Emily's Swingset

Emily got quite the treat last night. After Greg and I slaved for several days assembling her swing set, she got to go outside and play on it! We chose the perfect swing set for Emily to get started on. There is a small climbing area and it is only a few feet off of the ground. There is enough space on the landing for her to play for a bit and 2 swings for her and a friend. Emily loved it! She can't climb yet, but loves to stand at the top. There is a little steering wheel that she holds on to and looks through the slats on it. We are trying to show her how to turn around and walk over to the other side and sit down to go down the slide. She does it pretty well holding on to our hands. We've had her sliding down the slide holding our hands, too, and she can get some pretty good speed going! She stands right up when she gets to the bottom.

We got a toddler swing so that Emily can swing to her heart's content. She loves the swing! She holds on to the front of it while she is swinging. If she wants to make the bold move of adjusting her hands to the rope area, she is very cautious about it while the swing is moving. I'm sure one of these days she'll get a little more relaxed about that, but the look on her face as she goes back and forth is great! The pictures show her in full motion.