This week we've been stacking our firewood in preparation for being able to use our woodburning stove this winter! It's been a family experience, sometimes fun and sometimes just hot and sweaty, with attitudes to match at times... But we're getting there, as you can tell from our pictures! The second woodpile in the second picture used to be MUCH larger, and now it's stacked on pallets and getting ready to dry out nicely for winter! Can't wait to have all that free heat!
Yesterday, in the midst of the stacking, the mail lady brought us a package from our Canadian cousins, so we had to open it right away, giving us a nice break! Of course, the fun toys and such made it difficult to go back to work, so not a lot more stacking got done, but that's ok!
Thanks Emma, Kaleb, and Navia for your cards and gifts, the boys love them! Hope we can see you all soon!
So a week or so ago we drove up to northern Ohio to meet up with Braden and Carrie and their kiddos for a few days. We did a ton of stuff, and while I won't comment on every picture, we had a really great time doing things like playing at the campground (where the McDonalds sign kept us well lit at night!), going to a local beach and playing in the sand, checking out a wildlife safari and feeding the animals, and taking a ferry over to Put-in-Bay island where we rented golf carts and tore up the island! Everyone had a really great time and were talking about next time before we even got home! It was great to reconnect with my brother and his wife too, and Rhonda and I really enjoyed that part especially! Thanks for making the trip guys, we'll have to do it again soon!
