Boy did I luck out - the new playset arrived today and was put up in about 3 hours.  By 4pm the kids were all having a great time - including my almost 18 year old daughter!  So much so, that when I told them it was time to go in and get ready to go to the town halloween festival, everyone yelled "NO!".  They wanted to stay outside and play!  I thought to myself......."Hmmm, get everyone ready, throw them in the car, drive to where there are 300 other mothers with kids in tow, deal with the crowd and the stroller while keeping tabs on a toddler   OR   Let everyone stay where they are, happily playing in our own backyard and just buy them a bag of candy half-price tomorrow???"  Seriously, that's a no brainer!  LOL  They played for two hours, came in to eat dinner, then went right back outside bundled up to play until well after dark.  #4 barely got a bath and story read before he zonked out.  (I must add here that I am ashamed to admit that throughout the day and up until he got undressed for his bath, he was still in his pj's from the night before!!!!) 

So here they are on the playset...................

I predict hours of outside play in our future!!!