the fortress

Paul got 2 playsets for free off of Craigslist. The only stipulation was that they wanted Paul to take them apart. So he rented a sawsall, easy peasy, done. Rather than putting them together the way they had been, he constructed a fortress. He turned one of the slides into a ramp/bridge between the towers. He put monkey bars, and as of today, rings hanging underneath the bridge. There is a balance beam in the yard leading up to it. There are three swings. There is an extra slide that goes into the bottom part of the tower (one day there will be sand in there) - that slide was another free craigslist find. Just the other day we went to Home Depot because Paul wanted to get the boys some buckets with ropes to pull things up to the top. The boys are pretty much in love with their daddy as it is, but this put him up on a pedestal soooo high, you wouldn't believe. :) Paul is SUCH a great dad. Here are some pictures of the ever evolving fortress:

Matix got really into this shoot... Silly guy. I love all the poses.

I am loving the boys having a yard to play in whenever they want. It is such a lifesaver. There have been many days that they just go outside and play ALL morning, come inside to eat and take a nap, then play outside ALL afternoon and as far into the evening as we let them. They are wild outside boys. Thank heavens I have somewhere for them to be free!