And it's finished!

This past Saturday we finally finished our backyard play area. We ordered an entire unit of cedar chips delivered to our house. The delivery by dump truck was the highlight of my boys month!

If you've never removed grass by cutting it out count your blessings! We decided to cut out the grass around the slide to make it easier to mow and cut down on the soggy, water-logged area the slide was sitting on. We cut the grass out in sections and it was so ridiculously heavy with clay on the bottom and water soaked everywhere in between. Jeff would peel back a section while I chopped it with the shovel to get it to come up.

We got a huge piece of industrial weed barrier from a family in our ward. Only problem was getting it under the playset. Jeff got a big crow bar and levered it on some cement pavers. Then as he propped it up I was on my knees trying to push and pull it under each section to get it smooth. So much work but worth it if I'm not out here all summer pulling weeds out!

After working almost straight from 9am-5pm we got the grass cut out, part of it transplanted to another section, weed barrier laid down and the chips put in. Whew, these kids better play on it every day to make this worth it!!