the big reveal

Quinn had to jack-hammer some concrete in our front yard after our water main broke. We decided to replace it with some tinted, stamped concrete. Brace yourself for the longest blog post in history.
There was lots of prep work. LOTS.

Taking a break from the prep work:


We're lucky to have awesome neighbors that came over to help.


We're also lucky to have Ron. He's my brother-in-law. He's also the man with the tools and the know-how. Ron- thank you thank you thank you.

This is what Eli did during our busy week:

All ready for the cement truck:

and here it is:

Working so hard:

Hayden was working hard babysitting Eli:

So was grams. Oh my but does that baby have the chubbiest cheeks!!

This is Lou. I don't know him. He showed up with Ron and did a beautiful job on our stairs. Thanks Lou.

washing out wheelbarrow

chels and andrew

Here is a very dirty man smiling with the satisfaction of a job well done:

This is my dad. Dad- thanks for helping us out every.single.time. we have a problem or are working on a project. You're the best.

Guess what the best part is?
IT'S FINISHED!!!!



You can't really see how cool the color looks due to my crappy point and shoot.



I don't know how to properly express how grateful we are to all our friends and loved ones who were willing to come out and help us with our project. THANK YOU!!!!!