The foreman overseeing the build

Conduit buried, piping ready for pad, ground is leveled for concrete. Need electrician to finish his stuff up for inspection and we lay concrete. The retaining wall stone was delivered too. We are in the home stretch!

Pools half full

of actual pool water. Inspections coming up soon and then laying the concrete!

Almost done!

Mitchell worked his butt off the last two days and got the pool shaped, drains installed and Vermiculite finished. Now we can install the liner and start filling the pool!

We have the pump pad, electrical, retaining wall and concrete to finish. Almost there....

Piping done

Piping is completed on the pool and backfilling has started. Tomorrow
they will pour pump pad and finish backfilling and hopefully getting
the rest of the dirt hauled away.

Designing a big pergola for the back of the house for some shade. I'll
try and post a pic of the design tomorrow.

More progress today

It was the point of no return the last few days on the pool. They
showed up today (a Saturday) and installed the coping and got the
electrical bonding completed for the next step.

We finalized locations for the ladder, pump and eelectrical wires. We
are planning on building two 10' square pergolas down at the far end
of the pool. We will be installing ceiling fans in them and one will
be set up for a tv. I may just move into my backyard shortly!

First day of gymnastics camp!

School is out and summer camps are starting. Emily is doing gymnastics
and Science camps. She is very excited.

Progress!

They worked on the pool full time the last two days. Pool walls all
assembled. Steps are installed and the bracing is 90% done.

Cat armor

This is what happens when Dad plays Barbies

Ken gets dressed as a queen and Barbie gets dressed as a fat man.