so great". So, we decided to build/install it ourselves.

When the semi truck showed up with four huge boxes of wood and another huge box of hardware, I began to wonder if that "great deal" was worth it. Well, I am happy to say it was. It took me, John Moore, Grandpa, and Emily 4 solid weekends, but the playground is up and running. It was not that difficult a job, just needed some extra hands and few other eyes on the instruction manual.

The kids love it too. The other day they went out on the playground at 9 am, had lunch out there, came in for a rest/nap at 1:30, then went back out from 3:30 until dinner at 6. The playground is in the shade, and we can see and hear the kids from inside the house. I'm glad we got it up and running just in time for Summer.

The Mean Green Machine

Tom finished his first season of soccer on Saturday. The above picture is his team, "The Mean Green Machine". All the boys got a lot better from our first practice to our last game. I had a lot of fun coaching them too. Tom has already signed up for Fall soccer, so I know he had a good time.