Finally built that treehouse with my kids
Been planning this for like 2 years and last weekend we actually did it. Got some 2x8s, lag bolts, and watched way too many YouTube videos. My 7yo was skeptical but once we got the
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Been planning this for like 2 years and last weekend we actually did it. Got some 2x8s, lag bolts, and watched way too many YouTube videos. My 7yo was skeptical but once we got the
Kid wanted to grow tomatoes and strawberries. Spent a Saturday building the bed and another planting stuff. He's actually checking on it every day, watering without being asked. Al
Three kids, two tents, one broken tent pole and rain all night. Spent half the night dealing with water leaking in and kids wanting to go home. Honestly wanted to pack it up at 2am
Been planning this for two years. Spent last three weekends gathering supplies and working with my 10 and 12 year old. They learned how to measure, use power tools (supervised obvi
My wife suggested we pick a new recipe every Saturday and make it as a family. Last week we did homemade pasta from scratch and I was shocked at how into it my kids got. 6yo daught
Started last spring when I had one day off. Kept running into issues. Frost heave, miscalculated measurements, had to replace some structural stuff that looked rotted. But it's don
Started this project like 3 weeks ago. Got some 2x8s, lag bolts, and a basic plan off YouTube. My kid was skeptical the whole time but man once we got the platform secured he was a
Never done this before. Got an old grill I'm converting to a smoker. Planning to do it next Saturday morning and have a bunch of neighbors over. Should I go offset firebox style or
Love my family but I've started taking early morning hikes by myself before everyone wakes up. Just got back from a 2 hour trail hike this morning and man, I feel human again. No o
Took the family camping for the first time. Tent flooded Friday night, my wife got food poisoning, forgot to pack half of what we needed. Should have been a complete nightmare. But
Spent the last month building our new deck and my son wanted to help every step. He's been handing me nails, we let him use the battery drill on scrap wood, he was so proud. We fin
Got like 5 mature oak trees in my backyard and the kids have been asking for a treehouse forever. Planning to do this next spring. Looking for advice from anyone who's actually bui
Finally getting the space to set up a real workshop. Kids are old enough now that they can be somewhat useful. Planning to put in workbenches, get some actual tools, maybe teach th
Started building a brick pizza oven in the backyard 3 weeks ago. Got the plans off YouTube which was probably a mistake. My mortar ratio was off, had to redo a whole section. Final
Took my boy camping solo last weekend for the first time. Just us, no mom, no siblings. Drove 45 minutes to a state park. We hiked 3 miles, caught a fish, made a fire and told ghos
Every Saturday my 5 and 8 year old wake up around 7 and we make pancakes together. Let them pick the toppings, they help mix the batter, total mess but they love it. Wife sleeps in
Started this treehouse project last Saturday thinking I'd have it done in a weekend. We're now on week three. I underestimated how long everything takes when you have a 6 year old
Thought I was experienced because I went camping in college. Apparently camping with two kids under 10 is a completely different sport. We got there Friday evening and immediately
Just got a new pellet grill two weeks ago and I've been out there every single day. My wife thinks I'm crazy but there's something about smoking a brisket low and slow while hangin
So I decided we were gonna build a treehouse in the oak tree in our backyard. Watched maybe 3 YouTube videos and bought a bunch of lumber without actually having a plan. Started Sa