Progress

After completing the siding yesterday, work began on the inside today.  

First piece of Sheetrock up. 

The paint crew got to work on the outside. 

Many hands make light work.

Sheetrock is coming along nicely. 

Two of the crew working hard watching a movie. 

Painting is getting done. 

More Sheetrock is going up. 

Even the hallway outside of what is now James' room.  

All of the Sheetrock went up today and the paint crew finished painting outside.  We'll wait until morning to see if we need a second coat of paint on the siding and the taping will start on the Sheetrock too.

What's Going On . . .

December has been a busy month for us . . .

Peter fit into Daddy's shoes

And worked hard at school. 

We accepted a delivery from Lowe's

Waiting for Grampa. 

We bought our first ever siding nailer - and the compressor to go with it. 

Cutting the treated plywood.  

Tearing off the old, rotten siding. 

James

Jon and Daddy tearing off siding.  

Alyssa and Matthew came to inspect the work.  

We did some grocery shopping. 

And remembered to pick up Grampa at the airport.

Alyssa and Daddy went out for their annual birthday breakfast. 

They finished the OSB sheathing - and that's all I'm gonna say about that!   ;)

We had pie and ice cream for Daddy and the new teenager. 

Matthew made me take this picture of him.  

And this one - it's his "Two Face" face. 

Got one wall of siding done. 

Jon on our new ladder

Now they're working on the back wall.  

Stay tuned for more updates on the construction.  Hopefully they'll be moving inside soon.  

Thanksgiving 2013

This year we got our tree a few days before Thanksgiving.  Some of the kids went with Daddy to pick it out.  

We decorated it the same day.  

We had lots of Thanksgiving prep work to do. 

James and Andrew making pies.  

Every year we have a Thanksgiving Sequence tournament.  

This year it was down to Andrew and Daddy.  

It was a pretty serious game. 

Soon the board looked like this - Andrew was blue. 

He looks surprised. 

Daddy got his game face on . . .

And stopped Andrew in his tracks. 

Matthew was bored so he played with the extra pieces. 

Concentrating.

Andrew started to get a little goofy too. 

It was down to the wire . . .

And Daddy pulled off the victory.  

Even though my winning streak was over, 

I still celebrated with him :)

Alyssa made a custom certificate. 

And Andrew made one too!  

Happy Thanksgiving!!