The End of an Era

Saturday was a big day for our family: the kids' beloved swingset came down. They used their own money to buy the set about 4 years ago from some friends of ours (the set was already several years old). They have spent many, many hours playing on it. Recently I've been noticing it wobbling quite a bit when they play. A few days ago Robert was outside and realized how rotten the wood had gotten and we decided, for safety reasons, that it was time to take it down.

Here are the kids on the first day we got the swingset, four years ago. I just love the huge smiles on their faces:



And here is a picture of the deconstruction process. There were a LOT of nails and screws in that thing! Everyone pitched in to help with the effort.





It was a bittersweet day. One the one hand, I'm glad to have the set no longer taking up the majority of our small backyard, but on the other hand, it was another reminder that my babies are growing up!