We have written in previous posts about some of the ways our kids' childhood differs from our own. Well, "playing on the roof" certainly belongs on that list. Since our city is nothing but rows and rows and rows (and rows!) of apartment buildings, there are few green spaces, and even fewer yards. But there are plenty of roofs. And we were so excited last fall when we found an apartment we liked that also had roof access!
It may not look like much to you, but what I saw when we first laid eyes on that big concrete slab was an occasional fifteen minutes of peace and quiet. This roof is not really private, since it's accessed from the main stairwell of our building, but our flat is directly under it, and no one else in the building uses it at all. So, practically speaking, it's ours.
Shortly after we moved in last August, we brought the kids' bikes and scooters up here, and they have had fun riding them around. We also got Lee Anna some sidewalk chalk, and she's spent a good bit of time up there beautifying the concrete. We even used her chalk to draw a big Earth during a science lesson, and they all three jumped back and forth between the Earth's layers.
So we've already been enjoying "our" roof, but this week, it got even better. We got a swingset! I've been eyeing one for a while, and we finally had a chance to go by and check it out last weekend. They delivered it on Wednesday, and would have assembled it themselves, but there was a lovely windy dust storm going on, so Jason mercifully offered to put it together on his own when the sun came back out.
We all got in on the assembling fun, although some members of the family were more helpful than others.
Lee Anna definitely did her share.
Sarah Claire...well, at least she looked cute!
Of course they didn't waste any time testing it out.
We also got this nifty umbrella and plastic table. As soon as we set up the table, Sawyer started begging me to bring him a snack.
Hooray for swings! And roofs! And fifteen minutes of peace!
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