Mike's vacation week

Well, the title sounds nice, doesn't it?  Well it wasn't that nice.  One of these days Mike will learn how to take a "vacation."  Unless we have an actual vacation planned, Mike usual spends his vacation time completing home improvements.  On the list this vacation: new privacy fence!!!!  While the beach sounds wonderful, it is also wonderful to not have to look at the old rugged fence and our neighbors NASTY yard and awful dog!
He did say, and I will quote him, cause I'm sure it's not true.....but he did say, "this is my last 'multi day' project I'm doing."  HMMMMM......for some reason I don't think I believe him, but we shall see.
He worked on the fence Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and finished Thursday morning.  He then had to go to some training for work for a little bit Thursday late morning, and today (Friday), he is off to work as he picked up an extra shift.  This dude is a WORKER!
We did manage to fit in the pool one night, Six Flags one night, and Hurricane Harbor Thursday afternoon.
A special thanks to Travis for coming over and helping Mike dig the holes.  Took a little longer than they expected...but a couple hours and they were done....just not the 15 minutes like they were hoping!

Six Flags update:
Jack rode his first ROLLER COASTER!!  The mine train.  He wasn't actually tall enough, but Daddy found the right worker that turned the other way when Jack got on.  He liked it and rode it twice!  Mike also took him on the Tidal Wave and he LOVED that one!
Peyton also got to ride the Ninja.  Daddy did the same trick.  Peyton isn't quite tall enough for the Ninja, but Daddy is pretty tricky and found the right workers for that too!  She LOVED it, her new favorite ride!
I feel bad that I didn't get any pictures or videos of Jack's first "coaster ride," as I have some great pics and a great video of Peyton on her first "coaster ride" at Disney World last year.  Daddy might be good at sneaking, but I don't think he's sneaky enough to hide my big 9 month belly to get me on the ride to take pics and videos.

The ugly, old fence is coming DOWN!

The old chain link fence and the neighbors yard that is
rarely mowed, and an annoying dog!

Picking up a few walnuts 

Eden and Peyton enjoying the AC and couch while their
Daddy's are hard at work in the 98 degree weather!  SMART girls!

Digging the new holes

watching from their perch

Jack getting in on a little action......

didn't last long....too hot, had to play the phone in the shade..ha!

finally something to cool off, water gun fight!

the fight continues

setting posts

up go the 2x4's

getting CLOSE, so CLOSE to the end!

HORRAY!!!!  ALL DONE!!!!!

Peyton is thrilled!!!!

Jack's opinion to this "vacation!"  No really, I was just getting ready take a pic of him
and he threw up his finger to show me his "owie", but how appropriate to the whole
scenario!!