fall cleaning

Today we did some major fall cleaning around here. The spiders were trying to overtake our house! There were so many webs and spider nests on the siding and window screens so we decided to get everything all cleaned up and looking nice before winter gets here. The weather was close to 80 degrees today so it was perfect to be outside working.

Scott went into town and rented this machine to help make the job easier. He cleaned all of the high places, I cleaned the low parts. We first cleaned the siding with stiff bristled brushes and then Scott sprayed it all down with a Home Defense spray to help keep the spiders under control. We then washed the windows, garage doors, light fixtures, and window screens.

Thomas kept busy raking the yard. While Elle helped out by playing with Ava in the house. They were great helpers today. I was so proud of them.


Here is Scott working on another part of the house that is hard to work on from ladders. While he worked on the dormer I worked on the lower half. We were able to get two sides of the house done. We really would've liked to use this machine to finish the rest of the house but it would've tore up the yard too much. We aren't going to get this side yard done until next spring so we didn't mind messing it up a little.

Thomas and Elle got busy working on tidying up their playhouse today too. Elle cleaned out the inside while Thomas washed windows.

And here is where Ava hung out while we did our cleaning after she had taken her nap. When she got tired of playing with her toys she swang in her swing on the swingset for awhile and then Thomas pushed her around the lake in her stroller. She's got her big brother wrapped around her finger! :)

It was a good day!