Saturday Fun...

Saturdays are the day for big projects around our house... This time it was barn clean up and cleaning around the house.

We had an old kennel laying in the barn yard and it needed hauled up to storage. My kids are quite good at working together as a team. It gives them a huge feeling of satisfaction to work together to conquer big projects with teamwork.

 

I did not get pictures of the teamwork, because well, we were all working. lol 

This little pink princess was prissing around the barn until I informed her she needs to be my farm helper not my princess. She ditched the princess attitude and got right into the work with the boys! lol

This little tomboy wanted to show off her great strength! No princessy attitude from this one. ever. 

The girls had great fun brushing our future hamburger, aka as Ben their best friend. (I am afraid they may need therapy after this)

 We dug out this old door for a project the boys are working on. They have big ideas of building a clubhouse in the barn..... 

But first they played with the door.... anything can be a fun toy!

We stopped to admire our garden... pepper plants are slowly growing. 

This the first year that my tulips have really bloomed. 

We found 3 robins nests while setting up the pool! 

It was maybe 60 degreess out, but the pool had water and they were EXCITED!

The girls found matching swim suits! 

Its not cold mom! Really! Look, I am going to lay down! 

Maybe, umm, maybe I will too... 

Here we go! Straight into cold water from a well on a 60 degree day! UGH! 

They played tag for about 15 minutes then got out and soaked their cold feet in the warm bathtub.

We simply can not wait for warm weather!

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It always brings a smile to my face... 

The rewards of hard work!

So a couple weeks ago we found this pool on craigslist.
We were quite delighted and my helpers were more then willing to jump in and help with the HARD work involved in this set up!! 

This was the whole set up bought off craigslist. The first problem to conquer,was leveling off the ONE flat spot on the entire property! A corner of the back yard. 

Mr. N our neighbor came over with his level and tractor, because quite frankly this one was beyond my abilities!!! He leveled, scraped, raked and tilled until it was perfectly smooth... I will be forever grateful, because I thought we were pretty level and he informed me that we were more then 6" off!!

The kids picked up rocks and watched in awe... 

Day 2 (actually about a week later) We tackled the next step, getting sand into the 15' area! We hauled free sand in buckets and totes in my van! #Ibuildsomemuscle

We spread the sand and raked it out, until everything was perfectly flat and my shoulders and back screamed in agony from hauling sand!

The kids all willingly pitched in where they could! I so appreciate how much they can help now that they are older! 

The boys and I assembled the pool in right around an hour. They are big helpers! I was shocked at how easy it was! 

I am quite proud of the fact that I have taught my boys the basic handyman skills. I have also taught them the value of hard work and the benefit of "figuring it out". So often what we don't have in muscle, we make up for in brains! lol 

Lee assembled the ladder all by himself. No directions needed from mom on this one! He was quite proud of himself. 

And then it was time for swimming.... 

Here we go! Who cares that its barely 60 degrees out?!?!? 

Oh the joy... it was worth all the blood, sweat and tears! lol