The doorbell rang just before 9:00 a.m. I opened the door, and there stood Tom from Creative Playthings, ready to work. Mitch met him out in the backyard, and I soon followed. We wanted to make sure it was placed in just the right spot, so as not to overwhelm the backyard, and also to allow room to add on to it in the future.
After we settled on a plan, Tom got to work.
He unloaded, unpacked, and strategically placed the parts all over the backyard.
Geez! I thought I had a lot of hardware to deal with when I put Tyler's furniture together!
And this is how the next 3 hours unfolded:
OK, I have this super cute video of Tyler watching at the window. I have uploaded it, but for some reason, I CANNOT get it moved into this spot where I want it. So, in order to watch it, you will have to scroll down to the end of this post, and then come back. Or wait until the end, whatever you prefer. Sorry, sometimes Blogger just won't cooperate!!!!!
And then it was finished!!!!!
And so the fun begins....
My little monkey!! Tyler LOVES to swing on things!!!
Underneath the tower there is a picnic table. This will come in handy when I won't be able to get the boys back inside for lunch - I'll just bring lunch out to them!!!
Action shot!!
Mitch even found a couple good places to keep his beer.....
So, it was quite a Saturday!!! 
Walking around the block to kill time (we were early!):
Standing in front of the marquis:
Finally, they opened the doors. Now it was time to do more waiting, but inside the lobby where it was much warmer!!!
I could NOT get them both to look at the camera at the same time!! :)
And so the fun begins....
Even Maddy is able to get in on the fun!!! We got a special swing just for her that we can switch out later when she's older.
My little monkey!! Tyler LOVES to swing on things!!!
Underneath the tower there is a picnic table. This will come in handy when I won't be able to get the boys back inside for lunch - I'll just bring lunch out to them!!!
Action shot!!
After about an hour, we were actually able to coax the kids inside to take their nap. But when naptime was over, the fun continued.
With the sun setting, and a chilly wind settling in, they were still unstoppable!!!
Mitch even found a couple good places to keep his beer.....
So, it was quite a Saturday!!!
And then, Sunday was here to bring another adventure.
Is everyone familiar with Nick Jr.? Dora the Explorer? The Backyardigans? Wonder Pets? Ni Hao Kai Lan? Well, lucky for us (well, the boys anyway), they have a LIVE TOURING SHOW, and it came to Washington DC this weekend. It's called "Nickelodeon Presents Storytime Live!" (www.nicklivetour.com).
And we got tickets!!! So on Sunday morning, we packed up the van, dropped Maddy off at Fammy and Granddad's house, and headed downtown.
Waiting for the elevator in the parking garage:
Walking around the block to kill time (we were early!):
Standing in front of the marquis:
Finally, they opened the doors. Now it was time to do more waiting, but inside the lobby where it was much warmer!!!
I could NOT get them both to look at the camera at the same time!! :)
And then it was time to go to our seats and wait some more....
I took a picture of the stage, but it didn't come out very well. It also got me scolded by some minimum wage usher....
We had no idea how long the show was going to be. I had packed snacks thinking they would want them on the way home. Luckily I had them because the show had an intermission!! Thanks to some pretzels and goldfish, the boys remained calm, and in their seats the entire 15 minutes!
The show was fun - very entertaining for the kids, and amusing for the adults. It was the first thing of that type that the boys have been to, so it was pretty fun to watch them react! They had a good time, and it tired them out too..... 
I took a picture of the stage, but it didn't come out very well. It also got me scolded by some minimum wage usher....
We had no idea how long the show was going to be. I had packed snacks thinking they would want them on the way home. Luckily I had them because the show had an intermission!! Thanks to some pretzels and goldfish, the boys remained calm, and in their seats the entire 15 minutes!
The show was fun - very entertaining for the kids, and amusing for the adults. It was the first thing of that type that the boys have been to, so it was pretty fun to watch them react! They had a good time, and it tired them out too.....
The ride home was very peaceful! :)
So overall, I would say these boys had a pretty good weekend!!!!
And here is that video:
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