Progress Update: 1.16.2012

Front of the house... we finally have windows & doors.
Front door.

View from dining area - looking back towards the pantry, back entry, bathroom, and closet.

Kitchen. A big island will be in the middle of the kitchen.

Half wall, or no half wall? A debate for about one week. Half wall it is!

Family room with fireplace.

Second floor photos coming this weekend. :)

House Progress: One Month Update

January 8, 2012.
Although progress was slow over the holidays, it is expected to speed up in the coming days and weeks. Our winter weather has been working in our favor -- we're so thankful!

Basement.
Another view of basement.

View from dining room, looking back towards front door & the living room.

View from kitchen. A 1/2 bath on the right, and closet on the left.

View of backyard from kitchen window and patio door.

Family room.

View of home from front yard.

House Progress: One Week Update

December 18, 2011.
By Christmas, this is where our house stood. We had the hole dug and footings & walls poured.

View of home from front yard.
Our basement! The neighbor's house is exactly what our house will look like. We should be at their stage of the game by the beginning of February.

View from our backyard. No one can build directly behind our house. Zoey will love this space!

Another view of the basement.

Another view of the basement.

Progress: Day One

December. 12. 2011

Today marks the first day (finally!!) of construction on our new home. After nearly three months of meetings, paperwork, building delays, phone calls and WAITING; the hole has been dug and footings have been poured. As soon as we have photos to share, we will be sure to post them.

Since September 19, when we signed papers to begin this process, we are finally feeling a small sense of relief. I think we were both starting to question whether we would ever see a house on our lot. We are already planning (in our minds) a house warming party this Spring, and future holiday celebrations.

We really miss our Zoey. We saw her this past weekend, and really miss her spunky personality, unconditional love, and companionship.

Until next time...

Zoey

A few recent photos of Zoey

Say cheese!

Lounging

Playing with our neighbors dog, her buddy, Eason.

Landscaping

Our latest landscaping.

We added a couple of arbrivida to our landscaping. Here is one ready to be planted.

A view from the front of our house.

Another view

Easter Weekend

This year we spent our Easter Weekend in La Crosse. Throughout the weekend we spent time doing landscaping, coloring eggs, and had our first Easter dinner in our house.

This is what the front of our house looks like now with the landscaping done. We added a few different kind of spirea to the arbrivida that we planted last fall.

We added barberry to the south side of the house. There will be arbrivida added to this in the near future.

Britton digging a hole for one of the barberry.

Another view from the front

A close-up of our spirea

In the beginning stages of our planting.

Coloring eggs

Part way through the process

Lacy got flowers from her parents.

Giving the eggs a chance to dry out before putting them back in the carton.

Working on coloring the eggs