Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Keeping Lander Entertained and a little camping

 It's a hard job but someone has to do it!!

He loves the lawn mower
Then we found the sawdust from the shelves 
Daddy and Pa were making
and decided to use the crowbar and get nails
out of the wood strips
Lander helped make Berry Crisp for dessert
and Taco Salad for dinner
What a helper!!


Brooke and the kids came out to Scenic Beach
for a couple days while we were there last week
Walked down to the beach and back on the bridge
Good times in the trailer
and Kayaking
Brooke took Lander and Ellie in her kayak
and we had Pete with us
Not the greatest of weather for kayaking but we
got out there for a bit




Friday, July 28, 2023

Brooke and Chris' Remodel -updated September 11

                                          Brooke and Chris have started their house remodel

they hired it done!!

This is how it looked before they started.
Ellie's room is the window on the second floor left of
the garage peak
It's getting a smaller window.  The garage roof is gone
and the outside walls so they can reinforce for a 
second floor
Side walls are up for two new bedrooms for Ellie and Pete
Front walls are up
and the trusses are up.  Coming right along
Pete's new room
Ellie's new Room

Lander gets Ellie's old room
so for the mean time he gets to play on 
ladders
How the roof ties into the other roof. Ellie's room
sticks out a little more so the front of the 
house isn't so flat
The front door is going to be bumped out
a little to make more room inside when you come in
The new door when it goes in
Looks like they are going to have a 
little roof over the door some major
beams there
And the whole house is getting a new roof
There they are!!  Had to go up for an inspection


Can you see the progress? Roof over the front door
and the overhang over the garage



While they are doing electrical not much looks new
But they did have some stuff done in the kitchen
Behind this wall is the dining and living rooms
To the left of the fridge is the dining room
Behind the stove wall is the family room
All before any thing was done
Then the kids got to be creative on the dining room wall
Before it was taken out oh and the ceiling in the kitchen raised
and the new beam put in
angle from the family room toward the dining room
they are going to remove part of the wall on the left 
to open into the living room but there will be a post
left in place to hold up the new beam :o)

Oh and they popped thru Lander's bedroom wall
into the addition
Got the windows in in both of Ellie's bedrooms :o)

Update as of August 27th
We went over to Brooke's for a community
cleanup party at the elementary school on Sunday.
Walt helped Chris build shelves for the kiln room
and I played with Lander,  oh I mean worked
hard keeping Lander entertained
and got some new pics of the remodel
the front door has gone in and the entry
has been opened up
Lots more room to take off shoes and coats
The entry walk has been poured
The upstairs hall to the new bedrooms is wider
Ellie's new room, closet on the right
Lander making calculations on my Kindle
Pete's doorway and room
The siding on the new section has been put on
Looking Good!!

Drywall is going on!
At the front door
Hall to the new bedrooms
Ellie's room
Pete's room

The walls have been primed
Front door
Upstairs Hall
Ellie's Room
and Pete's Room
Coming right along!!






































Ellie's Birthday

 We got home from Curlew Lake in time for 

Ellie's Birthday

Ellie wanted to go golfing for her special 
activity
Nice form on all three kiddos

Lander has a unique swing
Ellie designed her cake
Candles made the bonfire to roast 
mini marshmallows

Happy 11th Birthday, Ellie!!




On a separate trip over to Brooke's
I got some pics of Pete and Lander playing
with water

They could play all day out there, 
like most kids