The fence is fixed

After 6 months - our backyard is again fenced in...

Yukon is still chained up, as he never met a fence he couldn't jump, dig under, crawl through, eat.....

 

Daddy's big helpers!

Here are Tegan and Connor - collecting rocks to use at the bottom of the fence post hole. We'll make sure these posts last more that 15 years this time....

 

Working on the fix

I took Kevin's advice and instead of putting the posts in the same spot, I replaced the end section that was 6 feet long, with one of the 8 feet sections. So - I had a two foot offset, and could leave the old concrete in the ground. Here is me digging one of the middle holes.

 

The middle and the far right post holes....how do I get these out of there? Build a scaffold with a smooth rod so I can pull them out? Tie balsa wood on them and flood the hole? Dynamite?

This is the middle post - the concrete crown is much wider - the hole must have been dug with a shovel and not a post-hole digger. This one I haven't completely dug out yet.

This is the first hole I was digging to put in a new post. Surprise! The previous post was in concrete - and it just broke off. The concrete is 3 feet down. This hole is dug deep enough to where the concrete can be pushed side to side - but I can't pull it up!

Here is the broken fence. A post is missing from the middle, and at each panel where the fence still stands.

Connor and Tegan hope Daddy gets back on the train before the "All aboard!" is called out...

Tegan, Daniel, and Connor had a great day in the sun at the Oregon Zoo.

Even with Daniel's help, Tegan still can't win the arm wrestling contest with a statue at the zoo.

Daniel enjoys the Zoo Train.

The Oregon Zoo Train! What a perfect day for a train ride.

I Spy - a Haunted Mansion! Connor and Daniel had lots of fun looking for the eyeballs and other scary ghost parts....

Hey - can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?

Where is Oscar? Did anyone knock?

Say cheese, I want to take a picture....oh, wait. You are all in a picture!

Tegan, Connor, and Daniel with some friends at the Children's Museum in Portland, Oregon.

Ally wants out - no more cousin pile for her.

Happy cousins!

Connor is a computer master.