3 years later......

Wow, its been so long since I've posted here. Obviously life has been quite busy! Those four boys are so much bigger. AND GOD ADDED A GIRL TO THE MIX!!! To say that I am delighted with her is an understatement. Bows, lace, ruffles, pink - oh my!

 

Mark has been so busy finishing the construction of our new house. Here are a few updated photos. The concrete block wall was built and then used as part of the foundation for the front porch.

The block wall is complete.

We took a little break last weekend to spend time with Mark's bother's family who came to visit. This was the best picture we could get of the kiddos. 

 This picture was taken at dusk, so it isn't very clear. Here the floor of the porch is complete and they have begun attaching the rafters.

I took this picture just this afternoon. The roof is complete! Tomorrow they start on the railings. Also, the brick layers start tomorrow. The electricity was connected yesterday, so the AC unit can be installed. Then the flooring can be put down. Saturday the concrete pad for the carport will be poured; and next Thursday the carport will be delivered and installed. It is shaping up nicely!

Busy Boys!

 Mark's dad is helping Andrew hone his construction skills.

 All smiles for the camera while big brothers play in the background. Baby Luke was probably in the camera woman's lap.

 Charlie monkeying around.

Luke really enjoys bath time. Usually he is all smiles, but in this photo he is bewildered by the camera.

All in a Week's Work

 Moving the back half of the house into place using a remote control bulldozer.

 Behind the tires is the hydrolic jack they used to raise the house to put the pillars in place and move the second half into place.

 Raising the roof on the front half.

 Raised roof complete.

 Roof raised and house put together. We missed this being done - too busy with work and little boys :).

Good picture of the piers and tie downs.

Close up of one of the many tie downs.

 John used the back hoe to dig the trench for the concrete footer for the brick around the front porch. Here he is using a box blade to move the extra dirt out of the way.

 Mark on the back hoe. Today he built the shade for his dad. Its hot out there in the sun!

Raising the Roof

They are raising the Roof

Our house has been delivered.  This is the front sitting in the driveway.  The double doors on the left is a door to the master bedroom from the outside.  The main entrance to the home is the door farther down.

 They have ripped off the plastic and the back part.

 The Kitchen

 Dining Area

 Master bath with tub and two sinks on the the left with a make up space for Laura.  

 Still our bathroom, the farthest door is the toilet room, the next door is our closet and the next door is the shower.

These pictures are not in order, I apologize.  I am not sure on how to fix it.  I will give a brief description for each.  This is Mark posting this by the way.

They brought 8 loads of dirt before the Bulldozer arrived.

The boys did not mind the tardiness, neither did KC (I am dog sitting for  a staff member at the church, he is a good dog)

This picture should go last.  This is with the runners already dug and filled with concrete.

Runners without concrete.

Them filling the runners with concrete.