Built a treehouse with my 7yo
Took the whole weekend but we finally finished. Nothing crazy, just 8x8 feet on a couple branches, rope ladder, and a pulley system for getting snacks up there. My son is obsessed.
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Took the whole weekend but we finally finished. Nothing crazy, just 8x8 feet on a couple branches, rope ladder, and a pulley system for getting snacks up there. My son is obsessed.
Started bringing my cast iron skillet on camping trips and it changed everything. Made eggs and bacon for breakfast over the fire yesterday and my family thought I was a genius. Be
Spent Saturday morning putting together a 4x8 raised bed in the backyard. My 5 year old was my assistant handing me screws. Pretty basic project but honestly felt good making somet
Just got back from our first actual camping trip with the kids (tent, fire, all of it). We went to a state park about 90 minutes away. Took way more prep than I expected but man it
Spent the last 4 weekends building a 16x12 deck in the backyard. It wasn't perfect but it's solid and my kids were actually interested in helping with parts of it. Taught my 10 yea
Took my 7 year old to the creek behind our neighborhood for the first time yesterday morning. Packed sandwiches, brought a couple cheap rods, and just went. Didn't catch anything b
Tried making pizza dough from scratch for the first time. Let it rise for like 8 hours like the internet said. It actually worked. Stretched it out, added sauce and cheese and topp
Been working on adding a deck to the back of the house all summer. Dug holes, set posts, laid boards, built railings. It's done. Took way longer than I thought it would and I spent
Finally cleared out the garage and built myself a proper workbench. Just reclaimed wood, 2x4s, some steel brackets I found online. Took me 6 weekends but it's solid. Now I actually
Took the family camping for the first time this past weekend. Drove 3 hours to a state park, set up the tent, everything was going good. Then it rained hard Saturday night and wate
Grabbed the two youngest and hit a local trail on Saturday morning. About 3 miles, not too hard. My 6 year old complained about his legs hurting at mile 2 but powered through. We f
Been ripping out old cabinets in the kitchen for the past month. Finally got the new ones installed yesterday. Still need to do the countertops and backsplash but progress feels re
Taking my two sons up to the lake for Labor Day weekend. Gonna do some fishing, sit around the fire, maybe do a short hiking trail. Kids are already packed and ready to go. I love
Got tired of the old lawnmower running like garbage so I pulled the carb apart and cleaned everything out proper. Spent like 6 hours on it with my nephew watching. Got all the jets
Woke up at 4am to get the brisket going. Kept the temp around 225, spritzed every hour, wrapped it in butcher paper at the stall. Pulled it at 203 internal temp and let it rest for
Finished the deck this weekend. Took way longer than I wanted but the thing is solid and I did it right. Posts are sunk proper, no shortcuts on the railings, stained it a nice dark
After like 6 months of weekends spent building this thing it's finally done. Got all the staining done last weekend and just put the final sealer coat on yesterday. My kids are alr
Ages 6 and 9, first real camping trip with just me and them. We're doing an easy state park campground, nothing crazy. Anyone have advice for keeping kids entertained without scree
Thought I could just patch and paint some spots in the basement and turns out the whole wall has water damage and the drywall is shot. Now I'm looking at ripping out sections, deal
We're thinking about taking the family camping for the first time in a few years. Kids are 4 and 7 now. Should we start with a campground or try something more remote? Do I need al