We decided that Henry needed a bigger doghouse, so a couple weekends ago we headed down to the equipment yard to gather our materials.
It was a cold morning, so we put the kids in their snowsuits. They thought it was great fun to go on a treasure hunt to find wood. Especially since there were fun tools, like a crowbar. Doesn't Desert Girl handle it well?
Henry is four years old and usually sleeps outside. During warm weather he likes the padded lawn chair. During bad weather he's in his little doghouse. We figured he deserved a larger doghouse that included some nice padding.
A pallet was the base, and Desert Boy eagerly hammered boards on top of it.
If Desert Boy did it, Desert Girl had to also.
Hard at work.
We didn't quite have all the tools we needed so had to do a little improvising. Desert Boy was eager to help.
Soon the doghouse was taking shape. Desert Boy decided that he should paint Henry some scenes inside the doghouse to make it more like home. We agreed, as it kept him quite happy.
He did some cute paintings, but I didn't manage to take a photo of them before the insulation went on.
This weekend it was time to finish the roof and paint the doghouse. The kids loved painting with real paint.
We are almost done, just another layer of paint, a little more work on the roof, and some decorations. Check back soon to see the final product.
And, by the way, Henry is using it. I think all the padding made it especially appealing. I understand where he's coming from, I like a comfy bed, too!
What a fun idea, to let him paint inside the doghouse. I'm sure Henry appreciates it. :) He looks just like our black lab Murphy...she would like a padded place to sleep to, but she chooses the sawdust pile inside the barn.
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