Backyard up dates.

My goal for our yard is to be a space where the kids can come out and have fun and get dirty. When we first moved into our house our yard was like a big dirt pit. It would make me so crazy. I never wanted to go out in risk of getting Sebastian dirty. I was never a kid to get dirty and sweaty, so for me it was way overwhelming to let him play back there. But one day I just decided "let him play, let him fall, let him get dirty." Now I still get totally icked out sometimes but they have fun. 

We decided to make our back yard a place for the kids to have fun and use their imaginations. This past Saturday my father in law came over to help Chase with some house stuff so of course I had some honey do's for them to do after they were finished with their projects. First it was the framed chalkboard on the fence.

Then the balance beam. I have plans to paint it red for bash, because that is his favorite color. 

Then I had Chase cut and nail some wood scraps together so I can do a fun pallet style wall art for the back porch. I'll post a picture of that after I paint it. And the fun part about the wood that we used for these projects are wood that we pulled out of our dining room when we redid our kitchen/dining room. 

My mom bought me a picnic table for my birthday and I have some big fabulous plans for the color. I'll post more on that later. 

Now off the enjoy some backyard living! 

Adventure is out there!