Happy Birthday, Papa!

We just wanted to wish my Dad a very Happy Birthday! We love you- From all of us- Scott, Christy, Conner, Tate, Jacob, Grace, & Ethan (man that's a long list! Ha!) We hope that you enjoyed the song we sang to you!

Time Flies!!

I can't believe that it's September already! Wow, time sure goes by fast. Our house is now being framed!! So exciting. Along with all that excitement comes a tremendous amount of work. Being your own general contractor is crazy!! I highly recommend hiring someone- that is if you can afford it! Doing it ourselves is saving us a ton of money so I guess the headaches are worth it. I really am having trouble in the design area. I love so many different things. If any of you have any suggestions for paint colors, cabinet finishes, bedrooms themes, I'm all ears. Anyway, here are some of the latest pics. Oh, and with all this going on, Jacob started pre-school today! Hooray for him. He was so excited.






(Picture #1 Grace & the Footings, #2 Tate & My Dad pulling off stem panels, #3 Jacob sitting on the floor trusses )





(#4 The walls go up!, #5 Roof trusses being set, #6 The Exterior)

F.Y.I. - When I originally started this post it was the beginning of September and the framers were just starting. Now it is the middle of September and the framers are finished. Hvac, electrical, & plumbing are now being roughed in. I'll have to take some more pictures so you can see the house fully framed. Time really does fly by!