We poured the foundation of the gazebo & sidewalk yesterday!! My dad, my uncle Kym, our friend Brian, my cousin Nate, and Dave's boss Daniel all came to help us do a TON of work!! Because of the fence surrounding our backyard, we couldn't back the conrete truck right up to the gazebo base, so all the concrete had to get into the backyard by 3 wheelbarrows!! The truckdriver said that our guys unloaded the concrete faster than his own crews! (Maybe he didn't know that all of them work construction for a living!) By lunchtime, all the guys were exhausted!!
Nate rushing back to the concrete truck after dumping a load:

Dave and Kym waiting for (another) wheelbarrow to fill:

Dave wearing his very attractive concrete boots:

Here's Dave demonstrating how to "water" the concrete every hour to prevent as many cracks as possible:

The finished product:

...how sweet!
How fun, Beth! I can't wait to see it all done.
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