Can't beat a good tree house

Hanging in the maison d'arbre

The girls - and their parents - are lucky that our house was previously occupied by a handy fellow by the name of Eugene, who among other things (such as a duck shack that looks like a dog house, but Chico wants no part of it), left us with a very cool tree house. It's become a popular hang out for Savannah and Lindsey and today they had their first official guest (other than Chico). Savannah's new friend Katie came over after school and they hung out in their lofty crib. It's finely appointed with spare pool furniture and we've added a pair of walkie talkies to the amenities, reducing the communication time to order up cookies and milk from the Big House.

The tree house is about halfway between the school and our house so I am sure it will gain popularity as the school year progresses. We are finding that the location of our house is a great advantage in general since the kids can walk to school and we don't have to deal with the chaotic parking situation there. Lindsey's friend Marin and her Mom even park on our driveway to avoid the long walk up the school driveway.

Maybe I will pick up a few Euro's on the side and start charging all the other parents for parking