Getting Dirty!

Oh My - Does this boy love the dirt!

 

He was so excited to help in the yard after the rain.

 

Chad was laying sod, and Isaac could hardly believe that the job was just right for him!

 

Got my boots on
It's raining and all he says is
"It's okay mom.  I'll be fine with a little water on me."



All three prepping the ground.

Clearing away the dirt to cut the liner underneath.

See Mom - they're getting dirty!

A little clump here.... a little clump there



Hauling away the plastic pieces

Watching how it's done.

Rolling

and rolling...

Lining up the pieces and pushing it down in place.

Mowed Grass

You've never seen two people more excited about a chunk of grass being mowed...

 

But in the field of tall grass.... one plot stood alone! 

 

Ours!

 

 

 

 

The house is well under way now... just gotta get the photos off my phone to show here!

Pumpkin Carving

Pumpkin Carving 2012

Isaac and I carved a pumpkin after work on Tuesday. 

He wanted a star for the top so we traced it and cut it.

 Then he pulled the lid off.

 and showed me the guts!

Next was the scooping part. 

He wasn't too worried at first....

 But man did he get grossed out when it got on his hands.

 So we went back to scooping with a spoon.

Love this.... Checking out the seed on his hand

See my Jack-O-Lantern!

Too hot outside!

With the heat being so extreme, we have spent a lot of time inside. 

I really try to avoid a bunch to TV for Isaac.  He knows that he gets to watch a bit after he wakes in the morning while I get ready and then again after his nap. 

That being said, we are getting "tired" of play doh, coloring, being my "helper" around the house and all the other fun inside activities. 

The other piece of that puzzle is that Daddy is sleeping all day because he is back on the night shift.... so I got creative. 

We played constructions site.... With trucks.... and shaving cream! 

and when he was finished...

We took the cars to the

CAR WASH!!!

This was good for about an hour of entertainment! 

What a great way to spend some time inside.  

I am also planning on doing some painting later this week as well as lots of swimming! 

The Lower Deck

When we first moved in to our house in June of 2006, the first "couple" project we tackled was the upper deck.  We completely tore it down.

We would work into the night by way of flood light.

Last summer we took out the pool.  The big kids were never here in the summer (ironic as they will both be here this summer!) and I was freaked out that Isaac would fall in and drown.

Anyway we spent last summer fixing the yard, laying sod, getting rid of everything pool related.

This summer our project was going to be the bottom deck.

I guess we decided it should be a spring project with a due date of next weekend - for Isaac's birthday party.

Here is where we are at tonight. 

Hoping the bad weather doesn't destroy it after all the hard work has been done.  Hoping tomorrow the deckboards can go on and be ready to go.