All play and no work!!

A couple of weeks ago, this little guy was caught meandering through our yard. Luckily, none of the dogs were out and it showed little interest in the kids who were playing outside at the time.

Here is the MOSTLY completed Kid's Castle as it is now being dubbed. We still have to add some grab bars here and there and we have to dig a couple of fence post holes to secure the bottom of the cargo net ladder into the ground. There is also still a clamp attached to the right upright support. We have to remove an ill-placed lag screw, but it has been rounded and Dean just hasn't gotten to it yet, so the clamp stays until he does. Another minor little cosmetic thing to do: cut off the 4 main 4x4 posts to the same height and add bright red ball finials on the tops of them. I also plan on adding 2 short flag poles on either side of the peak of the canopy and on either side of the Crow's Nest. This is the main project and we've got lots of plans to add to it, but everyone is pretty sick of working on it at this point, so when those additions happen is anybody's guess! But it's plenty big enough as far as the girls are concerned! The main tower deck is 5'6" up and the upper deck is approx 9' to 9 1/2' up. If I had to guess, I'd say it is 14 or 15 feet tall to the top of the canopy! My father bought all of the materials and we used a few reclaimed pieces that we had saved and we all worked together to get it to this point. All in all, we're very satisfied with the final outcome and the girls love it!

Oh yeah, we need to cut off the excess chain at the top of the swings!

Luci's UPK class along with a UPK class at another local school got together at a big playground here in town this morning. Here's Luci and her cousin Sonja.

Luci shows off for Meema.

We're off camping again this weekend. I have to shoot a wedding in Syracuse, so we're taking the camper to Jellystone Campground to have some fun! Until next time...!