It's Heeeeeeere!

OK, just to show the real excitement:
Before:

And After:

Yes, Jake got his birthday present last night. The face wasn't the priceless part, which was good because I was outside talking to Mike, the wonderful guy who put that bad boy together, when Jake and Daddy got home and I didn't have the camera with me. So Jake saw it for the first time in it's not-so-final form. But he did get to swing on it right away. Sadly, we then had to take him in to dinner, which he would NOT eat because "OUTSIDE!!! MORE OUTSIDE!!!!" The set wasn't finished before bath time, so Jake still hasn't really seen it. I was thinking about taking him out this morning but then I realized that we'd never get him to school if he knew this was in the back yard. So this evening he will get to play on it, all assembled, for the first time. His friend Lauren is probably coming over to check it out too. Personally, Mommy climbed up into it last night, with the delta breeze blowing in and the tree rustling around me... it's pretty cool. Jake may have to share.