This year while we were out visiting it was my mom's 60th birthday and we wanted to do something special for her. She has always wanted a porch swing but their front porch is not quite big enough for that so we decided that we would build her a swing in the backyard. My dad bought the plans and all of the materials and us kids all helped build it. It was quite a project. I helped my dad measure and cut all of the pieces before all of the big help arrived. My brothers, Jason and Stuart, did most of the work. I was just there to measure and supervise I guess. It was a lot of fun to make and I think it turned out perfect. I think my mom eats every meal outside on it now.
We had to did 2 big, deep holes for some huge posts. The ground in our backyard used to be a river bed so it is full of rocks. I must say that it was really funny watching these 4 grown men struggle with the post hole digger. All of us girls were in the house just watching and laughing and hoping no one lost a limb. After much rock removal they finally got the holes dug.
Putting the posts in.
Ian liked being out with the boys and helping. I guess he likes power tools too.
Working on the bench.
The final product. I think it really turned out nice and I know my mom will get a lot of use out of it.
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