Week Seven {Days One thru Three} ...

This week is week seven! It's almost been two months since we first broke ground. It's crazy to me on just how much has been done in only seven weeks. This week so far has been an exciting one {aren't they all?}! Last night we took dinner out there and had a picnic with my mom. It was a beautiful night and we had fun walking all around the land and snapping pictures of the progress this week. I even got to help Nick wrap the house {they put house wrap on the house before putting the siding up in case water or moisture gets through the siding somehow, so the house will still be protected.} which was fun!

They got more of the porch and porch roof framed! Ekkkk!

The garage windows are framed {from the inside} but still haven't been cut out, so the garage will look different once that is done. There are two windows.

4 windows were put in {one in the kitchen, two in the dining room and one in the master so far} and two sliders {one in the dining room and one in the living room}. Nick helped with this. The sliders were 400+ lbs!

Closer up on the windows. The white stuff you see is the house wrap.

Our fireplace was installed! I LOVE our fireplace. At  our old house our fireplace was strictly for looks. You could burn real wood in it and everything but it wouldn't really give off any heat that would actually help heat the house. This little baby is the exact opposite and if we need it to, can heat the house. Very excited about this! Plus I think it fits great with our farmhouse theme. I really love it.

Slider in living room.

The excavators finished on Monday and are officially done at our house! We no longer have random man made dirt hills and mounds. It looks totally different out there now, and I love it. Now we just need to get some grass growing...

Another shot of the porch, coming from the side of the house/garage.

Hey! Look! There I am! {with Weston!} I am usually always behind the camera! My mom took this as we took our nightly walk on the land. Weston was catching a evening snooze.

Nana and Porter looking at some cool rocks.

I saw this bright red dragon fly land on the house as we were wrapping it. I have never seen one that color. It was pretty awesome!

Porter sitting in a window!

This is what I helped do! I rolled the paper out and held it up and Nick stapled it!

Nick got quite a few more posts dug for our fence as well! 

Week Four {Day Five & the Weekend} ...

I am having all sorts of issues with blogger. It won't let me update the blog, and once I do it doesn't say it's updated? So, once again, I am way behind! I haven't been out to the house since Sunday {family in town this week}, so these pictures are a little outdated {which is good... means things are moving right along}! We are headed out to the house this evening, with my sister, to have our family pictures taken on our land. So far it's a beautiful day here, and actually pretty cool, so I am hoping it stays that way! Hard to belive we are already in week five. I am getting so anxious for the house to be done, and for us to be in our own home and space again, but I really am enjoying the building process. Here are some pictures from the weekend, updated pictures coming soon!

 Roof trusses going up! I believe they finished these yesterday.

 Standing in dining room looking into livingroom at window, fireplace, window.

We have our stairs! I was so excited about this!!

View from glass doors in livingroom {going onto the porch/deck}.

Standing in diningroom looking down hallway and into the main enterance.

Main level half bath.

Future pantry {kind of hard to see here... the back framing is also two closets}.

Mudroom! Very excited for this {with a dog, two boys and a husband...!} because we didn't have one at our old house!

Trusses.

Nick got more done on our fence! This will be painted white.

Back shot of the house/trusses.

Week Two {Day Three, Four, Five & The Weekend} ...

Last week was a big week in house progress! I suppose that every week will feel like that {hopefully} from here on out. I am going to try not to get so behind with my posting in the coming weeks. There is just too much happening and I get behind so easily when I miss a few days!

 On Wednesday they started to frame our walkout basement wall. In this pictures you can see where the sliding glass door will be as well as the window.

 This was the first time we were able to actually walk inside the house. Porter loved this and I think it really made him realize exactly what was going on. He is really excited for his new house. It's really, really cute, he talks about it all the time!

 On Friday they were finally able to pour the concrete in our basement. This was delayed a few days because it was so hot out {90+ degrees, gross!}.

 Nick was still extra cautious of the heat and went and poured water all over the concrete {so it wouldn't crack} on Friday evening and Saturday.

 On Saturday we headed out as family to the property. Nick's parents met us out there and while Weston slept we played on the property, and Nick mowed the lawn! We went home around lunch time and then later that day Nick came back out and started building our white farm fence. I was super excited about this! 

 & here are some pretty shots from last week! 

I will be back tomorrow with pictures from today {week three!}. They started framing our floor and walls!