Sorry I took so long to post this! We actually moved into our new space on June 10. We have been really busy since then trying to get all the kids and their stuff moved into their new rooms. Everyone seems to be enjoying their new spaces, and it is nice to have it a little more quiet. Larry has now been on Sabbatical for 2 days. Tomorrow we pack for Utah and leave on Tuesday. I will post some pictures of their rooms completely finished sometime when we get back in mid-July.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
During construction...
Other things happened while our house was being torn apart. Larry and Spencer ran in the starlight parade. They were electricians.
Spencer put a whole bunch of dirt on the slide and then got friendly with it.
Larry also had a campout with the boys in May to the beach.
Updates:
Spencer put a whole bunch of dirt on the slide and then got friendly with it.
Larry also had a campout with the boys in May to the beach.
Updates:
Miranda:still obsessed with pets. She went fishing for the first time yesterday and caught a fish.
Derek: Got to play chess at school with a first grader for a while. Still obsessed with Star Wars. He and Larry and reading the same book (and Derek is farther along in it).
Spencer: LOVES school, now that it is finally over tomorrow. He is starting to read. And he really likes to write.
Lindsey: Loves her dress up shoes and still wants to wear them to bed even though she has big sores on her feet from them! She is talking so well now. It is funny to ask her questions and see what she says.
Kara: WOW, she's growing up. She's crawling slow and steady all over the house (break out the vacuum and broom). She now has 6 teeth and I've got her off of baby food. She loves Everything! I'm so glad she's not a picky eater. She even ate olives the other day. She also stands up now.
Larry: Is trying to finish up some projects at work to get ready for Sabbatical!!!! That's an 8 week extra paid vacation!!!! So, Larry doesn't have to go to work from June 18- Aug 12!!! We are going to do a lot of travelling this summer. He is also finishing up being a baseball coach.
Michelle: I'm trying not to get too anxious to move the kids into their new spaces! I'm also planning our summer vacation. I've recently started volunteering in the kids' classrooms, and that has been really fun!
Week Eight
Lots of finishing touches were done this week. First of all, we finally got our door in! (The French doors don't have the window panes exposed yet).
Larry's dad came and spent a lot of time finishing the electrical. We now have motion detector lights on the sides of the house and a flood light on the back.
Larry put up the trims and bulbs on the recessed lights.
Here is Miranda's room. I finished filling in nail holes and putting a final coat on all the door jams, trims, and window sills.
Here is our "hole" that is between the family room and the kitchen. This was probably the part I was most worried about in the whole design. It actually turned out better than I expected! We were going to put something up to seperate the rooms, but I haven't found anything I like enough yet.
Here's our next project- the weed forest and the area formerly called the lawn.
The boy's door.
Our favorite electrician also put in the closet lights, and a new fan/vent in our bathroom, among other things. Oh, we now have shelves and a rod in the closets. Don't you think all the boys' toys will fit on that shelf?
Monday, tomorrow, the carpet comes!!!! And then the baseboards go up. After that, I think it's just the final inspection. I'm hoping to move in next weekend.
Larry's dad came and spent a lot of time finishing the electrical. We now have motion detector lights on the sides of the house and a flood light on the back.
Larry put up the trims and bulbs on the recessed lights.
Here is Miranda's room. I finished filling in nail holes and putting a final coat on all the door jams, trims, and window sills.
Here is our "hole" that is between the family room and the kitchen. This was probably the part I was most worried about in the whole design. It actually turned out better than I expected! We were going to put something up to seperate the rooms, but I haven't found anything I like enough yet.
Here's our next project- the weed forest and the area formerly called the lawn.
The boy's door.
Our favorite electrician also put in the closet lights, and a new fan/vent in our bathroom, among other things. Oh, we now have shelves and a rod in the closets. Don't you think all the boys' toys will fit on that shelf?
Monday, tomorrow, the carpet comes!!!! And then the baseboards go up. After that, I think it's just the final inspection. I'm hoping to move in next weekend.Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Week Seven of Construction
The painting continued this week- we painted all the trims and door jams and the rooms themselves after all the texturing was finished.
This is the boys' new room- a light blue color. Spencer said, "thank you for painting my room this color!"
Miranda's room is a pale yellow- it looks a little green in this picture. We let her help paint- which she LOVED!
Here's a view towards Miranda's room.
We painted the boys old room light purple in preparation for Lindsey. They patched up and retextured the walls in the boys room, office, dining room, and bathroom.
Here's a view of the textured ceiling. Let me tell you, painting ceilings was NO fun. We had to do so many coats of paint!
This is the boys' new room- a light blue color. Spencer said, "thank you for painting my room this color!"
Miranda's room is a pale yellow- it looks a little green in this picture. We let her help paint- which she LOVED!
Here's a view towards Miranda's room.
We painted the boys old room light purple in preparation for Lindsey. They patched up and retextured the walls in the boys room, office, dining room, and bathroom.
Here's a view of the textured ceiling. Let me tell you, painting ceilings was NO fun. We had to do so many coats of paint!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Week Six- Getting Close!
Monday brought the roofers. They were done really quickly and it looks so nice!
On Tuesday, the insulation began to go in. It was really interesting to see them poking the huge sections of it up between the boards.
On Wednesday, they started the sheetrocking and taping. Now the rooms seem a lot bigger and the kids are getting really excited! Here is our new family room!
Our 3 beautiful windows with a great view... of the dirt pile.
Spencer is in our large storage closet.
Saturday, we hired someone to help us paint the outside of the addition. The three of us painted for 10 hours straight ( Larry's dad also painted for a few hours and his mom babysat for a while). I'm amazingly not sore, but I have some lovely bruises from leaning against the ladder rungs painting the top parts up by the roof. That was really scary for Larry and I. We have to finish up the blue trim tomorrow, then we will be done with the outside and our daring climbs up the ladder.
Scary stuff- painting up that high...
These soffits were the bane of our existence! They took FOREVER!
We are also making the final carpet selection this weekend and narrowing down paint colors. We hope to paint the interior this coming weekend!
On Wednesday, they started the sheetrocking and taping. Now the rooms seem a lot bigger and the kids are getting really excited! Here is our new family room!
Our 3 beautiful windows with a great view... of the dirt pile.
Spencer is in our large storage closet.
Saturday, we hired someone to help us paint the outside of the addition. The three of us painted for 10 hours straight ( Larry's dad also painted for a few hours and his mom babysat for a while). I'm amazingly not sore, but I have some lovely bruises from leaning against the ladder rungs painting the top parts up by the roof. That was really scary for Larry and I. We have to finish up the blue trim tomorrow, then we will be done with the outside and our daring climbs up the ladder.
Scary stuff- painting up that high...
These soffits were the bane of our existence! They took FOREVER!
We are also making the final carpet selection this weekend and narrowing down paint colors. We hope to paint the interior this coming weekend!Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Construction- Week Five
Last week was a busy week! It started with filling in the top of the attic area- so it was totally enclosed.
Larry's dad came and did the electrical work. We had about a dozen recessed lights put up. The bedrooms will have surface lights. He even put a plug and light up in the attic area- I would have never thought of that... Also, outside security lights and a floodlight.
This is looking from the back corner of the boys' room. They have the small walk-in-closet on the left. To the right of that is the back of the big storage closet in the family room. We also have one of those cool attic ladders in the closet. You can see the crawl space access is also in that closet.
We had a small, wood step put in. (Easier for me to tear out when I decide what I really want later)
Our chimney also grew by about 140 bricks this week.
Larry's dad came and did the electrical work. We had about a dozen recessed lights put up. The bedrooms will have surface lights. He even put a plug and light up in the attic area- I would have never thought of that... Also, outside security lights and a floodlight.
This is looking from the back corner of the boys' room. They have the small walk-in-closet on the left. To the right of that is the back of the big storage closet in the family room. We also have one of those cool attic ladders in the closet. You can see the crawl space access is also in that closet.
We had a small, wood step put in. (Easier for me to tear out when I decide what I really want later)
Our chimney also grew by about 140 bricks this week.
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