More House

Footings for our covered patio.

Our roofers are very anxious to get going. Our framer had to hold them up for a little while so that he could finish some nailing on the roof and they all most didn't let him.

Update on our new house

We are finally moving on the house again. Our builder forgot that we were putting the heating vents for the basement under the cement so we had to wait a week and a half for a part. Then between Thanksgiving and the weather, we got really behind schedule.

Vents in the basement.

The basement floor has finally been poured.

We've started framing - a little bit.

Framing after just a couple of days.

A little of more than a week later.

The kitchen, dining and family room area.

The back door off of the dining area.

The window in the family room.

Today's changes.

Tania's cheer

Christmas

We went to Arkansas to visit my parents for Christmas. My brother and his family came from Atlanta too. Both families went to Pea Ridge. A civil war battle sight. My mom used to volunteer at the museum.
Katelyn and her cousin, Ashley, displaying their bows.

Our Christmas dinner. We prepare as much food as we would for Thanksgiving so it is a great feast.

After dinner the kids were tired. We had them sit on that side of the table so that they couldn't leave the table.

Our new home

This is our lot. We bought it last April. Katelyn is standing at one side of the lot and Tania is standing a the other end. You can't see Tania very well but she is over by the fire plug and lamp post.

They dug the hole on Wednesday.

Poured the footings on Thursday.

Put the walls up on Friday and poured the walls on Friday.

Moving day. Yes, we sold our house and rented the house next door. The kids thought it would be fun to go for a ride in the atv trailer.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday they installed the initial plumbing, added the window wells, sealed the cement and started filling the garage and sides of the house with dirt.

Sasha's video

Sasha made this video in school. It's really fun to watch.

Snowbird and Car Repairs

My sister came to visit so we took her to Snowbird to ride the tram. When we arrived at the top of the tram, we decided to hike down to the chair lift to go down the mountain. It was a short hike but as you can see we had a good time.

Tania and Sasha had to change a tire for their Drivers Ed class. Since David wanted to change the brakes on the truck, he killed two birds with one stone. I'm not sure what all happened but as you can see the kids got quite dirty.