Turf and Sweat

Turf and Sweat Day arrived and the only person who ended up working for NSP was Erica so everyone else was available for the hard labor. For a while it didn't look like it was going to happen because the skies were gloomy but the boys headed out anyway. Even with the weather we were able to get a remarkable amount done, and believe it or not, I did actual physical labor. Not my favorite thing, but I wanted to earn that steak! My biggest accomplishment would definitely have been hammering. Yep, I hammered at least 35 nails into some shingles to secure a new roof. However, the overall biggest project would be the new side deck. The boys, mostly, got quite far on it. It was sometimes very comical and tense to watch because you had Dad, who was technically in charge, then Nate, who does construction for a living, Spencer, whose going to be an engineer, and Jesse, who tends to be strong headed, all giving their opinions on how this deck should be built. At times, Mom and I had to referee a bit or Dad would have to step in, but there was no blood shed, just men being men. Peyton was, of course, the biggest help of all, but he did look so cute in his little work man outfit.

After all the work and toil we enjoyed some delicious steaks and baked potatoes, yummy! Then we topped it off with my chocolate chip cookies and some card games and it turned out not to be to bad of a day. Side note for any who are curious, Melia did not do physical labor, she just watched the kids, all though you may have been able to guess that.