A Growing Lindsey Family: Swingset

Matt and I have seen how much enjoyment Abigail gets out of the different playground that she goes to so we figured what better time than now to build her one for herself! Since Matt is super handy and we have wonderful family who would do anything for our little nut - we started planning! Well you know the saying, Go Big or Go Home, that kind of came into play here. We wanted to build something that would keep Abby entertained for years and something that would hold up to the craziness of her!

So, the weekend was set, purchases were made, and planning done - it was go time! Matt, Abigail and I worked on the slide on Friday night before the big day. Well, when we opened the box for the hardware for just the slide, we had a mild "What were we thinking!?!?!" moment. It passed quickly and we built it with the help of our little helper Abigail!

Saturday started with everyone here and a very anxious little girl. Both grandmas and I were able to keep her occupied and out of the guys' way while they were building. The build was very smooth and even though the weather could have been better - it worked out great. It is always fun to have the families over but even better when there is a swingset involved!

That night rolled around and Abigail was released to go and play! She was so excited!! I sure wish I would have had the guys install a counter at the top of the slide.....she went down it about 100 times as soon as we let her play.

The excitement has not worn off of the swing set yet. She gets home from school each day and has to check on it. We have played Mail Delivery, Pet Store, Grocery Store, Hide and Seek, Peter Pan and many other games out there. We have a few more little things to add to the swing set - but overall, it was the best investment of time and money for her!

A huge shout-out to our families who came and worked on it. Abigail is one lucky little girl to have such big-hearted guys in her family! We could not have done it without you all!! Also, thanks to Adam for teaching Abigail how to 'stick' the landing at the end of slide!!!!

Well, here are some pics of the progress and the finished product!!