Friday, June 12, 2009

A Transformation

We were waffling back and forth about whether to get a tramp, but when the rock wall guy said he would dig the hole for free, that pretty much sealed the deal.
But then we ended up doing the rest by hand after the backordered trampoline took so long to arrive. The Professor dreamed up the enclosure so we wouldn't have to fork out 700 bucks for the ones they sell. And rocks seem to be my lot in life. . . Look down! Look down! . . .I found myself humming that to myself recently as I wielded my pickaxe. Do you think the kids will ever fully appreciate what we went through? Yeah, probably not.


We still have to put up the net, but you get the idea.

These pictures were taken through Easy's bedroom window. I'm wondering how long it will take before she attempts to jump down from her room. . .

3 comments:

Cherisa said...

Awesome! My parents did the same thing when we were kids though they paid a few high school kids who were earning money for band trips to dig the whole. And my dad also made his own hole "enclosure." We lived without the safety net, though (I don't even know if they were making them 25 years ago). Looks like a lot of fun! More pictures of the house when you have time, please! : )

Amber said...

Bellevue was fun--I thought it was totally gorgeous. Of course it didn't rain the whole week so it just seemed like the perfect place to live. Pike place was okay-reminded me of Quincy Market, but a little more crowded especially inside. I just realized that I never did see any fish throwing.

Catherine Call said...

AWESOME!! Tramps are the things that make kids "cool" to their friends, for SURE!!!

The backyard is looking great. MORE PICS, MORE PICS!!

How are all the drapes and bed cover going?