The boys have neighbors now. Maybe you have heard about the new "installation" artwork in NYC? They have installed tree houses in Central Park for residents who are
victims of the Mortgage crisis. Smile. We were a step ahead this time with our summer project. Try to keep up people!
Way way up in the trees is the new location of the
Roost Club Headquarters, or a UDU (Urban Dwelling Unit). It comes complete with exercise equipment (the ladder is not for wimps!) Beds, storage area, covered Porch, and Swings! 
Fear of falling comes to mind every time I am up there. The kids love it, but so do the spiders much to my kids dismay.
This is our baby redwood. It has tripled in size since we have been here. The UDU is built between two cedars that are quite large, and have been a source of concern during severe wind storms since they have lost some sizable boughs.
The swings are leftover pieces of our Vertical Ranch picnic table. You do not want to get in the way of one of these when someone is swinging!
Fear of falling comes to mind every time I am up there. The kids love it, but so do the spiders much to my kids dismay.This is our baby redwood. It has tripled in size since we have been here. The UDU is built between two cedars that are quite large, and have been a source of concern during severe wind storms since they have lost some sizable boughs.
The swings are leftover pieces of our Vertical Ranch picnic table. You do not want to get in the way of one of these when someone is swinging!
It's a loooong way down. 
Beds and storage. You can see the kids have enjoyed getting it decorated.
Submarine style portholes out the back and one side. The other side has a pretty good size window.
Covered porch and a deck.
The swings have the potential to go out a long ways, but they need to dry out a bit more. They are too heavy at the moment to get extreme air, but they still provide a real nice ride.
Beds and storage. You can see the kids have enjoyed getting it decorated.
Submarine style portholes out the back and one side. The other side has a pretty good size window.
Covered porch and a deck.
The swings have the potential to go out a long ways, but they need to dry out a bit more. They are too heavy at the moment to get extreme air, but they still provide a real nice ride.
Funny thing, some people on our block that often bring their kids over to see the goats brought some of their friends over on Sunday so we got to see how much weight it would hold. 4 adults (of substantial size - I might add) and 3 kids were all up there at one time. I had to look away.
9 comments:
My vertigo kicked in just from the pictures!! LOL! They've got it looking quite cute up there!
What fun for kids(big and little*_*)!
Woah Nellie! Neat Project. Now if things get tough, you can rent out the house, live at the VR in Summer & at the redwood tree house in the winter! Think what it would have been like for those early pioneers moving west across the frontier. Heat, dust, lack of water,cold,wet & windy. But there were also great days for them, I'm sure. Anyway, I like the project.
Love Dad
I am coming over :)
Cool tree house. micah
Wow! This is the COOLEST tree house ever! How fun!!!
We are impressed. Totally! I would've basically lived in a tree house like that if I'd have had one. My kittens, and I, some food and good books...it would've been blissful!
Too wonderful....I LOVE it!!
Kathy -- WY
Your parents "rock", Victoria & Grant! Do you know what cool memories you will have to look back on...thanks to your parents building you the best tree house ever. Give Marissa a few more years & she will want to be up there, too. Guess your parents better never sale this house...on that note, Beth keeps saying she's looking for a house for us in a good price range...perhaps this one would work & we could move in after winter is over? :-) Enjoy!
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