House update (8/19 & 8/20)

Things like seems have slowed down a little at the house. There is still work being done, but not as much to take pictures of again! :) The outside is done with most of the siding...they just have the other siding to do on the "white" pieced. Maybe that will get done today. Then they can paint it!! :)

They did get the "topper" on the mailbox and the tile guys are still working hard. They finished up the shower (and it looks great as you can see in the two pictures below of the shower floor and the sides of the shower) and today they are working on grouting everything.


The carpenter was working a little too. He is only working at our place at night I guess for now so not too much is done right now. He has been working on the closet organizers so they can come back in and paint those. He has the two main floor closets done, our master started (1st picture) and the pantry started too (2nd picture). For some reason there is one piece of trim in the master bathroom....so I had to take a picture of that too :)

Finally ... Ear Piercing Day

Well....we finally let her do it....Hailey got her ears pierced last night!! She has been asking for quite some time to have this done, and I finally talked Chris into letting her for her 6th birthday. She was so excited!! I was excited, and Chris was beyond nervous! :) Hailey did FANTASTIC! Not one tear...a few "ouch..this hurts" but that is about it. In fact I didn't know the first one was done because I didn't see much of a reaction out of her. :) Enjoy the pictures and videos! :)

Before...and with "dots" drawn on her ears!


Video of her before the piercing begins -->

First ear ......... and second ear......


Video of the main event --->

And a cute picture of her after it is done. Pretty girl!! And she was very happy and proud :)

House update (8/18)

Not as much "big" things done today...but still progress. The siding guys have the south facing side of the house done, and are working on the front of the house too. They are almost done with siding!! The tile guys were in there again and finished up the front entry way, and also worked on the master bathroom counter top (see first two pictures below). The garage is now full of trim and doors!! The doors look great, but Chris and I think they might have painted them the wrong color. Waiting to hear on that...oh the fun! The cabinet guys were also working again today and installed some of the kick plates (I think that is what they are called) and also started on the crown around the top of the cabinets (see picture of an example). And, one picture of the basement fireplace ... rock all done...waiting on a mantel.

Today we should have doors up..and maybe even some trim! :)

Summer Olympics 2022 or 2024

So, we were watching the Olympics a little this weekend and Ryan was talking about them...asking all sorts of questions. I had a little conversation with him that went similar to this :

Dawn : Ryan, are you going to be in the Olympics someday?
Ryan : No.
Dawn : Are you sure?
Ryan : Yep.
Dawn : Is Hailey going to go to the Olympics?
Ryan : Yep.
Dawn : What is she going to do there?
Ryan : Swimming.
Dawn : Will she win a medal?
Ryan : Yep, gold.

So...there you have it....Hailey is going to the Olympics for swimming. I am guessing 2022 or 2024, so start saving now so you can come with. I am so proud already!!! :)

House update (8/15 part 2)

A few more pictures from Sunday when we stopped in the house. First, I LOVE the entry tile! It isn't all the way done, but look at how nice it looks!! I am so pleased with this and know it will make me happy to walk by and see this every morning! :) LOVE IT! :)

Then a funny picture of Hailey and Ryan in the master bathroom shower...acting goofy like always. :) Then a picture of Ryan's room all finished (well, the paint anyway).

I think the finish carpenter starts today...doors and trim...yahoo! :)

House update (8/15)

Quick update on what was done today...and still being worked on. The tile guys were working on the master shower and the entry tile. I cannot wait to take a picture of that and show you...it looks great already!! The cabinet guys were in there and installed the kid's bathroom cabinets and also finished up in the master bathroom. Then the Corian countertop guy came to measure for the kitchen counters....how fun! :) The siding crew was there too working by the garage as well. I didn't get too many pictures, but will probably get some over the weekend and update the post then.

Until then...here are two pictures of Hailey's room with PINK!!!


And, Ryan's room with the green on it (only the first coat and the lovely blue tape is off by now too :) ). And, the kid's bathroom cabinet.


More pictures to come!!

Little fishies

My little fishies finished up swimming lessons again last night. They both did very good. Ryan will be in the same class again next year (no surprise to me) as he needs to work on his kicking and floating alone (he doesn't like that right now).

Hailey, on the other hand, passed the starfish level and is now a DOLPHIN (hey Kris, I bet you like that ;) )! Dolphin is the last level at this pool, so next year will be her last year with lessons there. Sad, but she is ready for more advanced lessons.

Great job Hailey and Ryan! We are so proud of both of you!!!!!!! :)

House update (8/14)

More of the finishing touches were added inside and outside the house. More cabinets. More tile. More siding. I will let the pictures do the talking....

The kitchen!!! And, my island...much bigger than I expected! :)

The laundry room cabinets and the powder room cabinet with sink. We went with a granite countertop with built in sink for this room.

The master bath cabinets (more to come on the wall between the sinks) and the siding is finished on the back of the house.

Best Buddies

Oh Ryan, how you LOVE Hunter! You refer to him as "my dog" and love to let him out, give him treats, and just sit by him and love him. You two are best buddies. So, it shouldn't have been a surprise when I went up to bed and I found the two of you asleep on our floor next to each other!! :) Too cute!

House update (8/13 part 2)

Too much happened yesterday ... need another post!! :)

First a look at more tile. They worked in the basement bathroom (first picture) and also worked more in the master (second picture). They do have the backing up for the shower, but no tile yet. They haven't started on the entry way yet, but that is probably last on their schedule.

The main floor fireplace is done...even the base stones! The basement one is so close to being done, but the picture wasn't too good as it was very dark down there! :) The siding guys of course got more done as well. A note on the siding.....it needs to be painted, so don't think this is the color we picked out! :)

Now, my favorite improvement of the day............MY KITCHEN!!!!!!!!!!!! =D Look at how pretty it is!!!!!!! Ryan and Hailey both thought it was neat to walk in and see the cabinets. :) I did too! I cannot wait to see what they get done today. Oh...and most of the appliances were all inside in the living room waiting to be installed (the ovens, microwave, dishwasher, cooktop all there...fridge will wait). Very exciting!!!

Last night Chris and Doug completed 1/2 of their painting in the new house...Hailey's room. Thankfully in this house they only need to do a small portion of both kid's rooms...and nothing else! At the current house, they had to do EVERYTHING...and work around trim, carpet, etc. It is great they got to do it before carpet, etc!! :) Hailey's room is done. In Ryan's room the lines are drawn, so they just need to tape and paint...so hopefully it won't take too long! :) Hailey did get to help paint her walls...she loved that!