Our new pets

So, what did the kids like the most about going to see how much sod was done this weekend!?!? SEEING THE HORSES!!! They liked the grass, but LOVED seeing the horses and petting them too. We have been bringing carrots for them, but it wasn't until Saturday morning that they came to see us. The kids were so happy. They were both very nervous at first, but after a little bit Hailey was over there petting them by herself. She liked the little one the best! :) We told her she better watch out...she had donut on her face and we said they might try to lick it off! :) Hard to believe we are in city limits and have between 9 and 12 horses in our backyard most days!! :)

House update (9/26)

Okay...little thing first...electrical is ALL DONE! YAHOO!!!!!!!!! Here you get to see the yard light and the lights by the front door.


While the painters are inside working on touch-ups, Chris and Karl are busy working on this....

LOTS TO DO!! 20 pallets!!! But, they have the front yard almost done!! And, that is probably one of the worst areas with the landscaping "islands" and trim to cut around. Doug will be there around 4pm and maybe Kari too..and Adam might get to help too. Lucky people!! :) Doesn't it look great already?!?!?!

House update (9/25)

A big change on the front of the house....the pillars are stained finally! And they look GREAT!! The wood pieces between Hailey's bedroom window and my office window are also stained. There is also a few wood pieces that will go up by the "vents" on the peaks too...I will let you know when that happens. :) Isn't it pretty!?!?

The other big thing is that Chris and Doug worked on the yard AGAIN tonight. It is very dark out now and they still are out there!! THANKS SO MUCH!!! It looks awesome and is ready for the sod now!! :) Here is the backyard...and a picture of the sprinklers going too!


And...the Pilcher boys hard at work....all 3 of them!!!


Not too much on the inside...never will be too much more! :) Here is a picture of the kids' bathroom and one of the steps into the house in the garage. Looking better. We think they are putting an outdoor carpet on the steps too...fancy ;).


Tomorrow...SOD! YAHOO!!!!!!!!!

House update (9/23 & 9/24)

Not too many updates anymore...just some finishing touches. The mirrors are in now!! (basement bathroom , 1/2 bathroom, master bathroom) They look good...and ready to go! :) The cleaning is done (picture of the cleaned kitchen below).

Chris and Doug have been working on the yard...it is almost ready for the sod. That comes tomorrow morning (Friday) so new pictures will be coming with a nice green yard!! :)

House update (9/22)

There is just not enough time in the day anymore!! Things are crazy around here...I cannot wait for this house to be done and we can have so much more time to have fun! :) The cleaners were there on Monday and got most of the basement and upstairs clean!! It is amazing how nice the kids' bathroom looks now! :) They also took the protective flooring off the tile and wood floor...ahhhh....looks better (just dirty). Here is the entry way and the kitchen / dinette / living room ->

Lynn and Mitch were there working on lights again too. The undercabinet lights are all up, the garage has outlets/switches/light fixtures, and they started on the outside lighting too!

And, one final picture of Hailey and Ryan outside the front door! :) Hailey is excited to move in...Ryan wants to stay at the old house! :) But, they went over and talked to more neighbor kids tonight. They are going to LOVE having all the kids around! :)

Weekend update

We had a busy weekend again! Chris went hunting (no success this time) so the kids and I were on our own. Friday night we went over to Doug & Doran's for supper, and Ryan wasn't acting like himself. After not eating much, he went and laid down on the couch to watch a movie. RYAN NEVER DOES THAT!! By the time we got home, he had a fever so I gave him some motrin. Sure enough...as soon as that was in him it came right back out! :( Poor thing got sick all over his carpet (poor ME that I had to clean that up!!) He had more medicine in the middle of the night and then slept a little. IN the morning he was acting fine...his usual self. We went to Hailey's game (YEAH HAILEY..she did FANTASTIC again!) and still fine. Then we went to Chuck-e-Cheese for Hailey and McKenna's birthday party and he was okay when we first got there. However, he wouldn't eat and before too long he had a fever again. It is bad when a 3 year old falls asleep on the floor at Chuck-e-Cheese! :( Poor guy. We came home early, gave him some medicine and then right to bed. He woke up fine again. We spent the rest of the night at home ... getting better!

Sunday was just Sunday School and then to wash the car. Then we did something special...Doug and Doran picked up Hailey, Ryan and myself and we went to Red Lodge for lunch and ice cream! :) It was a fun afternoon! We got home and then Chris was home. We went to check out the house and the kids got to play Candyland there too.

House update (9/19)

More finishing touches were completed on Friday!! Soon there won't be any more updates...for the house that is! :)

Lynn & Mitch (the electricians) were there again finishing up the light fixtures in the house. The only thing left inside the house are the smoke alarms. They will work on the garage and outside of the house next week. They got the dining room light fixture up (love it!) and the pendents and under cabinet lights as well. We can finally see in the 1/2 bath too! :) If you look on the kitchen picture too you can see my DOUBLE OVENS (yahoo!!) and the fridge. We will be doing something about how far the fridge sticks out...that has to change, but we love the actual fridge. :) We also got gutters on Friday as well! :)



The finish carpenter was also there working in the garage after they painted the ceiling for the FOURTH TIME! All the doors and windows have trim on them...and our doors are back and painted very nicely! :) The first picture is of the door in the garage that goes to the outside/driveway. The second picture is of the door inside the house (the 1/2 bath is on the left).


Finally an updated picture of the house on the outside with the soffit, fascia, gutters, etc. Still waiting on the wood to be stained, but that is the only thing left on the outside.

A Ryan funny

Last night we were driving to Costco, and Chris started seeing wildlife and pointing it out (his favorite thing :)). Ryan all of a sudden saw some geese...and it went like this :

Ryan : Look.....some geeses.
Chris : Look out your window Ryan...what is that?
Ryan : A PHEASANT!
Chris : Is that a boy or a girl pheasant?
Ryan : A boy one.
Chris : What do we call a boy pheasant?
Ryan : Steak!

LOL! Come on...that has to make you at least smile :)

House update (9/18)

WOW! They got all the carpet done yesterday and what a difference that makes!!! Now I want to move things int :) It was nice letting the kids run around and play, and not really worrying about what they were by or getting into, etc. The house is really coming together and there isn't too much left to do! :) The cleaning ladies are coming on Tuesday I believe, and they are starting to mark spots to touch up (I know we will find more than them! :)).

Carpet was about the only thing done yesterday...except finishing the sprinklers and soffit/fascia. Hopefully gutters come soon!! :) Here are a few pictures of the house from last night. First one is of my office....love it! Then a picture of the stairs...plenty of those. And, another of my favorite part of the house...standing in the entry way looking towards the living room. There are so many parts of this that I just love! The last picture is of the basement living room.

House update (9/17) - part 2

Well, we have CARPET!! Wow the house does look FINISHED (in most rooms now). They got the upstairs all done, and the living room on the main floor. The master bedroom has the carpet pad down so it is close to getting carpet! It looks very nice and we are excited to see how much more they get done today!! :) Here is a picture of the living room with carpet and Hailey wanted a picture of her in her room! :) Now I am ready to start moving things in their rooms!! :) I wish I could start now :)


The sprinkler system is almost done too!! Maybe just a few little tweaks today and it is ready to go. Chris was excited about the control box in the garage...and that we used EVERY ZONE POSSIBLE! :) I cannot wait to see it working and watering grass!! :)