I'm pretty sure that anybody who actually reads this blog already knows that we are in the process of building a new house. We've spent the last year designing, planning, and nit-picking what will hopefully be the house we live in for a very long time. And construction is now well under way!
I've been a bit slow about getting this on the blog, so I'll do some back-tracking. Here is the land after it had been cleared. Prior to this, we had always been bushwhacking our way through, so it was definitely an exciting change.
from the road, looking down our driveway
end of the driveway, looking to where the house & yard will be
facing the front of the "house" - car is in the "garage" :)
from the front yard, looking back on the driveway
These aren't too exciting, but for the sake of documenting, here are a couple after the foundation had been put in and you could actually see the shape of the house:
front view
garage side view
They started framing last week, and we were there mid-week to see that the first floor had been completed. Our reaction? With two more floors to go, it's going to be a tall, tall house.
view from the driveway - there's actually a house!!!
closer view from corner of the front yard
back of the house
And finally, last night, we met Mason's parents out there for a picnic. It was SO MUCH FUN. Ryan had an absolute blast exploring both the house and the land. They had finished the stairs up to the second floor, so we were able to go up & walk around up there to see what the view will be. It's incredible, but I'm pretty sure that my fear of heights is going to kick in on the third floor - could be interesting since that's where my bedroom will be!
Bojangles picnic in the garage!!
view from front of the house
view of driveway from the second floor (from the future front entryway)
Bunny & Ryan (and Sophie) exploring the creek, which happens to be VERY dry right now
view of the back of the house from the creek
Now that there are actually exciting things to see, I'll try to keep better updated on the status of the house. We are just thrilled and despite all of the stress of trying to prepare for selling our current house, continuing to pick out every little detail for this house, moving, etc., just seeing Ryan there last night makes it all worthwhile. What a blessing!
I've been a bit slow about getting this on the blog, so I'll do some back-tracking. Here is the land after it had been cleared. Prior to this, we had always been bushwhacking our way through, so it was definitely an exciting change.
from the road, looking down our driveway
end of the driveway, looking to where the house & yard will be
facing the front of the "house" - car is in the "garage" :)
from the front yard, looking back on the drivewayThese aren't too exciting, but for the sake of documenting, here are a couple after the foundation had been put in and you could actually see the shape of the house:
front view
garage side viewThey started framing last week, and we were there mid-week to see that the first floor had been completed. Our reaction? With two more floors to go, it's going to be a tall, tall house.
view from the driveway - there's actually a house!!!
closer view from corner of the front yard 
back of the houseAnd finally, last night, we met Mason's parents out there for a picnic. It was SO MUCH FUN. Ryan had an absolute blast exploring both the house and the land. They had finished the stairs up to the second floor, so we were able to go up & walk around up there to see what the view will be. It's incredible, but I'm pretty sure that my fear of heights is going to kick in on the third floor - could be interesting since that's where my bedroom will be!
Bojangles picnic in the garage!!
view from front of the house
view of driveway from the second floor (from the future front entryway)
Bunny & Ryan (and Sophie) exploring the creek, which happens to be VERY dry right now
view of the back of the house from the creekNow that there are actually exciting things to see, I'll try to keep better updated on the status of the house. We are just thrilled and despite all of the stress of trying to prepare for selling our current house, continuing to pick out every little detail for this house, moving, etc., just seeing Ryan there last night makes it all worthwhile. What a blessing!
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