the evolution of King Kong

King Kong has arrived and is fully assembled.


Here's our old set, just for the sake of comparison. We gave it away last week on Craig's List.




And here's the start of the new (we moved the wood pile that was behind the old swingset. My husband is rebuilding the rack the wood sits in and then the wood will go back in it on the side of the yard instead of the back).


It kept getting bigger and bigger.

And just kept growing!!

My husband couldn't wait for Rachel to wake up from her nap and see it. She was asleep the entire time they were here and didn't know it was coming today, so we knew she'd be totally surprised.

When she got up I told her Mommy and Daddy had a surprise for her. She was excited and could hardly wait to see what it was. We got her coat, hat, boots, and gloves on (it's cold here today!) and took her around to the back yard. My husband filmed her reaction, which was a big smile and a break out into a run toward it!

She went straight for the tire swing.

Next came climbing up to the top and down the slide.

Then climbing up and out to the bubble to wave to Mommy.

Then the swings. She liked the "Pirate Boat" swing.

She wouldn't swing on the regular swings except on her tummy. It was cold so we only stayed out for about 15 minutes (after all, she is sick), but she kept saying, "I climb one more time," or "I swide one more time." She had a ball.

It needs to be restained, which we'll do once it's warmer outside. Also, there's a removable rock wall on one side and the rope swing can be switched out for a swinging ball, which is in our garage at the moment.

"I wike it," she declared on the way in the house. Just what we wanted.