NOW THIS IS HOW YOU SPEND A LONG WEEKEND!

well it was labor day weekend here across canada (and other places too) and i'm sure that for a lot of people their time was spent relaxing in the yard or doing some sight seeing one last time before the kidlets are back in full swing with school and before we sink into our fall work routines longing for our next long weekend in october where we can eat loads of mash potatoes, turkey and pumpkin pie ... oh yeah and also to be thankful

well n and j's long weekend was neither relaxing or peaceful but that is so okay ... the weekend was filled with the sweet sounds of hammers, power saws and footsteps on ladders. j's dad came up this weekend to help us build the roof covering our back deck (well j, his dad and sister helped cut and build ... n was the official photographer and delicious meal maker for the weekend) and the progress made is a beautiful thing ...

enjoy all their hard work:

j and the happy helpers getting ready to raise the deck (this was done during the summer)

we can almost walk outside ...

yeah progress is a good thing!

time travel a few weeks and

amazing things happen

n is very happy cuz the deck stain almost matches the flooring and the 2 spaces flow and that is a good thing

i spy with my little eye some tools ready to do some work ... now where are the happy helpers to use them? ... oh yeah it's important to stop for a coffee break

a little visitor who decided he'd rather not help :)

and so it begins dun dun dun ...

that's all for this long weekend - happy helpers come back soon

j and n miss you already

cheers ~n