The 4Ns Playhouse: An update

09 June 2012

As promised, here is an update on the construction of our playhouse.  Its getting its form and almost...ALMOST ready to be used!  90% of the time Niels and Nina cannot wait and already wants to go on top even before the stairs were even installed.

You see, these things still had to happen:

The staircase had to be assembled and screwed on the playhouse.

To make sure that Papa and Opa fixed the staircase good against the playhouse, we need to test it.  Any volunteers??? No need to raise your hand, just get upstairs!  And we learned Nina to do the steps one by one.  And now everytime she goes up or down the stairs she says, "Een per een".

And who doesnt want to go down anymore?  Nina was decided, and I think even before she went up there, that she will NOT go back downstairs!  And there she sat...as if she doesnt hear us when we call her to go back down.  Just an itsy-bitsy-hard-headed-charachter showing up too early!  I guess apples do not fall far from its tree.

Anyways, she had to go down cause Opa and Papa had to work again very soon.  They still had to install the railing for the staircase.  Have to be screwed real tight, otherwise it defeats its purpose...

Now its time to put the poles up.  And this had to be done in precision!  So all hands on deck!  All eyes sharp and start working!  This stage took the longest time but it was worth it!

And once again, every phase has to be tested. Now we only had Niels to do the test cause our little princes was sleeping. But GOOD! otherwise she will be sitting up there again! Hehehe

Now the cement has to be put into the potholes to have all poles sturdy and strong...good enough to carry about 100kg of meat moving up and about the whole piece!

Niels also helped good on flattening the cement...we also did leave our shoeprint on every hole.  And Nina knows exactly where her print was ;-)

And the last one for today, the slide!  Papa finally screwed the slide!  Nina loved it!  Niels said "Ik durf het niet" in the beginning but I think he was just joking!  Cause he flies like crazy down that slide...and in all different positions possible!

14 June 2012...

Mama installed the swings and the climbing ladder:

I bet when Nina comes home tomorrow she will never come back inside the house, she would not want to get off this swing!  Lets just hope that the weather is nice tomorrow.

Till next time!!!  The last piece is the roof and then its PARTY TIME!!!!