Since much of our pergola was in tough shape - by tough shape I mean rotting wood that looks like it is about to collapse - we decided to tear down and rebuild this spring. James began taking the pergola apart by unscrewing and taking apart each individual board, then after a few minutes and a few boards were down, the REAL demolition began...
Once the chainsaw came out we had a few volunteers to come help us - thanks so much Papa and Bradley for helping James with demo!! It would have taken us way longer to do it alone, we are so appreciative of the helping hands!
It took most of the afternoon, but the pergola came down in one day. Mimi, Jolene and I stayed with the kids and had a good time catching up. Little Andrew was smiling already! Too bad I didn't have the camera out to catch the smiles - so adorable!
The back of our house looked like a barren wasteland - sawdust was EVERYWHERE and patio furniture all over our lawn - yikes! James handled the clean-up on Sunday and we are now ready to start getting ideas together for the new patio...
This picture isn't demo-related but it is such a great shot of Bradley and Joseph I just want to have it posted so I can look at it again :) 
Once the chainsaw came out we had a few volunteers to come help us - thanks so much Papa and Bradley for helping James with demo!! It would have taken us way longer to do it alone, we are so appreciative of the helping hands!
It took most of the afternoon, but the pergola came down in one day. Mimi, Jolene and I stayed with the kids and had a good time catching up. Little Andrew was smiling already! Too bad I didn't have the camera out to catch the smiles - so adorable!
The back of our house looked like a barren wasteland - sawdust was EVERYWHERE and patio furniture all over our lawn - yikes! James handled the clean-up on Sunday and we are now ready to start getting ideas together for the new patio...
