Not the House, Not the Play House, It's the...

...dog house! And I think it's the world's biggest dog house, at that!

Darcy put Rachael to work, teaching her to layout walls.Then we turned it into a crib.Next it became the world's biggest tool box.The came the roof.After that came the doorway (it gets bigger in a bit.)We were able to use all scraps of wood for building it and we used leftover paint from the house to paint it. (That way it matches, too!)And finally Uncle Brian donated some leftover roofing supplies to finish the job.Now, how do we move this thing?

Safety First

Since we built the playhouse over a drop-off, building a railing was a must.The girls helped by carrying the wood over (notice the WCB approved footwear!)and by holding the wood while Daddy nailed it in place.They also painted the trim that will go around the top of the playhouse. We had a whole can of paint left over from building the house so why not put it to good use? We're hoping there's enough siding left over to cover most of the exterior walls, too.

The Play House Walls

More progress on the playhouse! On Saturday Darcy and Torrey built the walls for the playhouse.It was a little tricky working in among the wildlife!They also put up the roof. It's going to be a deck up there so the roof is just a sloping (so the water will fall off) floor.Kaitlynand Rachael helped put up the tar paper.This play house even comes with a real window that opens!Rachael and Kaitlyn are all set to move in!We'll finish the outside and put up some railings, a door and a ladder before the playhouse is finished. I think it would look great as a castle, but putting rock on the outside would be a little too pricey! Anyone got a bunch of rock siding to donate?