One Week of Work!

My Dad is framing our house between his other jobs.  Remember this back on July 11? 

Since then my Dad has had a full week to work and it looks like this!!!!

The second deck is up and the walls for the second floor are in process.  The rooms are framed in on the first floor which makes the house seem so much more real.

 This little lady was not too impressed that I set her down to take some pictures.

Meet Kedar!

We have a puppy!  She is a black lab and we named her KEDAR.  Stinkin cute eh!

MBC 2012

We went to MBC from Saturday to Wednesday last week.  It was so nice to be there and especially nice to see friends and family there!  We learned a lot everyday at chapel and the kids enjoyed the kid's program.  We are very thankful our van made it there and back-truly it was a gift from God and I am glad to have had people praying our van home!

 Stopping for a break on the way there...

 At the Scenic Dam

Building Progress

 Pumping the concrete into the forms...I counted 5 trucks of concrete!  The girls say there were 6.

 I had to take this pic from inside the house so you can barely see the dude skipping but it was pretty funny. 

 Steel beams in.

 Framing started!!! :O) :O)

 Derek had the girls nail gun some nails so they could say they helped. :O)

 He's a fabulous Uncle but he can't spell! 'Ksena'

 The best framers in the world I would say.  My Dad and brother...

 ...and cousin!

Spot the Difference?

Berry Picking Turned Nature Walk

 This sent me running breathless to the house for the camera.  We had just finished picking some black berries (otherwise known as blackcaps in my childhood) when we bumped into this beauty.  We quickly filled a cup with berries for cranky Brie so I could run back to the house without her screaming.

 Mia trying to help Brie through her crying...She loves the berries but does not enjoy being put down on the scratchy, sunny pathway to our creek.

Pictures taken by the girls:

 Photo by Mia of butterfly

Photos by Ksena of Mia playing in the creek

 Photos by Esmé

Update: We think the butterly is actually a moth...

The Home Building has Started!

 Removing tree roots to clear the area.

 Moving a tree-we sure hope it lives!

 Watching all the action

 Tobogganing in the summertime! :O)

 The forms laid out and ready for the concrete truck to come pour

 Missing out on the concrete truck but sleeping beautifully!

I can hardly believe it's all begun!  So excited and thankful-and just a tad nervous about all the help Dan is going to need from me.  I may be a framer's daughter but I don't 'get' this kind of work-I'd rather serve coffee than follow instructions about holding a tape measure to make sure the stakes are in the right spot!  It will be a learning experience and a fun challenge.  Although, to my credit Dan was laughing at me and said 'I thought you were a framer's daughter!' when I couldn't follow his instructions and it turns out I gave him some good advice about not changing the angle of the garage.  I even used the word 'trusses'!  I was worried that changing the angle would affect the trusses and well, not to brag or anything, but I was right! ;O)lol