6/14/08 - Backyard Fun

Our new swing set is finished, and the kids can’t get enough of it.  Dave stained it to protect it from the elements, and added a second baby swing shaped like a teddy bear, that came with it.  Eva took a tumble off the “big kid” swing the first day, and now is scared to sit in it.  I tried tying on a towel that could go behind her back and keep her from falling, but no dice.  She’ll only use it swinging on her tummy, or she wants to sit in one of the baby swings.  Maybe when she sees other kids using it at the next play date, she’ll change her mind.  Dave wanted in on the fun, so he hung a hammock between the swing set and a nearby tree, though it hangs low to the ground.  It’s nice to have room for all these things!

 

With the weather finally changing to a few rare days of sun, Eva is begging to go outside every chance she gets.  She loves the playhouse Aunt Nanci got her, playing T-ball, or using her toy shovel to dig baby vegetable plants out of our garden when we’re not looking.  When Dave is home, she loves to go bike riding, too.  Last week we took our first family bike ride, with toddler seats mounted on both of our bikes.  Dave took Eva, and I took Amanda.  I haven’t ridden in years and am horribly out of shape, but it comes back to you just like…well…riding a bike!  LOL!  We had lots of fun riding in circles around our quiet block, and Eva kept yelling at Amanda whenever she saw her whiz by, “Hi, ‘manda!”