Brick by Brick...

Little by little, we're getting the old parsonage all slicked up!

  Our latest project was to tackle the old crumbling (and slightly hazardous) sidewalk pavers and build a new brick sidewalk. Sound like fun? It sounded pretty easy...

But it took a lot longer than we'd anticipated!

First, to dig up all the old pavers...

 And make sure to get you some good help!

(Actually, I believe the only time they touched the shovels was to pose for the piccy. Good help is just so hard to find these days...)

 This little guy was the official sand taste tester. He thought it was good. He "helped" Daddy lay all those bricks!

Tada!

SO much better!

I think it's beautiful, especially considering this was the preacher's first shot at brick laying. I'm seriously starting to wonder if there's anything he couldn't do ;) With Google and a little ambition, we've learned how to do all sorts of things!

 I thought I'd throw in the waaaay back there before pic, just to encourage myself with how far things have come...

 It really has come a long way, baby!