Father's Day 2011

Shane had to work on Father's Day this year so we made a trip to see Nana and Poppy. We got Poppy a card and a key lime pie....his FAVORITE!!! Payton spent the day in the pool (which was freezing because the weather hasn't been that hot.) So we took turns getting in with her. She was jumping and splashing and having a great time, even though her lips were blue!! Caleb splashed a lot but was not too fond of the cold water. After naps, Poppy gave tractor rides and we had dinner. The best part of the whole day was that Payton voluntarily gave up her binky. She just announced that she didn't need it anymore. She has been binky free since!! Here are some pictures from the day.

We have drywall people!!!!

Shane and I went to the house yesterday to find that the entire house has been drywalled. I was not expecting the whole house to be done. I will say it again, it amazes me how much gets done in a week. The outside stone is complete. They only things they have left to do on the outside is put the stone on the bottom portion of the house when the final grading will be. They need to run out faucets and outlets to the outside as well. Moving right along! I was told that a good rule of thumb is that the house will be complete 6 weeks from the drywall stage. If that is the case, we are looking at moving in at the beginning of August, instead of the end. HOLY COW!!! Here are the lastest pictures.



The Garage


Isn't the front beautiful?


Looking up into the loft from the family room.


Laundry Room


Family Room


Kitchen


Dining Room


Living Room


Study/Den/Playroom


Top of Stairs


Upstairs Hallway


Master Shower


Master Bathroom


Master Bedroom


Guest Bathroom


Guest Bedroom


View from the loft


Kid's Bathroom


Bedroom #1


Bedroom #2

Floors and insulation

We have a basement floor and a garage floor. Most of the house is insulated already and they have started to put the stone on the front. They have also poured the front porch. It is amazing how much they got done in a week. I am pretty sure they will start drywalling this week. August is going to come so quickly, I can't believe it! Here are the latest photos:

2411 Twelve Oaks

Here are the most recent pictures of the house. The updates will be fewer and farther between because they are almost completely done with the external features and the internal features don't change all that quickly. We were there today and it looks as though all of the plumbing is finished (except the well). The electricians have been there and working hard. There is only a few more things it looks like they need to wire. The basement is ready to be poured (they have installed all plumbing needed for the bathroom down there). I am sure it won't be long until they start the insulation and drywall. Enjoy the pictures!

A visit with Daddy

Today we had to drop off beer to Shane at the fire station..(for a charity basket they are putting together people...geeeezzz!!) Since I had my camera, I decided to take pictures of them in the trucks! Check them out!

Erie Zoo

On Saturday we went to visit some friends at the Erie Zoo. It was a lot of fun. We saw Hyenas, a giraffe, 2 rhinos, tigers, and lots of monkeys. Payton rode on the carousel and we took a train ride. It was our friend's little girl's birthday so everyone got a safari hat and binoculars that came to the party. Our friend, even cut our pb&j sandwiches in the shapes of lions. She is so creative. Here are some pictures of our adventure.



A family picture on the train. This was clearly Payton's favorite part.


Isn't he cute!!


Payton LOVED the carousel too! Except she wanted to ride this horse-looking animal on the inside of the ride. Doesn't make for very good pictures.



There were two mallard ducks that were particularly friendly. Payton and Shane were feeding them some of their sandwich.

It's starting to look like a house!

Pictures of the new place as of May 21, 2011