Teeter Totter

Mama Jay and Papa Oz (Micah's parents) got the girls a teeter totter airplane for Christmas. It's AWESOME! After literally 5 hours of labor later we finally got this thing up and going. They play outside a ton more now. Since we don't have a nearby community park it's nice to have some outdoor toys. We may need to plant some more trees to get some shade going though. Maybe someday... I've got lots that I would like to do around our yard and house.

Working together is so much fun... most of the time!

The girls couldn't wait to get it done. They got their cameras and started taking pictures. They thought we'd get it done quickly but instead we took forever, in their eyes.

We had one screw that took us an hour to figure out. I'd try to explain it to you but it would probably take me an hour to explain!

Trying to put these pieces together.

The FINISHED PRODUCT! The girls love it and we LOVE it too! This picture is taken the next day because it was too dark by the time we got it done. The girls still teeter tottered the night we got it done for a bit though. (How could we say no?)

Oh and Micah and I have tried out this teeter totter... it's pretty awesome!

A Trampoline Christmas

After Christmas it rained for a couple of days so we weren't able to put up the trampoline we got for Chirstmas. Here are a couple pictures of what it looks like.

We got the accessory pack for it which came with a ladder, a shoe holder, and some stakes to stake it down. Here's a picture of Alyssa helping Nattie get into the netting. When I was growing up there weren't so many safety items. It makes me feel better about them jumping on the trampoline, especially after seeing them run into the netting every once in a while, but it's kind of funny to me since I never used a trampoline with one.

A cool view of the teeter totter and the trampoline. Thank you Mama Jay and Papa Oz! The teeter totter is a HUGE hit! They spent all day today in and out of the trampoline, on the teeter totter, and then on the swings. So fun! It's like we have our own little park in the backyard.

I'm not in the family picture since I was taking the picture. Here's a picture of me getting ready to bounce the girls across the trampoline. Well, maybe not that, but they sure bounce high for little girls. We have to tell them to be careful all the time.

The family on the trampoline.

I LOVE IT!!! Brings back childhood memories!