Grant Gets a Ramp for Christmas

My brother Aaron had our name for Christmas this year. When he called to see what we wanted/needed, I told him that we were thinking about just asking everyone for money this year to help us put a ramp on the front of the house so we can get Grant in and out of the house easier. He took that comment and in turn orchestrated a massive project at our house the day after Christmas. The work crew-consisting of Dad, Aaron, Adam, Brandon, Grandpa Jones, and Jeremy-showed up at our house about 9:30 that morning and by 3:30 that afternoon it was finished. Well all except the paint. They did such an amazing job. It turned out great! I was amazed at how quickly it all came together. It was fun to watch the boys work. My mom and I helped by keeping the boys full and hydrated. And of course, Grant was there watching and supervising and was used as a consultant when needed.

We are so appreciative to all of those that came to help out! We really couldn't have pulled it off without you. You will never know how much this means to us!!!

Aaron channeling his inner rock star with a tape measure.

Grant doing his first inspection now that the deck part is done.

Getting the ramp ready to attach to the deck. I think Brandon is the only one really working in this picture. Everyone else grabbed a tool to look busy when they saw I was gonna take a picture.

Grant supervising in the warmth of the house.

ALL FINISHED! Grant's trying it out. He thinks it's pretty funny to go up and down.

The work crew sharing a round of root beers to celebrate the completion of the ramp.

Monday morning Adam, Brandon, and Taylor showed up and got the ramp ready for the painter to come. They put up a big tarp tent on the front of the house and put some propane heaters inside to get it warm to help the paint dry. (I forgot to get a picture of this which I am so bummed out about. I felt like we were E.T. with the big tent on the front of the house.) And then the painter went to work. The tent came down the next day and we had our finished product. It has been so nice to be able to just walk outside and down the ramp to get Grant on the bus or just out to the car. Now if all the snow would just melt away and spring would come so I can start working on adding new flower beds to replace the ones that had to go so we could build the ramp.