Pirate Ship Tree House Is Finally Done

August 17th, 2008 | parenting

Well, you know. Done enough for the kids to play in at any rate. This seems like the sort of thing that could be tweaked and accessorized indefinitely. Here are some pics for fun.

In progress:

Final tree house with planking, jolly roger, and sail:

With a view of the “lower deck”:

The big picture view:

Yay, me! Rar, rar, rar!

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Rich Kirkpatrick 3 months ago 1 point
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That looks so amazing! Ahhhh the voyages to be had in that vessel. :)

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Marcus 3 months ago 1 point
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Thanks, Rich. I have to admit: Several times throughout the process, I thought, who am I kidding? This thing is for me.

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Monica @ Paper Bridges 3 months ago 1 point
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that's neat, a tree house with a theme. did you make that up yourself?

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paul soup 3 months ago 1 point
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arrrr! that be a sturdy ship!

i love tree houses.

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Robert Hruzek 3 months ago 1 point
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Hey wait! I don't see a single eyepatch!

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Marcus 3 months ago 1 point
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Monica, yeah. We had the perfect tree, and the kids like pirates. So.

Paul, hopefully. And I love them too. There's a tree house B&B; outside of Austin:
http://www.cypressvalleycanopytours.com/lofthav...

Robert, we ran the kids out close to bed time for the "first day" pictures. But believe me, they have pirate costumes galore.

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L.L. Barkat 3 months ago 1 point
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Pictures!! Awesome. (Um, Amy doesn't mind that you called her a "lower deck", does she? : )

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Amy 3 months ago 1 point
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Not really, L.L., I've been called worse. I just realized I look horribly old in this picture - it's because I still have on my stage makeup from Willy Wonka - I had just returned from a matinee performance to find the treehouse complete.

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Ramblin' Dan 3 months ago 1 point
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Nice ship! I'm reminded of Randy Newman:
Sail away,Sail away
We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay

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L.L. Barkat 3 months ago 1 point
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Amy, hi! I won't ask you what you've been called that's worse than "lower deck." Or who did the calling. : )

And I'm glad you explained the Willy Wonka factor. I kept looking at the picture thinking, "That does NOT look like Amy!" I thought maybe something had gone wrong on this end, with my vision getting old. ; - )

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nancy 3 months ago 1 point
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just ran across this blogg lately and thought you might like to have a look see.

http://verbmall.blogspot.com/

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Marcus 3 months ago 1 point
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Nancy, that is a fun site! Thanks for sharing.

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Katharine 3 months ago 1 point
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Arrr, Matey, quite a ship! And seaworthy in time for National Talk Like a Pirate Day on September 19!
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

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Sam Van Eman 3 months ago 1 point
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Marcus, will you be my dad? I want a tree house like that, too! (Cue slight whining and stomping of feet.)

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Tanya Dennis 2 months ago 1 point
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Oh, what I miss when I go on vacation! :) This is really cool. My kids would be so jealous.

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Dena Dyer 2 months ago 1 point
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I love it! We have two pirates of our own and their dad is helping them build a clubhouse. It's such a great bonding experience! The pics are fun--thanks for sharing.

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