So after getting very excited about the upcoming summertime fun that we are planning to have in our pool, we closely inspected the pool deck and realised that it was quite unsafe with nails and screws rusting and just popping out of the decking. Once we mentioned it to a couple of people, it was clear that the decking was put on upside down by the previous owners of the house. We decided that something needed to be done, as the boards were able to be pulled up with not much effort at all.
We began this weekend – stage one of ripping up all the boards and de bolting the old concrete:
I had the important job of getting all these stones out of this gutter section.
They filled the wheelbarrow!
This was my only job. Note how important it was. Cade has done the rest completely on his own – everything. He pulled up all the boards in record time before it rained yesterday afternoon and then has spent the whole day de bolting and ripping out the other bits of randomness that surround the pool. He really is my hero!
In other outside news – carrots, snowpeas and strawberries are planted. Now, we just have to make sure they dont drown between the rain and the girls keenness to water them.
Alice is a talking machine. She loves it when its her turn to pray at night now, puts her hands together and starts on her list of people which usually goes something like this:
Annah (Aunty Hannah) Gon (Uncle John) Drapah (Grandpa) Naa, Maisie, Tally, Daddy, Mamma, Bubba, Jac.
Usually there is some double up, or some people added in by her sisters, but usually it stays the same.
Some other words that she uses:
Sibished = Finished
Dordor = Dora
Maney = Man
Juicey = Juice
Milkey = Milk
and the list of things that she adds “ey” to goes on and on and on. For some reason the others have also taken it on board – so Violetey, Mizzaery and Simoney are now the cabbage patch dolls names, Big Birdey is now his name and again the list is endless.
One great thing about having your own home, is that you can just dig up or knock down anything in site. Cade and the girls made a start on the veggie patch last weekend, it was a cold horrible weekend, but they had a great time digging around in the dirt and sand. There is lots to be done, so therefore many more weekends of dirty times ahead!
We have moved in to our house – its been a big week and we are very thankful and happy to finally be in.
This is the most important photo of the house as far as I am concerned. We were just talking to the girls at dinner time about how great it will be in summer time that we can eat outside next to the pool and then have an evening swim before bed time. So, when we were praying later on, Maisie came out with this bit of gold:
“and we thank you God that we can be living in our new house, but I wont love it until its spring time and then summer time when we can swim in the pool, so I pray that you will make it summer time”.
Birthday times seem to be coming around quickly and after asking the girls what they might like for their upcoming birthdays, this is a gift Maisie got last year, and it has been a winner and continues to be used daily by all three of the girls (and us).
family fun with a present that just keeps on keeping on!
Tally and her drawing of a person
Maisies flower drawing
Maisies Person (we had to keep this one on there for quite a while!)
Sing (To the tune of Jingle Bells): Jesus saves, Jesus saves
Jesus is the way
Jesus is the Saviour
You should come to him today
Hey!
(Repeat at least 30 times at 7am on Sunday morning)
Note the arrangement of traditional Nativity figurines amongst some more modern interested parties.
