If you're not from the Northwest, you may not have heard
about our atypical heat wave that has endured for the past
couple weeks. The temperature climbed to a record 103
degrees last week along with serveral days in the high 90s.
I know if sounds weird, but we're actually praying for rain!
Here's Benton playing in his pool for the fourth day in a row.
His swing gives him breezy relief that he loves!
In addition to playing outside, Benton loves watching
"So You Think You Can Dance". It's currently his favorite
show! (The balloons were left over from Mama's baby shower
in honor of his soon-to-be little brother.)
We recently posed for some quick photos on the back deck.
Here's a partial-nudie family shot...
...followed by the two boys just hanging' out.
MORE HOUSE PROJECTS!
It's hard to believe, but the construction to our home,
after the tree limbs hit it this past holiday season, is
almost complete.
Dennis had to replace these doors for a small exterior
storage area after the the previous doors got damaged
during pressure washing. These doors are 1 1/4" thick!
The pressure washing was done to prepare the
house for painting. So many siding boards were
damaged during the construction process that we
figured it'd be a good time to change the color of the
house (something we've been wanting to do for years).
Can you guess which color we chose???
During the recent roof repairs, several people mentioned
the sad state or our chimney. As you can see from the photos,
some of the bricks were held together only by caulking. The
estimate to restore the chimney was too high, so we decided
to fix it ourselves (actually, it was all Dennis since Tam and her
tummy aren't allowed on the roof).
Here's the before...
...and the AFTER. Dennis poured 80lbs of mortar and
replaced five bricks to bring the chimney back to a
comfortable state. He then sealed it and will paint it to
match one of our new house colors. Nice job, Dennis!
We'll leave you with a shot of Benton chillin' with Dad
after a hard day. :-)
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