Author: My Four Sons

Project: Build a Boat

So I stumbled on this page about free boat plans: www.svensons.com… Originally, I was going to build the paddle pusher. It looked simple enough. Then I thought that as long as I was going to the trouble, I might build…

Back from Florida!

No. 1 son is back from his trip to Florida with a friend.  The trip included hamburgers grilled on the beach, a shark and a dolphin sighting. He saw fireworks which started a hotel fire.  It was great fun. As…

Treehouses

Our No.1 son’s friend built a tree house in his backyard, so now they have a proper hang-out.  He got the idea from the “Dangerous Book for Boys.”  We kind of live that book.

Fireworks!

This year we decided to go a little later in the day, so we only waited about 3 hours for the fireworks. We enjoyed a meal of BBQ, lemon cookies, and fruit loops.  A good time was had by all.

Camp Good News

No. 2, 3, and 4 sons went to camp for a week.  Some kids had a better time that others, No.3 was sick most of the time, and another kid threw up in the cabin. Apparently it is not a…

The Trailer

Having four boys, a garden, and a lot of crap could only mean one thing — we needed a trailer.  So the guys and I decided to get one and put it together.   We got the trailer from Northen…

The Garden

2010 Update –  Follow all the gory details of our garden on this blog: GalvanizedGardener.Blogspot.com No3 and No4 sons at our new garden plot.  These guys have been hard at work planting seeds and keeping the weeds out.  We have…