A-bit-of-string

My friend's sister has this amazing little shop on Etsy where she sells hand knitted items. They are darling! Just take a look!


her Etsy shop: www.abitofstring.etsy.com


Right now she is doing a giveaway. She will be picking one person to chose one item of their choice from her shop. It's very simple to enter. Here is the link with all you need to know about the giveaway!

www.a-bit-of-string-blogspot.com

All entries must be in by Sunday night. Have fun and good luck!

We love Grandma's house!

Here are a few pictures of the fun we have been having while staying at Grandma Susan's house.

Calvin had his very first sucker, thanks Grandma Tess!

Often times, this is our lunch bunch (give or take a few kiddies.)

Look how quickly moods can change when posing kids for a picture. The top picture is the children getting on the swing, getting ready for the picture. The bottom picture is how they ended up after I snapped a few quick pictures.

We went and got family haircuts at cookie cutters. The kids had a blast! (Even though Landon HATES the clippers.) Hallie sat in the pink car, Cole rode on the motorcycle, and Landon rode in the airplane.

We play dress up and run around the house shooting the "Z's" on the walls.

Family picture

Well...I decided since Calvin is now 10 months old, I should probably put a picture of our family on here. It's not the best, but it shows us as "us" so I couldn't pass it up! Enjoy...it will probably be there for a while.

Construction!

It has been quite interesting to see the process of moving a house and digging a basement. The neighbors seemed to think so too! I know it's not the best picture, but it's all I had. I didn't even think about taking a picture of the audience we acquired. It was pretty neat to see all of the neighbors that were interested and would come and watch, especially when the house was being moved.

When the house was moved, it was done on these little wheels. It actually went really fast once everything was in place; it took about 2-3 minutes.

This is our hole!

The house in the backyard. It sat here for about 1 month.

My brother-in-law hanging out underneath the house

Lanny and Calvi sitting on the house moving beams

Landon loved running around on the footings

We took a few pictures of Landon on the tractors and now whenever he sees one he asks if he can climb on it. I didn't think about that when I was taking the pictures.

Road base being brought in to help dry out and thicken the mud


The foundation being poured
This is our storage room. I am so excited for this! No more running outside in the middle of winter to get and put away my Christmas decorations.
While all of the outdoor construction was going on, we were there to watch! Especially the most faithful neighbor of all, thanks Dad!

The main support beams being placed. Thanks for all your help guys!

Overall, the process has gone quite smoothly. Today the framing was complete. I haven't taken any pictures of the recent progress, but I will keep you posted.