house {update 10}

Its wrapping up...the house construction that is!  Floors, carpet and all those fun things are in!  It really looks almost ready now and I am getting exited, a little stressed, and a little sad to leave our home.  We are scheduled for a walk through on Friday Aug. 2 and then we move on the 12th!  My yellow front door is still coming and the bookshelves, but aside from that I think it is all done.  The boys are excited, Sam likes to see the progress and I hope they have an easy time moving somewhere new.

Kitchen is done, we just need to move our new fridge.

Front trees are down, we are really excited about the land in the back- lots of running room for the dogs and kids.

Sam was excited to see his plastic covered carpet!

house update {9}

We have been locked out of our house for about 2 weeks, which has been driving us nuts and at the same time was a nice surprise when we finally did get into it today.  The painting is done, all white for now) kitchen countertops in, kitchen appliances, tile, toilets, floodlights, and the list goes on for the little things.  I am really looking forward to seeing the floors and bookshelves the most which should be coming along in the next week or so.

I haven't updated about our house we live in now....it sold!  We put it on the market and the next day had 3 showings and got 2 offers as well as some the following few days.  We feel very lucky to have our house sold on the 1st day.  Now we a few home inspection things to do and then the packing can begin.  NOT looking forward to living in the unorganized since right now everything is crammed in storage and the house is a so easy to clean up right now!

Here are some pictures of the progress- taken with my iPhone since I wasn't sure if we could get in the house today and my camera is heavy to lug around all the time (even though I do!)

the kitchen, one side of cabinets aren't in the picture, but I am so excited about the storage space!

upstairs hallway

master bathroom shower

open foyer, I am looking over the railings upstairs

4

My big guy turned 4!  And I stressed over his party like it was a wedding.  My goal with parties is to always celebrate my kids birthdays and I make year 1 a bigger party, but I want to keep them not too big because then they will always expect huge parties and gifts and that is not what a birthday is about. Easier said than done.  We are so thankful for all the family and friends we have, but it makes parties stressful because that is a lot of people to invite, feed, favors, etc.  So after Sam's 1st birthday, I scaled back and made it a goal to do birthday parties for $100 or less.  I was thinking that our house was going to be still for sale since we just put it on the market 3 days prior, but it sold!!!!!  I had it in my head that we would go to a jump place and all I had to do was bring a cake- wrong!  However, I do love having people over, but lately between family stuff, hosting events for church at our house, and selling the house, I am over cleaning up!  Now, aren't you glad that you know all that????  :)

Sam wanted a Toy Story party, which was pretty easy to do, but I don't like everything to be all "matchy, matchy"- is that a real word?  So, I kept it simple.  I was kinda proud of myself for figuring out how to decorate the cake.

His first piece of birthday mail, he was over the moon about it!

and a Woody costume!

We spent his birthday by having breakfast out and headed to Ashland to watch some trains.

The train hobby store, he would like 1 of everything I think!

Opening gifts- a little hectic to keep track of stuff.  He got a conductor hat and a train ride with Papa.  

house update {pt. 8}

Cabinets are in! I was excited to see that the cabinets were in with the hardware too.  The bathrooms have all cabinets in there too and the fireplace surround was installed which was pretty exciting too!  I think that next installment will be the vinyl and the ceramic tile -will go in sometime in the next week or two.  Also trim work is coming up too. :)