Our Everyday Blessings: Weekends

Summer weekends look pretty much the same as they did in Glendora with the addition of a few animals. On Saturdays we play with the animals, we play in the water, we work on the cars, we help Daddy with yard work, and we work on the house.

Playing with the Animals

Cooper is definitely our biggest animal lover. He has no fear and cannot get enough of them.

Uncle Robert brought us some hay for our newest addition a steer named T-Bone. He's a cross between a Holstein, Jersey, and Hereford. The kids will introduce him and say this is T-Bone we're gonna eat him. Mommy's afraid he's already become a pet, but I guess only time will tell.

My sweet boys

Water Time

Working on the Car

Look at those grimmy little hands

Fixing his bike while Daddy fixes the truck.

Helping Daddy change the brakes.

Many hands make light work????

Working on the House

Our first project here at the house was trying to seal the foundation. When we moved in I complained that it smelled like an old lady, which made sense because it was an older couple that lived here before us. We quickly realized that the smell was actually from about a dozen glade plugins all around the house. We promptly unplugged them and returned the next day to find out that the reason for the plugins was that the house smells terribly musty without them, which is no good for this pregnant and very nauseous Mommy. The smell is coming from water that is trapped under the house due to our foundation not being vented properly. So, after talking to a lot of people Brandon decided to crawl under the house and create a barrier between the ground and the house with plastic. Not a fun job but my awesome husband did it and it's already made a big difference. We are now in the process of having someone cut out vents for the foundation and hopefully that will eliminate the remainder of the lingering smell.

Here we are August 1st getting ready to start some major renovations. We are removing the back deck and adding an addition to the house that will be approximately the same size as the existing deck . It will add dining space, kitchen space, and a room that will temporarily be used as an extra bedroom, creating space for the baby, and probably eventually be an office.

Wyatt's made sure that he has every tool he needs in his pocket.

Sadie's ready for whatever might come her way.

Cooper is confused about the tasks of the day but he's ready too.

In the process of tearing off the deck we found a possum in its nest. Gross!!! Brandon wanted me to stand and intimidate the creature, assuring me they don't move fast, but I was less than convinced. I did however retrieve his air rifle for him. Oh the joys of country life.

Week 2

We also discovered a big slab of concrete under the deck. Bummer!!!

Brandon spent a good portion of our second demo week running a jackhammer.

The kids were very helpful carrying rocks to the dumpster as was Robert. Actually Robert was more like a lifesaver. We don't even want to calculate how many pounds of concrete he moved for us, but I'm pretty sure we're indebted to him for quite awhile.

Wheelbarrow rides also helped to keep the day exciting!!!

Oh to have Uncle Robert and Daddy's muscles.

Week 3

On week three Brandon tore down the roof that was above the deck. He was down to a section about a third the size of the deck and decided to take out a post and let the rest fall.