Progress

So here is the progression on our house. I just cannot believe how fast it is going up! Earlier today Jeremy and I went to check everything out and we used a ladder to get down to the basement. There are four areas that I want to have in the basement...a playroom, a game room/bar area, a family room and some storage. I think that we have figured out where we want each of these areas to be. We are just so excited!!! Here is what the house looked like last Friday. The last picture is what it looks like today.

Back of the house

And today...with the SOLD sign in front of it! So excited!!!

Hope everyone has a great week! :o)

Fun Times

Last week we had a lot of fun going to numerous events at our local fair. Last Saturday was the Rough Truck Challenge. This was our first year going to this and I doubt that we will go again next year. It didn't keep Kaden's interest for very long. I didn't even get a pictures of it. Oops. Then on Wednesday night we went to the Clashing Combines show. This is a demolition derby for combines. It was awesome! Before that, though, we played games and rode rides. Here is one of Kaden's favorites. I swear that he could jump forever.

This was probably Kaden's next favorite thing to do....shoot the arrows at balloons.

The Super Slide was fun too!

Here is one picture of the combines (sorry, kind of dark)

Thursday night was the Demolition Derby. We all loved this!

Then this past Saturday we went out to dinner for my birthday with my Mom, stepdad, my brother, sister-in-law and my two nieces. We had such a good time! Here is Kaden, Hanah and I blowing out my candle on top of my cookie.

Kaden and I

The family

Hope everyone is having a great week! :o)

We are Building!

So instead of buying a house we have decided to build one! We are very excited to say the least...and the best part is that we will be in it before Christmas!!! I have been telling Jeremy that I wanted to have our next house by Christmas and we really will. I can't tell you how excited I am to have a dishwasher and a mantle to hang stockings on! Jeremy and I haven't ever had a dishwasher. I had one growing up, but our apartment or our house did not have one. It is the little things that I get excited about. Our new neighborhood has lots of kids and our house is on the last street in the subdivision so there shouldn't be much traffic. We are back in the corner on an outside lot which means that we won't have any neighbors behind us. There is just a big field. We are meeting with the builder tonight to get some questions answered. Today is only day 3 and here is the progress so far...

Day 1

Excavator dug out basement

Kaden "surfing" down the slope
Having fun on the dirt mounds

He climbed all the way to the top of this mound

Day 2

Pouring footers

Day 3

Putting up forms for basement walls

This afternoon the guys were supposed to pour the cement into the forms. I just can't believe how much has happened in three days. I sure hope that they keep making this much progress in the days to come. Hope everyone is having a great week! :o)