Saturday, January 4, 2014

Backyardigans: Part 8 (Building Savannah's Playset--Day 1)

Our family started building Savannah's playset today! 

We're so grateful that Tal's mom, brother, and uncle drove 3 hours from the beach to help us. 
I love how our family pitches in to help one another:

Today was a cold winter day with temps in the 20's and 30's, 
so we assembled some pieces in our garage, where it wasn't as cold:

 Grandma Barbara drilled the "rocks" onto Savannah's rock wall:

Grandma Barbara and Savannah warmed their hands 
near the propane fire we set up in the garage:

Tal and Uncle Kenny built the A-frame that will hold up the swing beam:


All hands were needed to build the slide:

Savannah and Tal

While everyone else was building the playset, I took care of Savannah and played with her. 
Savannah bundled up, sat in her chair in the garage, and watched a show on the iPad:

We also played in Mommy's car: 

Some silly selfies in Mommy's car:




For lunch, Savannah and I picked up burgers from Char-Grill for everyone:

After lunch, we moved the assembled pieces to our backyard:

Uncle Kenny and Uncle Benny put the clubhouse frame into place 
and checked to make sure that the ground was level:

Savannah kept saying that she was digging for a treasure. 
So cute!


Treasure Hunter

Digging for candy:







Tal drilled the floor boards for Savannah's clubhouse:

Savannah stood on her playset for the first time!

Here is Savannah clapping her hands and stomping 
her feet while she listened to a song on the iPad:


When we went inside to get warmed up, 
Savannah fell asleep on the couch:

Building the second level!

Today was a long, cold day. 
Progress was slow...even with 4 adults who had construction experience.
The directions were tedious, confusing...and often wrong.

After 9.5 hours, we stopped working when we ran out of daylight:

We plan to finish Savannah's playset tomorrow!


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