::::: THE DOME :::::

WARNING - Tons of Pictures; longest post ever!
Look what our family DID!

We built a climbing dome for the backyard. You, too, can have your own dome. We found it at domeclimber.com. They come in various sizes and it was pretty easy to assemble - just time consuming. Here's the play by play:

future dome site

the layout

the skeleton


getting the hang of it

we had a great helper

Jo's idea of helping - modeling


up and up

are we done yet?

finishing touches

yeah!!! all done!

the view from the top

Thank you, Daddy - we love it!

Thank you to our friend and neighbor, Brother Duncan for your hours of help!!

We had to do this in August?????

Rachel was the best help of all the ladies, so we let her have a treat - jumping from the dome to the trampoline. We've since moved the two far enough away from each other that this is not the norm in the backyard - but it was fun.

Then, we celebrated in summer style - with watermelon.

Just a few more snapshots of all the assembly fun...

All our friends are now invited to come over and climb. And just because I know you are wondering - yes, we have already had a big fall - Charlotte (5) was hanging by her legs from the tippy-top upside down and fell to the ground - all nine and half feet down. She's fine, and is back up to the top again. And as a side note - one of the big reasons she fell was because the ladies decided it was hot, and hose would cool everyone off. Makes sense, right? Just don't spray your sisters while they are climbing. Wet domes are slippery-ish. So, come on over!!!!!