Friday, March 26, 2010

Updates on House and Garage...Getting Closer:)


Garage Attic and Storage area











Upstairs Pictures









Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Happy St. Patrick's Day







Have a great St. Patrick's Day!








House Update...new garage!

This is the new garage off the back of our house. The Ecks from Ellis Kansas are building it and doing an awesome job! Everything is really starting to come together...pretty exciting:)




















Baby Zelie has Arrived!










Baby Zelie Therese has arrived! Born March 3,2010 at 9:49 a.m. 7'11' and 20 inches long!



Mommy and baby are doing well. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers!



















Tuesday, February 16, 2010

The Heat Is On!

Front Porch being poured

Front porch being prepped



Garage floor prepped to be poured



Shingling the roof
















Friday, February 12, 2010

The swing is on...

The setting of the first piece!











This is the nerve racking part. They are strapped to the house and pick it up with the crane and swing it around to set it on the foundation! Then it is secured. It went off without a hitch. These guys really new what they were doing. It was awesome!

The Process of setting the house begins!

Setting the H-beamBeginning to get attached to the roof to pull it up.
The roof is hinged and the crane is used to pull it up.



Hinged Roof


This is so fascinating to watch. It really is ingenious how it all works. They are getting ready to place straps around the house to lift it and move it now that the roof ready.