A Princess And Her Pagoda

I need to start this post off by saying that this was the hair brained idea that I had. To turn the top of our existing swing set into the looks of a Pagoda. I found a picture in a magazine and showed it to David. Well.....he is a builder after all and what Princess Fia wants....Princess Fia usually gets with Daddy. ;) Originally we built this swing set for Emmie when she about four. Last summer we put the fence around it for safety and the entire inside was just grass. Nothing else. The top had the blue, green and yellow striped tarp on it making it look like a triangle. Below is what we came up with for our finished project. Needless to say.....Miss Sophia is thrilled and so is Daniel. They both just love it.

A Princess and Her Pagoda.

The top piece was added on and it took both our older boys to hoist it up there on ladders while David was inside the Pagoda to catch it as it came down to be mounted in place. The plaques were something that I found that I felt complimented the entire look along with the lanterns.

I had these flower bins made up at my favorite green house. I wanted specialty grasses and vines. It feels very Zen like to me. I was thrilled with how all 10 boxes turned out. There are 6 in the front, some of which you see here and then there are 4 in the back on the fence over the sand box. They really are gorgeous.

Sophia spends quite a bit of time in the sand box. It was very evident in Maui that she loved playing in the sand. So....we decided to make it quite large. The upper deck that you see to the left is where I will be putting their pool as the weather gets warmer. To the right, there is room for chairs. Then there is a step down which leads to the locked gate.

This is the back side of the play yard. This is the darling view I get to see as I do my morning and evening walk/run around our tennis court. It makes me feel all peaceful, dreamy and hopeful for our families future when I look at it.

Here you can see how we put wood chips down and then David built a little race track for the bikes and scooters. This is what Daniel loves. He just hauls around this on his Pooh car. And the neat thing about this is when they ride something over the wood, it sounds like a train. It also runs under the big rock climbing wall which gives them the feel of a small tunnel.

The chairs are on the upper level. Then you step down to the bike area. The patch with the green outdoor carpet is where we park all the ride on toys when they are not in use. And with two children and Momm'y s bad shopping habits....there tends to be quite a few.

The Princess evens allows The Prince to enter her Pagoda.

Finally......a beautiful sunset view as I am walking in the evening. Thank you Daddy for making a special play area for our children. We love it and you.

Love,

Mommy, Sophia and Daniel