We have been dreaming of getting the kids a play structure for years, but our former house did not have room for even a swing set. So when we bought our new home, we knew this was one of the first major "improvements" that we wanted to make. Costco has a different play structure made for them each year by Rainbow Play Systems, and after much shopping and comparing, we concluded that it was truly the best value for the type and size structure we wanted.
Each time we shopped at Costco, we would look at the structure, and one time Ryan wanted to know how the swings were going to fit in our van. He thought it came fully assembled! Wouldn't that be nice?
Last fall we laid down the weed block and spread the cedar chips so our play area was ready for the structure. My dad graciously agreed to fly up and help us assemble it, so Ryan and Abby were even more excited about the weekend than they normally would have been.
Ryan desperately wanted to help, so he was put to work putting washers on bolts and putting screws in holes, and even installing some of the screws himself. Even so, he was very impatient for it to be ready to play on. We spent about 12 hours putting it together on Saturday and less than two hours Sunday morning, and overall it was easier than we anticipated, thankfully. Best of all, it didn't rain all weekend!
We need to get another unit of cedar chips to expand the play area a bit, but other than that, it's done. We all love it, and I'm very pleased with how it looks in our backyard!
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