kevin and i didn't really know what we were getting into with this project (or, to be honest, with this HUGE yard). we have been working on this play yard since late spring and finished it the day before madalyn's blessing day. we gave ourselves that day as a deadline a LONG time ago and you had better believe that the thursday, friday and saturday before her blessing day we were working frantically to make up for the lack of work. thank goodness for time lines...how else would we ever get anything done! (;
anyway, earlier this spring we sunk a trampoline in our backyard and mapped out a play yard for our kids. and when the guy came to dig the hole for our tramp (and level out our yard) we also had him dig out a section for the play yard so it would be a little be lower than the lawn.
we bought a swing/play set which kevin put together himself (not sure he will ever sign-up for that again).
then we had to move dirt back into our play yard because we dug it too low and it would have cost WAY too much to fill it with something else.
then we had someone come out and put some edging up for us. let me know if you ever want edging done and i will tell you who NOT to call.
we laid down the weed barrier and then bought some rubber mulch to fill it with.
we finished it about 2 hours before my family came over for the byu game on saturday and the kids LOVED it.
the next day, after the baby blessing, we had about 22 kids playing on it. that made all that hard work worth it seeing all those kids out there having fun! and, what was even better is that the play yard survived.
the boys enjoy playing out there. we have even had lunch out there a few times.
anyway, earlier this spring we sunk a trampoline in our backyard and mapped out a play yard for our kids. and when the guy came to dig the hole for our tramp (and level out our yard) we also had him dig out a section for the play yard so it would be a little be lower than the lawn.
we bought a swing/play set which kevin put together himself (not sure he will ever sign-up for that again).
then we had to move dirt back into our play yard because we dug it too low and it would have cost WAY too much to fill it with something else.
then we had someone come out and put some edging up for us. let me know if you ever want edging done and i will tell you who NOT to call.
we laid down the weed barrier and then bought some rubber mulch to fill it with.
we finished it about 2 hours before my family came over for the byu game on saturday and the kids LOVED it.
the next day, after the baby blessing, we had about 22 kids playing on it. that made all that hard work worth it seeing all those kids out there having fun! and, what was even better is that the play yard survived.
the boys enjoy playing out there. we have even had lunch out there a few times.
now, onto the lawn. we are hoping to get some seed down before the ground freezes. wish us luck!
5 comments:
How fun!! I've never heard of putting a trampoline in the ground. That's a good idea. I wish we had a big backyard like that! But I am glad to just have a backyard now:)
Looks GREAT!!
Wow!!! Awesome job!!! I'll be calling you when I get started on MY yard next spring... :)
AMAZING play yard. I'm sure all the neighborhood kids and your family will LOVE playing out there!
How fun!!! And you did this before and after the baby? You are amazing girl!!!
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