it's mid April...

So even though it is not moving week... we are still hoping that we will move in before Halloween. ;)

It seems like we can expect two things to progress per week. And we can also expect lots of rain. And then our expectations are met.

These toilets would like a plumber to install them. Any know where the plumber is?

back splash is in =)

Crown is FIXED!! We LOVE Anatra Cabinetry!! We love love love the crown. hurray!

Cabinet boxes delivered, awaiting install

installing cabinet boxes!

For you Joshua! We are hoping to see this cool digger digging a cool septic tank soon.... if it stops raining. ever. 

i love the courageous knobs!!

They are very brave little guys. 

fearless.

yay!

We had a crazy windstorm the other night... so crazy that this happened:

We didn't look inside. 

knobs in the laundry, yay! I'm glad Joseph kindly suggest these be just in the laundry instead of the kitchen =)

great plug by a great electrician. 

copper sink trying out it's new spot

paint colors! 

to the left is the 50% sand and to the right is antique parchment... 

Sara the painter!

we love you Sara!

And then one day, countertops came! Sadly, the sink is toooooo small. They tell me they will put in a bigger one. I need a wash basin! 

Love the summerhill quartz from Cambria in the powder!

here was another oops... wrong counter :o !! They also tell me they will put in the right one... I love this monte cristo though! I wish we could have all the stone =)

love our quartz in the jack and jill!!

super white quartzite in the front bedroom 

Sara is amazing! 

she installs lights too!

pantry lights! 

so what we have left is:

exterior paint

exterior soffit and facia

staining the posts 

building the beams

building the deck

insulation on the roof

concrete pads

exterior lights

exterior rail

septic

interior paint touch up

interior trim finish

finish plumbing

hvac

finish electrical

fireplace rock

carpet

so.... if each week can only handle two things, like I said. Halloween. :/ 

eventually!! 

kitchen counters! And amazing child labor!

hurray! straight from China, it only took 2000 hours of coordination. sigh. 

Each step of watching the box be unwrapped was so exhilarating, so I've reproduced it in picture form here =)

brand new counters! 

first look next to cabinets

white carrara marble in music room

light emporador marble for family room

heat seaming the tops

neighborhood moose

hurray!

stone sills are in! 

by the way, we think it is hilarious that several people have asked if this is the color of the house. This is not the color of the house, but it is the color of pre-painted boards they had in stock which helped bring the price down a bit. =) We will be painting them all the same color eventually. 

they finished hanging the rock and will finish grouting next week

Hopefully we will have bathroom cabinets and their countertops in next week! Hopefully the basement bathroom will eventually be floored, sigh. Hopefully the exterior vinyl guys will come fix the several spots they goofed on. Hopefully I'll survive picking exterior paint color. Hopefully rock walls will be built soon and hopefully the ground will be dry enough that we can put a septic system in... and hopefully we can move in on May 1. =)

My favorite part of this week of house building was definitely Joseph's electrical crew. Yesterday the boys worked from 10am-5pm putting in 53 receptacles in the whole upstairs! Today they finished the basement! Elijah stripped the wires, Isaac put the receptacle in, Henry was the tool man and Joseph was the task master. What a great crew! We were *shocked* at how hard they worked. =)