A Backyard Fort

While Mom & Dad were visiting us, we took full advantage of Dad's construction knowledge and they helped us build this awesome fort for Evie & Henry.  We had found a kid's full-size loft bed on Craigslist, and had it delivered on Wednesday night.  The seller had built it for his daughter years ago, and helped us assemble it in the backyard.  Then Dad & Joe went to work, securing it to the ground, replacing the platform with exterior-grade plywood, adding a board for the swings, and building the sandbox base below.  Then I spent several evenings painting over the pink & purple paint (ewww).  And finally, Joe purchased the sand, hand-carrying each of the 25 bags, and filled the sandbox.  We are so happy with the way it turned out and Evie LOVES it!!  Thank you so much, Mom & Dad!!