Dh has taken the swingset down...

[shanvan]

I'm a little emotional about that time of childhood ending. :sad:

[DawnM]

We sold ours last year. It was emotional for me too.

[EKS]

Yup, we gave ours to a family with young children, who, it is reported, love it and use it all the time, which makes me happy. But I sure felt sad when they were taking it away.

[shanvan]

We sold ours last year. It was emotional for me too.

 

 

Thanks. I don't feel so alone now. I'm trying not to look at the heap of metal out back.

[AndyJoy]

We were the recipients of a 23-year-old metal swingset when DS was a baby. DH's friend had 5 kids ranging from 13-24 at the time and realized the only use it was getting was as a spot to sit and text friends before coming in the house. His 13-year-old son overheard us thanking him again after 2 months and hadn't noticed it was gone! When he dropped it off, it was touching to see him get choked up about it. It had faded to a dusty pink, so we repainted it red & blue. When we told our friend we had painted it, he said, "Really, why? That was a lot of work--it still looked good." When he saw it in person, however, he realized it had looked better in his memories and agreed that painting it was great. He loves that it is able to continue to build childhood memories!

[Mom0012]

I'm a little emotional about that time of childhood ending. :sad:

 

 

Ours will be coming down soon, too. My son needed to do a project recently for one of his Boy Scout badges and he wanted to renovate the swingset. At first I thought it was a good idea, and then I realized no one uses the swingset anymore. Why put more money into it? That was a sad moment for me as well. My kids are very close in age to yours.

[MunRoLy]

I still have my rocking chair we got when dd15 was born. Dh has tried to get rid of it many times... I can't part with it.

[Happy]

I still have MY swingset--one of those metal framed type. I got it when I was two. My mom passed it to a cousin for a few years. When they were done with it I got it back for my sons. Yes we had to replace the swings a time or two. These days all that's left is the metal frame. I painted it a dark green and hung a porch swing from it. It's nestled back in a private garden area....very pretty. A great place to read, dream, talk, and pray.

[redsquirrel]

I understand. I am truly dreading that moment. It is gonna break my heart.

 

I can't tell you how much I don't want to look out and see a clean backyard with lots of grass. I am enjoying the playstructure, the half built 'forts', the stomped down grass/dirt, the cardboard boxes and sticks, stuff tied to the trees, the bare spots where the sprinkler lives.

 

My neighbors must hate me for such a crappy backyard, but it makes DH and I smile.

[Caroline]

I still have MY swingset--one of those metal framed type. I got it when I was two. My mom passed it to a cousin for a few years. When they were done with it I got it back for my sons. Yes we had to replace the swings a time or two. These days all that's left is the metal frame. I painted it a dark green and hung a porch swing from it. It's nestled back in a private garden area....very pretty. A great place to read, dream, talk, and pray.

 

 

What a great idea.

[Seasider]

Oh, I remember that day! End of an era... But also the beginning of a new one. I love(d) each new stage. My kids amaze me by the individuals they are becoming. Wishing you the same joy as you move along the journey!

[DarlaS]

Ours still gets some use, but it's time for the slide to go.

 

The 9 year old swings on it and the 16 year old uses it for chin-ups. It has occurred to me that it is nearing the end of it's life span.

[Jen in NY]

:grouphug:

 

I know exactly what you mean.

 

We took down the swingset and the pool this year. All grownup stuff going on here now.

 

I'll never, never give up the Playmobil, tho. : ) That's waiting for the next pair of adorable, grubby little hands.

[momtokea]

We took our swing set down, too, this spring. Yep, I felt so sad. The backyard looks kind of empty and meaningless now.

It was like taking down the crib for the last time. :(

I know how you feel.

[Berta]

We took our swing set down, too, this spring. Yep, I felt so sad. The backyard looks kind of empty and meaningless now.

It was like taking down the crib for the last time. :(

I know how you feel.

 

I literally cried when my crib went out the door. I just can't convince DH that five really isn't too many kids.

[fairfarmhand]

I just gave away all our Fisher Price Little People. (sniff, sniff)

[Starr]

Our youngest is 17. I think they might let me give it away this year. :D

[Reeciecup]

We turned our swingset/play structure into a chicken coop a year ago. But the actual swings are still there attached to the coop on the outside of the fence. The kids still sit on them from time to time to text or chat with a friend, but no one plays there anymore. :(

[Dustybug]

 

I literally cried when my crib went out the door. I just can't convince DH that five really isn't too many kids.

 

I am nearing this point. I am expecting #4 and DH is positively insistent that we are now done. :( I have been pushing it out of my mind, but I know I'll be clinging to every moment with this baby because I'll likely never experience it again.