Crib update

Yesterday Zac came over and helped Jer and Dan work on the crib. Soon it will be ready to put together. There has been lots of measuring, cutting, sanding, gluing, and laughing while working on this project.

Celebration

Celebrating Dan's 62nd birthday with the kids was a special time.

Chris and Dan

Chris, our nephew, is posing with Dan.

Cute Kids

Alex, our niece's daughter is wearing pink. Colton, her brother, is in the hat. August Heismann, our nephew's son, has the cute smile.

45th Anniversary

Gus and Nancy Heismann celebrated their 45th anniversary on August 8, 2008.

Flowers

This bouquet was made from flowers in our backyard. It was a gift for Gus and Nancy's 45th anniversary.

Friends

We took Irv and Lenore to see Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater , where concerts are held.

Sign

Dan put up this sign in our yard to help our friends, Irv and Lenore Gerling who live in Ohio, find our home. Dan and Irv were in the Navy together. This uniform was one that Dan wore while in the service.

Sanding and Gluing

More work on the crib. Notice Grandpa in the sanding picture.

Sunflowers

Our backyard is full of sunflowers, all volunteers from last year's flowers.

Red Water

This is the country of red water due to the soil conditions. We were told to run the pump for 30 minutes and then stop for 2 hours to give the pump a rest. This needs to be done to get rid of all the red sediment.

Water

Pipes

These pipes all ended up down inside the well, thanks to Wes and the tools on the truck.

The New Pump

Pump

Pump
We hired Rick's Pump Service to install a pump for our well. First, the old well head was removed.

Wes, the nice young man from Rick's Pump Service, used a mirror to check on water down in the well. The shinny reflection caught in the mirror means WATER.

Hummingbird Feeder

Hummingbird Feeder

We are enjoying watching the hummingbirds right outside the window of our motor home. At one point there were six hummers getting some of that red juice.

Digging

Digging

Trench for the Foundation

Trench For The Foundation
Dan has dug most of the trench for the foundation using the Bobcat. It is 3' deep and 3' wide with the footers being 4' deep. The total area measures 30' X 40'. That's a lot of digging.

More Tools

Dan and his Bobcat - the ear protection is to keep the pesky no-see-ums out of the ears. Ugh! The string and pipe are for keeping track of the corners.

Tools

Tools for digging the foundation trench
Plans, tape measurer, shovel, spray paint, stick with different depth marks. Laser level.