100 year storm???

Yesterday we got pounded by a rain storm. The only time I have ever seen rain like this was during monsoon season in Tucson, AZ. The field next to our new house turned into a lake. When the lake got full the water found it's way into our basement. We were finally able to get the water stopped. We have a great contractor that was willing to stay along with our shingler who actually showed up on his own and brought with him his own pump. We had two pumps running until around 8:00 last night. All together we had 7 guys helping out. It was really nice to have this kind of help without even asking. We really appreciate everybody that helped out.

SOLD!

Today we sold Eastons 4 wheeler. It's kinda sad to see it go. Our plan is to get him a new bed room set for the new house and a different 4 wheeler for the same amount of money that we sold this one for. Here is a pic of Easton on the 4 wheeler just before it was sold.

Day (98) on New House

Everything on the exterior is finally framed up. Next week we should have shingles, a porch and stairs down into the basement. The plumber is supposed to work on Monday and on Friday.

So... Funny story. In the last week Easton has learned to ride his bike. He still has a little troulbe keeping a straight line but he is doing great. We decided this afternoon to video tape Easton. We didnt realize until we got in the house that the camera was set to slow motion. A 2 minute video turned into 14 minutes. You will have to fast forward through the video to see Easton take off on his own. Towards the end Easton jumps off his bike and starts running towards the camera. It's hilarious. To top it off he falls right as he makes it to the camera. We hope you enjoy the video as much as us.

Day (90) on New House

More sheeting on the roof. We closed on the construction loan today. It feels good to finally get all of the paper work out of the way.

Day (89) on New House

They finished sheeting the West side of the house today. I am hoping that they are completely finished sheeting the roof by the end of the week. Easton and our dog Nebo have the greatest times hanging out at the house. They have dirt, hills, dirt and more dirt which is Eastons favorite. Nebo just chases Easton around waiting for him to throw things so that she can go get them. You can see in the picture that Nebo is waiting patiently for Easton to throw that piece of wood.

Day on the Mountain

We spent a day in Big Horns on Saturday.

Day (84) on New House

They started sheeting the roof on the back of the house today. We also heard from the bank today about getting the money for the house. We hope to close on the construction loan some time next week. We have been waiting for the bank to approve Ron as an approved contractor before they would give us any money. Luckily enough we have been able to pay Ron as the house was being built. Coincidentaly we gave Ron the last of our money today. I don't think we could have timed things any better.

Day (82 & 83) on New House

The house is really starting to take shape.

Day (81) on New House

At this point the house is all framed up, the garage floor has concrete and they just started puting up trusses today. Now that we have all structural concrete out of the way we should start seeing more progress. I'll take more pictures once the trusses are up and the roof is sheeted.