Floor is Down

Very early in looking into design options for this house we were drawn to putting in chevron floors. That pretty much led to all the other considerations. I was a little apprehensive since it's obvious that if you get out of whack at all, it can mess up the whole floor.

So for this floor we decided to do it differently. We went with a character grade solid walnut. We set up a "stop" outside to cut each piece to the same size and we pre-install sanded each edge of each piece with a belt sander. We used a combination of floor urethane glue and standard flooring staples to put it down, and the pattern was very tedious. I'll admit that a few rows went in and had to come back out so we could make minor tweaks.

We're really excited about it, and neighbors who have heard about it have already had to stop by to see it. It was a lot of work, but it's super unique and turned out just how we were hoping. We were sure we were going to be short on wood, but finished the install with literally a just few square feet left.

Don't Smile Cash

Pioneer day tradition here. Lawn chairs, mini doughnuts, and parade.

Cash is going through this thing where he thinks he looks better in pictures if he doesn't smile.

Aquarium Visit

Marta has been wanting to take the kids to the new Aquarium ever since it opened. We finally did it as part of the twins 9th birthdays, and honestly it was way cooler than I thought it'd be. Lots to see and do, and the shark tube that you walk through was incredible. Watching a snake eat his lunch was one of those things you don't want to see but can't stop watching.