out with the old, in with the new(er)

We decided it was time to replace our metal swing set, a.k.a. Old Rusty. He was a good swing set, but my fear of a child getting cut on the rust jagged edges of the slide were increasing so I started to frequent Craigslist to see if we could score a newer, better swing set - and we did! Our "new" swing set is almost 10 years old, but in great condition. It needed a little TLC and still needs work (we are saving that for when Papa comes to town! :), but it is working great! We even found someone who was looking for a metal swing set on Craigslist - they came, took it apart, and took it away.

The only thing it is missing is a nickname. . . I am thinking Big Red.

Tear down

Lars getting his instructions on what to fix
before putting the swing set back together

Old Rusty

The kids' last swing on Rusty

SO SAD! The kids didn't really know what was going on
and why there were strange people in our yard
taking away their swing set. They just sat and watched.

Our yard looked very empty without a swing set

The start of the rebuild

Bergen's first slide!

Our best helper

Smile. . . almost done!

The first swing!

Happy Dads to be done with the project!!

All done!