house updates

We are less than one week from closing. There is still some cleaning, and touch up painting to be done, but otherwise the house looks pretty much done to us! We are so happy with the way everything has turned out and can't wait to be the proud new owners of this home on Friday!

powder bath

kitchen

Hailey's playroom

master bath

master bedroom

looking towards front door from dining/nook area

study

house 2-18-2010

Just a few pics of the updates at the house from the week.

the wood floors are in. they taped paper over them to protect them,
but there are places where you can see them.

the bath/towel fixtures

Our sales agent, Scott, gave Hailey her own pink hard hat to wear!
She loved wearing it through the house!

The sink and granite is in. They were starting to work on the
tile back splash when I was leaving today.

house 2-11-2010

Obviously things are not painted/finished yet, but they are moving right along!

mantle around fireplace!

cabinets are in!!!

(I haven't figured out why the glass was painted in the french doors to the study, but...) the doors and trim are on throughout the house!

Hailey's bath room- tile floors and tub surround done

Master bath cabinet

Master bath tub/shower

We went exploring in the basement, and Hailey was looking around at things when she got all excited. I looked over at her, and couldn't figure out why she got so happy looking at the side of the stairs. Then, I walked over and spotted this...

Seems someone left Hailey a special drawing! (thanks Papoo!)

house progress February 6, 2010

We went by the house this weekend, and it is finally dry-walled! Hooray! It finally feels less like a bunch of lumber, and more like an actual house! Our closing date is supposed to be March 5th, so they have some decent work ahead of them. But, we are really excited about watching things come together, with the design finishes we chose!
Can't wait to go back next weekend and check out the progress!
powder bath

garage

master bedroom

hailey's room

upstairs hallway looking towards stairs

stairs to basement, & stairs up

kitchen

family room

study

looking in from entry

an updated shot of the front with the driveway in

preschool story book party

The month of January was "fairytale month" at Hailey's preschool. they learned all about fairy tales, and fun make-believe things. Like princesses, knights, and dragons! There was a huge dragon on their classroom wall, but he didn't have any scales. They kids had to read books at home to give the dragon his scales. For every book they read, they got to write the name of the book on the scale and bring it in to attach to the dragon. Once the dragon had all of his scales, the kids were promised a storybook party by their teacher, Ms. Paula.

For this story book party, the kids were supposed to bring in their favorite book for the class to read. But, the best part was that they also got to dress up as a character from their favorite book. Hailey chose the book Posey prefers pink. She dressed up as Posey the pink fairy. The kids were all too cute in their little costumes, and they had so much fun at their story book party! They played games, had a pot-luck of snacks, and even had a parade around the school in their costumes.




Hailey wishes every day were Story book party day at preschool!

January Progress

the weather finally warmed up enough in the last couple of weeks for them
to paint...
& pour the basement floor!

the fireplace is in!

front porch has been poured as well!

and, they are finishing up the tile shingles on the roof.

House Jan 2, 2010

Man, it's weird typing 2010...

Anyhow, we went by the house this past weekend. The weather has been awful, and snow has blanketed the ground for (what seems like) weeks and weeks. It has slowed down the building process, but there has been a bit more progress since my last post.

All of the brick is around the exterior now. All of the siding and shutters are on, and they have prepared the roof for the concrete tile shingles. When the weather gets warmer, they will get moving on the exterior painting.

The fireplace is in

the plumbing is in (you can see the copper and black pipes to the right of Tony above)


This is the view from the master bedroom looking behind our house. To the left of the tree in the back of the picture (where there are mounds of dirt) is where they are building the new elementary school. The building on the right is the community center and pool.

They say that they are going to start the drywall process toward the middle of January- after they complete the HVAC/duct system, and the electrical. We are excited about watching the house come together, and start looking like a house instead of a bunch of plywood! Looks like it is on course for being completed toward the beginning part of March!