Construction Workers and a couple of BIRTH days

This past weekend James and I drove to Hatch - no not Fetch, and worked on the Eldridge Family Cabin. It was quite an adventure. I have absolutely no handy-work ability. I took a wood working class in Jr. High and I can remember thinking that my birdhouse would never come together, and actually I don't think it did? And I am afraid of heights. James, on the other hand - well...he was probably born with a hammer in his hands. He's awesome at everything!

So you can only imagine what it looked like as we stood around the already framed cabin - James climbing up and down ladders, doing flips from the loft to the first floor, walking all over the roof...and myself screaming as I climbed up two steps on the ladder, begging James not to make me come up on the roof with him, and pounding the hammer into my fingers NUMEROUS times.

But we actually had a really good weekend. James's mom made delicious meals, James's best friend and his wife came and we had a lot of fun with them, and I was quite proud when I looked at the few sides of the house I had so dilligently nailed the siding onto. James and I also forged the small river with the "challenger raft" - it only lost air four or five times, and by the time we had gone MAYBE 100 feet, we were completely soaked and had laughed so hard I peed in the water :) We had yummy apple pie at this awesome little town diner.

A few more pictures of our weekend: Crystal, Ian, James and I were a pretty good team :)

The finished product when we left - oh yeah, we put up the siding

James and I climbing on the roof - I'm telling you, I almost passed out!

ALSO, my Mom's birthday was on Monday AND my sister Rachelle had her baby - a baby boy. Happy Birthday Mom and Forest! I now have 5 nieces and 5 nephews - yeah! :)