Thanksgiving Teeth

Thanksgiving was a great day that we spent with family. We got to sleep in and then went to DJ's parents house for dinner. After dinner a little competition was started. Ginger and Samantha both have a loose tooth so we wanted to see who could pull theirs out the fastest. The weekend before I was at Ginger's house and she pulled out a tooth then with just one yank so I thought this time would be the same. Lots of people gave it a try to get those little teeth out but no one was successful. In time, I suppose they will come out on their own but it was fun seeing them try so hard to get their teeth out so they could get that dollar from grandpa.

DJ working on getting Samantha's tooth out

Ginger & Samantha trying to get their teeth stuck in an apple.

Duane working on Samantha's tooth.

Taking another look...

Ginger showing off her loose tooth on the left and the hole from the weekend before on the right.

DJ's Birthday

DJ's birthday was the 22nd and so we celebrated the night before with a bunch of our friends. We had a BBQ and then went to the cue. It was a fun night full of lots of laughs.

DJ and I before the night began...

Gathered in the kitchen getting ready to eat...
DJ with his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles birthday cake...

Eric & DJ putting up their "gang signs." Eric lives on 14th Ave

so he put up a "14" & DJ & I live on Dove Ave so he put

up some wings :)

DJ, Nick, Eric & Lance

Milestone!!!

We have reached a huge MILESTONE... We now have windows and our outside doors!!! The shingling is also finished and so is the wrapping of the house.

Next steps:
1. Siding

2. Electrician work

3. Plumbing work

4. Insulation

5. Sheet rock

6. Mudding

7. Texturing

8. Lighting

9. Priming

10. Painting
11. Deck

12. Flooring

13. Appliances, furniture, etc!!!!!!

14. Move in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Note that this is how I see things going but then again I know nothing about the process of building a house but am quickly learning that if you have excellent people working on it you will have nothing to worry about! Thanks to everyone for their prayers and support and a big thanks to Signature Builders for all their hard work and for working saturday mornings too! You are all AMAZING!! THANKS!!!! Our FRONT DOOR!!!!!

The house is all wrapped...

The back of the house


The garage facing into the house with the kitchen
on the right and the laundry room to the left

The front of the house where our deck will eventually go!

BUILD, BUILD, BUILD...

We have rafters!!!! And we have a garage floor. Mom took Asher and Will to the house today to see a really big crane. They were quite impressed but had more fun playing in the dirt. BOYS :) The weather looks good for the rest of the week so we're hoping that all goes well. Thanks for all the prayers and support!

We have more progress!!! ***Take a look at our album to the right for new pictures***All of our framing is finished and sheeting is on the outside walls. Next step is to put up the rafters for the roof. Hopefully we have good weather tomorrow and Saturday so that can get done. Next steps to getting our new home: 1. Put rafters in. 2. Sheeting for the roof. 3. Shingles. 4. Wrap the house. 5. Siding...Signature Builders hopes that this will be done within 2 weeks willing we have GOOD weather. Please continue to pray for us that things will continue to go as smoothly as they are.

Start to our new HOME

We have started to REBUILD! We currently have a basement up with framework! This is exciting news but also nerve blowing...So many things to pick out and decide on. We have currently picked out: siding, shingles, front door, cabinets and trim color. Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as we enjoy seeing the progress.