Roofing!!!

Chip & Pam are always doing projects to help MerLynne (Pam's Mom) with her house. We hear about the family helping, but we are never around to help. Last year was repainting, and this year was roofing. I don't think anyone expected this to be such a major project! It's safe to say there was LOTS of family bonding on that roof! We spent about the first week and a half in Blackfoot ID working on the roof. In a way it was nice to put on the same clothes we'd thrown in the wash the night before everyday, it make dressing easy. Sunday was abnormal putting makeup on to head to church, but then after it was back up on the roof.

Rob, and I working to take the I think 3 or 4 layers of old shingles off. This is the before.This is the after we'd get them off.

Chip was truly amazing with this project he'd arrived much earlier than we did, and went non-stop. We did catch his one and only moment 'laying down on the job'. He was the one to call "BREAK" when the time was needed and was the last one off the roof every time.

It was neat to see how the family all pulled together. Nic & Jen came out when they could; everyone came on their days off or if they had a spare hour or two. Some brought some much appreciated friends to help. This was an old roof, it was a mystery to see what we would find when we pulled things up. Sometimes mold, rotting wood, or a hornets nest.

Aunt Natalie was great with the kids down on the deck when she was able to come.
A big treat I feel we benefited from was the time the kids were able to spend with Great Grandma. In the past when we'd come up we'd go to lunch and maybe spend an afternoon with everyone. But going day after day I felt like they were able to really get to know Great Grandma were by the end they really were feeling comfortable with her. It was sweet to watch as she'd get Sydney laughing.

We just love Grandma! When the kids weren't napping I'd ask if she wanted to go up or me, and she was usually more than happy to keep an eye on the kids when I was up on the roof, I never worried about them. We were all SOO dirty!!

Carter was such a trooper, after a couple days he was done with the routine, but he hung in there! He was able to help at the beginning before all the shingles were off, but after that it was too slippery. He was such a good little boy during all of this! Luckily he had Pierce around sometimes to keep him busy!