Thursday: deck

We finally got our deck fixed.  (It still needs to be painted, but that's another day.)  Isaac was out of it this morning so we didn't go to gymnastics.  I went back and forth several times about going, but in the end think I made an ok decision.  It probably would have been fine either way, really.

Anyway, the carpenters got here and the boys sat down to watch.

Joshua lost interest rather quickly, but Isaac watched for all three hours.  (That's the only reason I think skipping gymnastics might have been the right call.  He doesn't seem like the type of kid that would sit watching the deck be fixed for three hours straight.)

Joshua came back near the end.

And now all the bad boards have been replaced!  Furthermore, they used screws instead of nails, so if they ever need to be replaced again it should be easier.  It's one of those things I'm glad we paid for...I'm sure we could have done it, but it might have taken a whole weekend (or we only would have dealt with the worst of the boards).