Labor of Love

Now that we are settled in adding new things to make this house our own has become our hobby.  How fun, right!  The first must was a play structure for the boys to play on.  I had been researching on craigslist and playground equipment sites and locations for something that would be best for us.  It needed to be bigger so that the kids could play on many levels for many years to come.  I found one here on craigslist and sent Bob out to take a look.  He approved and we rented a trailer to load it up and bring it back to our house.  Thank goodness the week we picked it up was the weekend when all the family was in town to help lift. Bob and Edd went to pick up the structure.  My favorite story from this trip was that when they arrived the man who was helping them load it up noticed quite a few wasp nests in the wood so he grabbed them with his bare hands and threw them in the bushes.  If you could see the look on Bob's face when he tells this story, it would crack you up!

Of course when it was time to unload, it started to downpour so we were unable to drive the structure to the backyard.  This means that everyone with big muscles had to help push the structure.

The Muscle Crew

Now came the hard work...Bob power washed, sanded, stained, and waterproofed the structure.  The boys loved spending time helping Bob stain their play structure.

 

 

Next, you know how obsessed I am with pinterest with activities for the boys but now I can't stop pinning things for the house.  One of my newest pins was a growth chart ruler.  Bob took on this task and hit it out of the park.  It is amazing.   

 

 

I can't wait to watch the kids grow up along side of this ruler.