That garden of theirs is awful ( the house is too, but I digress) anyway, the best thing they could have done for Jace’s birthday is sort that mess of a garden out , pay a decent landscaping company to section the garden up, do some mature planting to give them some privacy, and hire a company that specialises in outdoor play equipment for children and designate a 1/4 of the plot to a decent play frame, sandpit, heck they could even have a mini zip line pit in ( I do know someone who has just that in a smaller garden) .
Not only would it be fantastic for those kids, including Isla, as I have no issues with older children playing on equipment ( I have been known to partake myself as a grown adult!!) , but I think something like that would also pull in the views!! Even I’d watch that!
It’s not as if they can’t afford it, well, not if you listen to Chris anyway!
The only reason I can possibly think of why they haven’t done anything like this is because they actually can’t afford it. Let’s face it, to completely overhaul that plot of weeds and moss and do something like I’ve suggested would easily cost around 20k if done properly.