Splash Pad Addition

The day started pretty early as Jeff came up to help us 

complete the splash pad that we had started on Wednesday.

Scott came up with a design and then we 

modified and did final layout with bricks.

We then later dug a hole and buried a plastic barrel to 

collect water so we could pump it out onto the lawn

after we were done.

We had also cleared the proposed area and then 

Jeff came up Thursday night and with Tia's help

laid out the forms and part of the pipes.

So here is where we started on Saturday morning.

 Finished digging the remaining lines for water.

 Tamped the dirt down .

 I had installed the drinking fountain also Wednesday 

and the kids drank plenty from it since it was so hot .

The last of the sprinkler pipes are completed.

We brought in 2 yards of cement twice to lay the pad.

Here is an idea of what the first two yards accomplished.

Thank goodness Jeff is an experienced jack of all trades

including cement finishing.

Tia and I started putting out the next two yards 

while Jeff was still finishing the first two. 

Scott got involved as well and I was very glad he did

because I was starting to run out of energy.

 Jeff then completed the valve installation.

And it was time to test drill the holes in the 

caps and make the fountains.

Followed by pure torture for the children who we told

could not go on the cement yet as it was 

not yet completely dry.

Thanks to the hot sunny day we were able to get 

on it fairly fast and finish it. We still have one 

last cap to design but basically ran out of time.

Here is the final product from today.

We still have to put in the pump and move the 

dirt around it and plant some grass.

Thanks to Jeff, Brittany, Tia, Scott and Hallie

for all the help. 

One more project well on it's way to completion.