Deckstravaganza

Here's our deck poster boy. He's all ready to help Daddy and Mr. Ryan pour some concrete. He's sitting on the existing deck; the deck extension will be 3 steps down in an 'L' shape around the existing deck. Craig had some help earlier in the week from a couple friends, and now my dad is here to help finish it up. hopefully.

Joshua breaking up the ground with his hoe (Monday)

Helping Daddy mix concrete. What a team! (Monday)Posts and piles of lumber. Oh, and there are the railings from the stairs on the ground. (Monday or Tuesday)Posts & support beams, and a whole lot of mud. (Thursday)We came out to check on Daddy's progress. (Thursday) Joshua and Zoe sat here for about 45 minutes eating lunch and watching Daddy and Grandpa work. (Friday)

All the joists up (Saturday)My first tulip bloomed... just waiting on the other 40Zoe enjoying her new favorite snack, rice rusks. I had never heard of them until recommended by a friend, then I saw them in walmart, and they're a big hit with our resident teether

In other news from this week, Joshua had his first dentist appointment on Wednesday and, despite our best efforts to get him excited (and he was until he got in there) he cried the whole time she counted his teeth. Then he wanted to go back and see her again. No cavities though, and he got a balloon, rubber tooth, new toothbrush, flossers, and a toothbrush for Zoe, who has her first appointment in August.