Emi Moves Into a New House

So, with everything being all about the babies recently, Emily needed something special...something just for her. We started to think about what we could do to give Emily some attention, and some joy. The answer came to us on Craig's List...a playhouse for our backyard! Emily loves playgrounds, slides, and places to hide. This would be something special, that only she could play with, at least for now, because the babies are a bunch of noodle necks that can't even hold their own heads up yet (not that they can hold up anyone else's head up either).

Since Christa has more time on her hands during the day (while the babies are napping) and she has access to a laptop, she did the legwork on this idea. She was able to find a really great playhouse for a really great price. So we headed out pick it up and bring it to our backyard. Luckily, Christa's Dad surprised us with a visit that weekend, because his mini van came in extremely useful in this process.

Once we got the playhouse home, the process of putting it together began. Emily could hardly contain her excitement, but she was as patient as a 2 1/2 year old could be. She was right there the entire time, cheering me on. She was sooo excited when it was all put together, and she could actually play on it. Now Emily has her very own "Wee" in our backyard, and she loves it!

Emily supervises the construction of her new backyard playhouse.


"Emi help you, Daddy?"


Auntie Mandy & Emily watch as construction of the bridge begins.

Daddy assembles the roof...

"Yay, Daddy! Daddy did it!"

Emily tries out her new house.

It's much more fun while wearing a pink tutu.

Taking her steering wheel for a spin.

This is so much fun!!!!

"Emi hiding, Mommy."

Weeeeeeeeee!

Climbing up, down, over and under...

Rolling her ball under and through...

Emily was playing on this for hours throughout the day.

Not quite sure where to go, or what to do next.

"Hi, Mommy! Emi down here!"

A full view of her new playhouse.

Another angle.

Last angle.