Nick has been working so hard the past 3 weeks getting the backyard ready to pour concrete. Since he did all the grunt work getting it ready himself, rather than hiring it out, so we decided to pay for a pump truck to help pour the cement so we didn't have use wheelbarrows. It was totally worth it! Not only because it made it easier, but because Carson was totally excited and entertained by it too!! We had Uncle Ryan and Uncle Matt there to help us out with the concrete, along with some great neighbors Ike, Dave, and Dan. The rest of us (wives and kids) enjoyed some yummy donuts and watched as they did all the work.
Once they got it all poured, Matt and Ryan went to work doing the finish work on the concrete.
We were all done by about noon. Now it was time to just let it dry. We all went to Arby's for lunch and then just relaxed the rest of the afternoon and Nick and Uncle Ryan went to Harbor Freight for fun. We had yummy steak tinfoil dinners we grilled on the grill for dinner. Then we went to Home Depot and got some molding to make the shelf for the family room. They got it all painted that night. It was nice having Ryan there to help out. Overall it was a very productive day! I realized June 9th is also an expensive day. This year we put in concrete and a year ago that day I had eye lasik surgery. Crazy, huh? I am so glad that this part is over....it was very messy and a lot of work for Nick. Now we just need to eventually build a shed on it and just enjoy it!
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