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Work Day at School

May 8th, 2012. (3 years, 11 months old.) by ben

The big work party day finally arrived.  I couldn’t wait!

I wore my safety vest and hard hat, and brought my shovel and wheelbarrow.  I was ready!

Today we were going to move the sand out of the far yard playground, and put in some new wood chips!

We started digging!

And barrowing.  Luckily, some friends came to help, so it was fun while we were working!

Check out my dumping technique!

Sometimes you have to stop so your photographer can get that “money shot”.

After we finished moving the sand out, it was time for a break!

Some water and some really yummy cookies really made it all worth it.

And how often do you get to sit on a gigantic pile of sand like this?

After the break was over, it was time to move the chips.  I started by surveying the situation.

Then it was time to get to work filling my wheelbarrow and hauling those ‘chips down to the yard…

Here I go!

And of course, it is good to have help.  We had a lot of work to do!

And here’s the dump!

And here’s the video highlights!

When you’re working hard, it’s hard pay attention to keeping sand out of your shoes.  You can see how hard I was working!

Boy was that a fun day!


5 Responses to “Work Day at School”

  1. comment number 1 by: Mommy

    Ben slept very well that night. :)

  2. comment number 2 by: Wil

    I believe Ben’s cookie total was in the 9 or 10 range. Considering he was working from 10am to 5pm or so (no nap!), I think it is safe to say that that he was cookie powered that day.

  3. comment number 3 by: Granpa Stark

    Ben, I’m glad you had your vest and hard hat on while you were working. It looks like you were doing a great job and helping the other workers by hauling chips and staying out of their way. Good job! Nana and Granpa are proud of you and your work.

  4. comment number 4 by: Granpa Stark

    It appears that Ben had a great teacher in how to move sand and chips. I caught one picture of Dad working alongside his son. Looks like a great family outing and really accomplished something.

  5. comment number 5 by: Barbara

    HI Ben, what a great helper you were hauling all those wood chips! I am very proud of you and all the work your family did to make the jungle gym area so nice for you and your classmates! You are a great worker and a wonderful helper! Luv yu!