Thursday, July 31, 2014

More how big is that piece of wood pictures....

First Trip and Tatem loved the natural playground the wood pieces made!! In fact all the grandkids loved to play on it and they all with grandma included tried to convince grandpa that we needed to keep it and set it up in the back yard that way instead of splitting it!  Grandpa thought that was funny!
 Tatem's log pictures!!  Funny girl! Tatem age 8











 Trips picture....Trip age 11 but just barely.
 TerrieBeth's picture...TerrieBeth age 32
 Ethan's picture...Ethan age 10 but just barely!
 Tabitha's log picture...Tabitha's age 31
These were fun to take...should have gotten them with the rest of us too.   I did get some for the Missionaries on their own camera's!  

Splitting Wood take one!

On a freezing cold day we started chopping/splitting wood early in the morning.  Here is Tim, Caleb and Brent Black Working on a pile...but from the looks of it I'm thinking this isn't take one...but what do I know
 Caleb braving the cold
 Tabitha (pregnant) and David braving the cold!!! I don't know how Tab did it since she just had the job of sitting and running the splitter.   She had to be frozen, she did have hand warmers but still!
 She could still muster a little smile
 David working hard!
 Austin thinking it is way to cold out here!  Not sure if he wants to help or not!
 Hey Caleb crawl on this log and lets see how big it is compared to you!  Caleb 7 years old!

 TJ wanted a turn too...TJ 29 years old!
 Hollie and Gavin giving their support
 Hollie trying to get Gavin to look at the snow but he was having none of it...he wanted the big toy!  The splitter
 A view from the nice warm inside!
 Trying to get the wood that was frozen to the ground to move
 Caleb hauling wood to the wood pile! It was not easy because the snow was frozen and hard to get across.
 Hollie (pregnant) and Austin stacking wood!
 Austin helping Caleb 
 Hollie and Caleb
 Don't know which was easier pushing or pulling!
 Another view from inside
 It was freezing but every one worked really hard!
 Roy Atkinson giving Brent some advice on how to split the wood!  Hollie giving Tabitha a break at the controls

 Wow...the sun is setting and they are still out there working hard!  
 Gavin wishing he was out there!
 Grandma takes the kids on a sled ride!


 Hollie didn't want to lay on the log but took a standing on the log picture!



We worked from 8 am-7 pm and still did not get done!  But we all had fun doing it!  Thanks everyone who came over and helped!!  You're the best!

Splitting wood take two....

Ok this post is out of order!  It is the second or third time chopping splitting wood.  Sorry but I didn't want to delete it all and start over again.  So here we go.
Well on a freezing cold day, I'm not kidding it was like 10 degrees out there, we had a wood splitting party. Some of the Missionaries in our district joined us bright and early, a couple of them didn't think it was too cold out, so they didn't bring coats!  Unhooking the splitter.
 It is heavier than it looks and the little slope at the end of our driveway didn't help, but there was lots of words of encouragement and wisdom!!!
 Hey I have an idea!!!
 Yep they all liked the idea!  Funny boys!   I wished I could remember all their names it's been so long ago that I can only remember Elder Stapley and Elder Smith.  Elder Pett from our Ward was not able to be there because he was a zone leader and had to go to Emmett or somewhere like that!  No fun!

 Now how are we going to get that wood on there?
 Piece of cake we all can lift it at once!



 Success!