Ringing from the Rafters

Here they are!

Just Another Amazing Day

Christian surprised me with my first SUV as a graduation/Christmas/birthday/Easter/Kwanzaa/Arbor Day gift.  Now I am officially a backroad dweller.  Felix and I spent most of the day out and about enjoying the new ride, and we were excited about the new progress on the house when we returned to the farm.  One major step was they filled in the huge pit surrounding the house which I affectionately refer to as "the moat".  Now I don't have to worry about the boys falling in and breaking a leg.

Gus marveling at his future home as cousin Will Sanders exits.

The back.

Invisible Progress

Yesterday the work crew was at our house.  I saw their trucks, but though I peeped out the window to watch them several times-no dice.  This morning Felix and I braved the mud and cold and walked over to see what they had been up to. 

We couldn't see them because they were in the basement!

This is the door and window in the basement.

Basement stairs.

Looking into basement from upstairs.

Plus they got another wall up in Felix's room.  He was pretty excited.

Upward Progress

Side

Front

Back

Dynamics of a Date Night

The boys often spend the night with mom and dad on Friday night.  This is wonderful because it allows Christian and I to have a date night.  Here is what a date looks like when you are building a house:
-We will drive to Florence and talk about how excited we are about the work they've done on the house this week.  We will discuss our favorite things about the house.
-Then we will go to Lowes, Home Depot, and if we are feeling really romantic The Wood Floor Store.
-Followed by a nice dinner where we talk about the things we need to buy from the places we visited.
See, building a house is a lot of fun.  The months leading up to completion do take over your mind though, but it a fun kind of full mind take-over. 
Maybe the builders will be back today-if so, more pics to follow.

Upstairs!

Two little monkeys sitting on the stairs.

Today they started the upstairs! 

Sticks

They framed the first floor!  Even though it was a foggy and muddy day, the crew came out and got our first floor framed.  They can't even imagine how happy this made us.  As soon as they left Christian, Gus, and myself hopped in the car and headed that way.  We walked all through every room on the first floor.  It is soooooo exciting to have those walls up. 

From the front.  Our living room is to the right, our bedroom to the left.

From the back.  Our master bathroom is to the left, and our kitchen to the right. 

Playing House

This morning we went to check out the sub floor.  It was fantastic.  They have the walls marked off in red so we were able to see where things will actually be. 

Me sticking out of the basement stairwell.

Christian in the jacuzzi tub.

Cooking at the stove.

Warming his hands by the fire.

Our driveway.  Love it!

Movin' Right Along

View from the front.

View from the back.