New outside toy!

With such beautiful weather on the way, we knew we would be spending MUCH more time outside! We decided to get our trio an early birthday present - an outside toy!  THE KIDS LOVE IT!  Although I was a little nervous once they started walking up the 5-foot high ramp, they are catching on quickly! Here are a few pics of the crew in action!!



Madison LOVES the slide.  She can go up the ramp with little assistance, but loves staying in the "fort' on top. She especially loves it when we toss he the ball, and she can roll it back down again! 
She also loves to go "high, high" in the swing! 

 

This is Morgan walking up the ramp ON HER OWN.  We always have a "spotter" to her right side, ready to assist if needed... but right now, she is pretty stubborn and insistent that she climbs by herself. (she must get her stubbornness from her father: )




Morgan proud of her climb is ready to slide down. She always starts of on her bottom, but makes a flip to her tummy right before landing on her feet!!!

James on his way up the ramp. Although he is the least sturdy on his way up, we always him a hand. Our problem is finding an EMPTY hand! He usually is toting chalk, a leaf, a stick, or a small "toy of choice" - today the toy was a small plastic fish (see photo below).



James headed down the slide with his fish!  Yes, I know it is MUCH safer  to slide feet-first! While the crew is figuring out how to walk the ramp, we prefer that the adults stay  on the ground to help them up the ramp -- and slow down the sliders! When dad is home and in the fort, little James practices feet-first. 

 

James on the swing with Andrea!  He isn't a big fan of the swing - he prefers to be running around the yard with a stick or chalk - but as long as he is in loving arms, he likes the swing!!!




It isn't often we get a picture with all 3!  In this shot, Madison is ready to throw the ball down the slide, James is ready to follow (with his favorite plastic fish), and Morgan is painting the fort with her favorite colors of chalk!



Madison - mouth open and screaming :)  What a  hoot!  She was excited about the ball rolling down the slide (and the adult who was chasing it!)





Andrea with the crew - James in her lap, Morgan to the left, Maddie on the right!  Morgan is usually more interested in climbing the ramp - that is until she sees Madison swinging, then everything changes! James -- well, he isn't a fan of swinging UNLESS he is sitting in either Andrea's or Paw-Paw's lap!



We have an extra swing - next to Morgan - saved just for YOU :)