Backyardigans: Part 12 (Playset Border)

Tal and I worked on Savannah's play area for 2.5 hours today in 20-degree temps, 

and here's how it looks now:

Unfortunately, we were limited by the weather, 

so Tal and I didn't get as much done as we'd hoped:

Savannah and I got a truckload of mulch for $15 from the landscape landfill:

Tal raked the mulch into two wheelbarrows...

...and then I dumped them in the play area:  

Back and forth we went until we finished unloading the mulch an hour later:

Tal and I had planned to put down more landscape fabric, 

but the frozen ground made it impossible to drive the stakes into the ground properly. 

As a result, we weren't able to spread the truckload of mulch today either:

Instead, Tal and I laid out the 16 pieces of plastic playground border 

that we bought online for $25 each:

Then, Tal used a sledge hammer to drive the stakes 

into the ground and keep the border in place:

Unfortunately, however, the ground was so frozen that 

Tal was only able to nail the stakes into the ground a few inches:

It was very cold today with temps 20-25 degrees below normal, 

so Savannah stayed warm by acting silly on her playset:

Fingers crossed the weather is warmer next weekend, 

so we can finish the playset border, put down more landscape fabric, 

and dump another truckload of mulch!