It's Up

Step by step, the backyard is coming together.

The brick patio was completed a couple of weeks ago.

Yesterday, Cooper's besties came and helped get the pool up.

Good kids.

Just want food and sodas.

Done & done!

Last night, Kaydon climbed into the very dirty pool and helped Burke pressure wash and vacuum it out.

The hose is in this morning and it's getting filled.

SO much more to do, but step by step we are getting there!

 

Quickie to Vegas

We took a very late flight to Las Vegas on Saturday.

Ryker caught this picture outside the window.

Yep, Ryker got to sit next to me...

Don't worry, Burke was on the other side of me.

Cooper had a football camp on Sunday at UNLV. 

It was a great camp and I am SO thankful that his was the first session.

It got so hot by the time he was done.

He learned a lot and there were a lot of scouts there, which is kind of fun.

We had planned on taking them to walk the strip and eat at a buffet, but they were too tired.

We spent the rest of Sunday napping.

I felt bad, but everyone was wiped out.

We did eat at a yummy Mexican restaurant.

And Burke and I played $50 at a machine.

They we flew home at 4:30 AM on Monday...

Tally ho!

 

Delilah June is 3!

Delilah June is THREE.

She talks a ton, if she likes you... and feels like it!

This girl doesn't take any crap... unless Melanie has punched her!

She loves her people.

She gives the sweetest hugs!

She loves being outside, doing arts & crafts, playing whatever her sisters are...

We love her SO big!

Can't wait to celebrate this June Bug!

 

Celebrating Hudson

We celebrated Hudson turning three on Saturday!

Mia and Braxton had a darling theme.

Hudson loves all things big trucks, tractors, busses... all the things.

We love him so big!

Sadly, he ended up at the ER that night (as Papa and Gigi were flying out to Las Vegas).

More on that later...

 

Hudson's Birthday Lunch

Papa & Gigi took Melanie to breakfast on Monday, as you might recall.

This year, we are doing birthday dates with our loves.

Yesterday, Papa & Gigi took Hudson to lunch.

We went to Wendy's.

Hudson had chicken nuggets, french fries, and ketchup.

He LOVES ketchup.

He also had a cookie.

And Papa's drink.

This kid is a talker.

He told us all of the numbers and colors he saw everywhere we went!

Going back home was not his jam.

So, he came to Papa & Gigi's house.

Then to Ryker's baseball game.

His daddy came, too.

It was a good break from the nightly work his daddy and his papa are putting in on the yard.

He turns three tomorrow & is having a big boy party!

 

Painting

I've been seeing edited pictures the last few days.

I gave it a try and LOVED the outcome.

It looks so fancy... like Applebees!!!

 

Getting Started

The backyard is getting started... again.

But this time is for real.

For real for real.

Like, measuring, getting the things, digging the spots, tampering...

"What is tampering, Babe?"

Burke, "I'll show you."

We now have a tamperer.

Or maybe it's just called a tamper.

I don't know.

The skid steer was picked up.

3,000 pounds of sand was picked up.

Wayyyyy too many trips to Home Depot were made.

Braxton was at our house all weekend.

Cooper worked his butt off.

Ryker laid bricks.

Burke is exhausted.

Listen, I DID tamper.

I also Gigi'd like a boss!

Mia helped move bricks.

It was a thing.

The first project is almost complete.

The brick patio just needs the trim placed around it and DONE!

Next, the pool area.

A small brick landing spot.

The pavers placed for the frames.

The pool cleaned again.

The pool put up again.