Backyard Playground

Over the past couple of weeks the hubby and I (with the "help" of the kids) took on the not so little task of building a backyard playground to help entertain the 4 little Byerlys during the warmer months.

We decided to install the playground in the dirt patch that was our vegetable garden last year.  My handy hubby had just tilled under last years stalks and leaves so the dirt was soft and somewhat level.  Here we go...

We started the project by researching and ordering a swingset.  We rolled out and stapled down landscape cloth.  The swingset arrived on a pallet in 4 HUGE boxes so we unpacked it all and placed it in piles by type on the trailer for easy transport and location.  

Then began construction.  We had the cutest little assistant ever!

After the playhouse/swingset was completed we had a local curbing company come out and install a concrete curb along the edge of the yard, around the play area and creating a walkway to the pool.

We purchased a replacement trampoline with net enclosure.  The last trampoline took a trip into the neighbor's field on a windy day last year and wasn't in the best of shape.  After setting up the new trampoline we filled the play area with p gravel and trimmed the excess landscape fabric.  We placed the big stone slabs back into the pool walkway and spread small gravel around them.  My handsome handy hubby spread some larger rock in the "parking lot" area and installed a concrete pad for the pool pump equipment set on and voila!  We have a backyard playground!!!! 

Thanks for stopping by and checking in on my 4 Little Byerlys!