Finishing Up

My dad had to come back 2 or 3 times after we moved in to help finish up the electrical. He put on all the light fixtures in the basement, hooked up our doorbell, and also finished up the plug outlets. As I mentioned before, Brayden absolutely loves working with my dad. And although it usually took twice as long to finish each project, my dad was happy to spend that time with Brayden. Here they are working on one of the outlets.
We have been so fortunate that my dad has been able to help us out so much. It's been fun to watch him teach Josh and his friends how to build a basement from scratch. We feel blessed that my dad knew how to do this and was willing to take the time to teach us. I have to admit that I got a little emmotional when my dad gave us back the key to our house. We've had such a wonderful experience the past few months with my parents. I loved all the extra time I got to spend with my mom while the guys were working. Thanks mom and dad for all your help! We couldn't have done it without you!

Boots and Wheelbarrows

Brayden has got to be the cutest kid! He continues to melt my heart everyday with how adorable he is. While we were unpacking he found his winter boots and he hasn't stopped wearing them. I think it's because he can get them on by himself that he insists on wearing them. Well we were out in the front yard and Brayden was needing a project to focus on. So I showed him a big hole that was in our yard and asked him if he would fill it up with dirt. He became the cutest little worker as he dug, filled his wheelbarrow, and dumped the dirt in the hole until it was full. He did this for about 45 minutes before he was done, and of course, he had to wear his boots!
Here he is filling up the wheelbarrow:
Each time he tried to roll the wheelbarrow onto the grass it started to tip over:
Problem Solved! Just carry it!

Filling the hole using his shovel:

Shovel taking too long. Answer - dump it out!

Couldn't be complete without a break to chase the birds!