Construction!

A month ago (has it been that long? whew!) Pete helped us install a new water softener. Alex did a good job of staying out of the way, but asked repeatedly, "Daddy, my turn to help?" Adam was just happy to be able to play in the basement. :)

The other construction that has been going on since we got back from Florida is behind our house. It's warmed up a bit and they sure have been busy. The new SR 25 has to go over a low spot and they were installing the draining system that runs under the new road. In the spring we can get some pretty serious flooding by our house, so they put in a good sized drain (I dont know what the word really is for this thing, so "drain" will have to do!). Semi after semi came by our house and took it back for a crane to lower it into place. Only one of those concrete pieces per semi. Yeah, they're pretty big.

After they finished the concrete, they spent a few days dumping gravel around the "drain". Dump truck after dump truck... A few dump trucks brought some large rocks/boulders to place on either end of the "drain". Probably so the dirt wont wash out? But an excavator scooped up the big rocks and placed them where they needed to go. And occationally, a train would go by. Adam loooves trains. He will stop crying, eating, drinking, playing, etc just to watch them or let you know he hears one. Needless to say when he's having a bad day/moment, I'm praying for a train. :)