I'm beginning to think this is all we are ever going to get to do on our weekends....Josh and I have been working on a dog run for Hoss and Hilde. It will also be a portion of our back fence. Since Josh used to build fences for a living, this seemed like the perfect project for us to do ourselves.

The weekend before last we rented a bobcat and an auger. My Dad never used machinery when we built fences together, but I grew up right outside of Houston where as long as there had been a recent rain (which was almost always) you could dig post holes by hand with relative ease. Not so much the case here... Some of these holes took 20-30 minutes to drill with that rock bit. It was crazy!

Josh would drill away while I piled up all of the supplies (concrete, post, etc) at each hole.  I got a LOT of steps on my fitbit... — Josh would drill away while I piled up all of the supplies (concrete, post, etc) at each hole. I got a LOT of steps on my fitbit...

Anna helped out quite a bit.  :) — Anna helped out quite a bit. :)

Although I never imagined we'd be cutting it close, we just barely managed to get all of the post holes dug that first weekend.  It's amazing how much a rock substrate can slow you down! — Although I never imagined we'd be cutting it close, we just barely managed to get all of the post holes dug that first weekend. It's amazing how much a rock substrate can slow you down!

This past weekend was all about cutting and welding.  It's coming along.  We've only got one more side to finish up and then we'll hang the gate and paint everything.  I'm so proud of it!  :) — This past weekend was all about cutting and welding. It's coming along. We've only got one more side to finish up and then we'll hang the gate and paint everything. I'm so proud of it! :)

My Dad was a professional welder, but like most things...welding here is different. The grass constantly catches on fire! I'm not used to being on fire patrol! Josh's pant leg nearly caught at one point because I wasn't paying attention. "/ I also think I must have stood back farther as a child. I don't remember getting burned with so much slag before. I do remember seeing teeny tiny holes in my Dad's shirts though.

Granny's been putting in long weeks and coming over to help watch the kids while we work outside.

Wallace has had a rough week.  He managed to burn his hand on a freshly cut piece of metal.  "/ — Wallace has had a rough week. He managed to burn his hand on a freshly cut piece of metal. "/

And then he got sick...He tends to fall asleep in random places, but this is his most interesting nap location yet.

Is anyone else's kid this enamored with a washing machine cycle?  He's done this since he could first stand up.  :) — Is anyone else's kid this enamored with a washing machine cycle? He's done this since he could first stand up. :)