Christie has been saying for a while that we need to stain our deck.  I (BJ) finally decided to get around to it.  Christie was super helpful the first night by taking the kids over to my sister's house and her parents so I could get most of the sanding done.  When they got home, Kaylee and Connor came out to give me a hand.  Kaylee was pretty good at it, but Connor would hold it for a minute and then let the sander go.

It was a lot of work, but we're really happy with how it turned out!