Mother's Day came and went and I never got around to recapping it. It was a low key day and we headed to Pat's Tap for brunch with Grandpa and Grandma C. Chop's theory was that any bar that serves brunch must be good. And he was right, the food was great and bonus was that it was kid friendly......ski-ball!
And clearly Oliver was feeling right at home.
After getting home from brunch, Chop and Grandpa got to work on unloading this.
A rainbow play system that we had purchased off Craigslist a few weeks before. For those of you who aren't familiar with what they are, they are fancy (and expensive) wood play sets. They can be super elaborate and cost upwards of $10,000 (for real), with the smallest versions around $2,500 new. We had been debating purchasing one a few months ago and decided agaisnt it as the new price tag was a little too steep. And because we needed the smallest size, I wasn't having any luck on Craigslist finding one.
I happened upon one about a month ago and after rushing down to Shakopee one morning at 7:30 to see it before others snatched it, we purchased it. Note: when you hand a few hudred dollars cash over to someone for something you don't take with you or plan to pick up for two weeks, make sure you get something in writing from them. Or at least their full name. It was about 24 hours of wondering if we had just been taken when the guy emailed us back with a nice write-up about the purchase.
We saved a lot of money by disassembling, hauling, and reassembling ourselves. It took about half the day to get it all together, including replacing a few boards. Oliver and Stella were eager helpers.
They were also eager to test it out and have spent a lot of time on it since.
And have mastered pushing each other on the swings.
But "Superman" swinging is still their favorite.
To top it off, it makes the perfect water slide on a hot day!
It has been a great addition to the backyard and we are enjoying being outside more and more everyday, including meals!
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