Play On!

Memorial Day Weekend could have been called "Labor Day Weekend" for Nick, Uncle Patrick, and our dear friend, Ryan (my buddy from college who happens to live down the street from us now!!!!). All three guys bravely took on the task of building a Swing Set for the kiddos! Wasn't that WONDERFUL of them?!!! There are plenty of places out there where you can order a playset and a crew shows up and assembles it, but frankly we saved money doing it ourselves and - let's get real.....I am married to NICK, the DIY King, so of course it had to be a full-on project for us. And I would not have had it any other way! It was actually a lot of fun (says the girl who did not even lift a hammer). It was such an all-american weekend. We peppered the construction with BBQ breaks, great music, and a steady supply of beer and lemonade. Nick paid special tribute to the laborious yard-work theme of the weekend by supplying his fellow laborers with what he calls "Lawnmower beer" (Pabst Blue Ribbon). The guys all really got into it and after tearing up sod, digging out and leveling a play pit, assembling MANY pieces, pouring mulch etc.....the kids were ready to PLAY!!!! Kate went absolutely NUTS....she was so excited. And Liam, as you can tell from the picture, REALLY loves the swing. In fact, he was in the swing for so long that when he got out, he had a little motion adaptation issue and walked around the yard like a drunken sailor; weaving and wobbling and falling down, laughing all the time. Thank you SO much to Uncle Patrick, Uncle Ryan, and OF COURSE to NICK!!! We are looking forward to spending the summer playing on the swing set in the yard. That is - AFTER Nick finishes his next project which involves tearing up the rest of the ghetto fence that the previous owners left us and replacing it with a fence that matches the rest of our nice wooden one. :)