The BIG "surprise!"

Growing up we always had a playhouse in

our backyard that my dad and grandpa built for us.

I always LOVED playing it... we played school, McDonalds,

clubhouse... it was always SO fun! 

My parents still have it in the backyard and all the granddaughters

now love to play in it! Well ever since I had Kenzie I've been

wanting a playhouse built in our yard. Then Peyton came a long and

I really wanted one for them to play in!!

Well now that we are having our third girl Ryan came up with an 

"idea" that he would build a playhouse for the girls for Christmas!? ;)

He and my dad started working on it in November at my parents house to 

keep it a surprise from the kids but the week before Christmas they needed to 

finish it up in our yard...

I wasn't sure what to tell the kids but when Kenzie first saw it she asked if it was

a house for the lawn mower? 

So that's what we called it until Christmas morning... :)

   

 Blake loved helping out too with handing them the 

tools they needed.

 Then, the weekend before Christmas Bob and Jeanne came to town

so Bob was able to help Ryan on the house.

I LOVE how both grandpas helped in building such a cute

lawn mower house! 

 We still needed to add a door and shutters and paint the

porch... but the girls were in LOVE! 

Especially Christmas morning when they went in a saw

a kitchen, crib, table and chairs, and an art easel...

they knew it was their house!! 

 They have played in it everyday since! :)