365 ~ 2014: Day 179

Two weeks ago I photographed my cousin's wedding.  I'm not even close to a professional wedding photographer, and I don't even play one on TV, but I was happy to be able to catch some great moments for them like this one right after they were pronounced husband and wife!

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Deck Renovation Project Day 33: Staining the decking for the platforms and lower level and building the frame for the wall to the shed space!

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Deck Renovation Project Day 32:  More work on the platform and the lower level deck.  Lots of time spent getting the appropriate amount of support beams to handle the load of the staircase.

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Deck Renovation Project Day 31:  I took off today to take the boys south to hang out with a friend at the beach today!  It was the perfect beach day, we had a blast hanging out and soaking up the sun.  I'm a little bit crispy but totally worth it!  We stayed in town for dinner so we wouldn't have to sit in traffic.  I have never felt so welcome with my overtired children than I did eating at Marvels' Lunchbox.  You walk into the small dinning room and saw all the toys and knew it was a place that welcomed children!  The owner came out to chat with us and gave the kids some treats and took their pictures for his Facebook page!  Anyway...back to the deck...I left Nantasket Beach with blue skies and 90 degree temperatures...arrived home to pouring rain, thunder and lightning.  The best picture I could get was from the upper level.  Looks like they made some major progress today with the lower level!  I'm looking forward to seeing it in the daylight tomorrow morning!

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Deck Renovation Project Day 30:  Today they began building the platform for the top of the staircase.  It's much bigger than I thought it was going to be.  I'm looking forward to seeing the finished staircase!

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Deck Renovation Project Day 29:  The layout for the lower level platform deck began today.  Once the layout was measured and marked out, they began digging more holes to support the lower deck.

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Practice makes perfect!  The boys are loving the new pitching machine.  Now who wants to come over and play!?