Another Project Finished

Buying a new home brings LOTS of projects. Our unfinished backyard is possibly the biggest project we have. This year we decided to put in a playground so the kids could have somewhere to play. Our yard slopes away from the house so Jeff had a lot of leveling to do. We had to build a retaining wall-and yes, I helped too. Pounding in the spikes was hard work. My back hurt for a few days after that!



Even Grace helped out.



Then we had 13 tons of sand delivered.


Grace couldn't wait for the sandbox to be completed. She LOVED playing in the sand in the driveway.



The sand was so wet and sticky.


I think I'll be spending the summer sweeping my floors...


Here is the sandbox/play area ready for sand.


All of the girls like to help their daddy in the Bobcat.




After a couple of hours of moving the sand, the sandbox was completed! The girls have already spend hours there. I'm hoping the magic continues-it's been nice to send them in the back to play for a while!



FINISHED!
(Well, sort of. Next comes the swing set. Jeff can't wait to get it built!)


Oh, and if anyone needs some dirt for leveling, back fill, or whatever, you are more than welcome to come and get some! Seriously! We have SO much extra dirt. We still have the Bobcat and can help load it up. (And by "we" I mean "Jeff".)