Griz Football Weekend!

Pictures from the first and second GRIZ game of the season...

The next couple are from the start of the second game vs the Eastern Washington University Eagles

Griz WIN!

It was a great day for football this past weekend, just the right amount of cool and warm in the air and we were joined by great family and friends!

This picture is from the first game of the season...it was a HOT one but a GREAT WIN!

Porter saw a bird or a bug...

...and busted through the sliding screen door!

Poor guy had a major sneezing fit after he ran right through the door...he went full tilt, nose first...

Detail of the worst of the damage...

Porter and Earl posing with the damage.

Luckily it was fixable and no one/dog was hurt! Porter was worried at first because we tried to stop him from busting through the screen (by yelling a bit) so he thought he was in trouble but no worries, his feelings aren't hurt any longer and he is still a happy boy! Poor Porter...

Siding!

Charlie came over to help us with the siding. We actually were able to get quite a bit done with this long weekend!

Happy Labor Day!

Front of the house...

South side of the house and the new addition...

Another south side shot...We were able to get all but two rows of siding up...we'll need another section of scaffolding.

Thanks to Mom (Charlie) for all of her help...it made this weekend a lot more productive and we appreciate the help to get as fast we could this weekend.

Thanks Dad (Gordon) for the use of the coil roofing nailer...boy did that make life easier with the siding!

Lots of love and hugs!

Just an update!

We, I mean Earl, is working on the front entry trusses. You can hardly see them in the picture but they are over our front door.

You can't see it but the upper roof is shingled!

Here is a closer shot of the "baby" trusses that are over the front door
If I every wonder why Porter might have discharge coming from his eyes, it is more than likely the fact that he stands right under the saw and LOVES the sawdust flying into his face...is that weird? What can I say...Porter probably should have been half woodchuck!

Porter waiting for a piece of wood to drop from the saw.

Trusses - Phase I

Trusses are up! Well all but over the front door. We just got those today!

Hope this shot ties things together for the image of our addition.

Thanks Brian and Charlie for helping Earl while I was at work. The trusses look awesome! Time for some OSB.

Construction Site Views

Just a few shots of our view this evening...

There was an amazing rainbow - FULL rainbow that was just beautiful!

Earl admiring the rainbow...maybe there is a pot of gold next to the water tower!?!

So the front of the house had a great rainbow and the back of the house had a colorful sunset! We were able to snap a family photo.

And Porter sitting very nice!

Walls!

And we have walls...

Earl built wall jacks with pipe and boat trailer winches to raise the walls into place - they were pretty slick and really helped out the back!

Our first upstairs wall is up!

And this is our second wall...two more to go!