Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Today, they started adding the plywood to our roof.


They also added the second triangle peek to the front of the house



It feels nice to be inside the house and actually see a roof over your head.



They also added some peaks and different trusses to the back of the house. This is the back of the master bedroom.



They also started working on our electrical today.





Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
This week Michelle released her new I Heart Spring collection. I just love the fun, bright colors. I can't wait until Spring actually gets here.

In honor of my favorite Little Buddy's birthday this week, I decided to scrapbook an older picture of him.

The journaling reads:
little boys need spring, little boys need sunshine and fresh grass, little boys need to run and play


Credits:
All papers and elements - I Heart Spring kit By Michelle Underwood
Drop shadows - Subtle shadows by Jen Martakis


Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
They completed the trusses over the garage


You can really see the shape of the house and roof line now.



Here is the look at the house plan drawing, so you can kind of see how everything lines up and the way it should look eventually.



There's just one more triangular peak that they need to add. You can see the half the right-side of it up now.

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
They added the electric box to our house today. As excited as we are about finally having electricity, we're not overly thrilled about where the box has to be attached to our house. We are having stone three-fourths of the way up the garage side and then the vinyl shakers at the top. At least it may blend in with the colors of the stone and siding.


Here is a look inside of the garage now that it has the roof all the way across it.



They also completed the trusses in our master bedroom that will allow for our tray ceiling. If you look closely, you can see where the ceiling comes in and will allow for the higher section.





Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Today they finished adding the roof trusses. They had completed most of the house last week, but were waiting for the trusses that are placed over the garage to be delivered. First, they completed the area over the one-stall garage which enclosed my photo studio area.


Then they started working on the area over the far-right, two-stall garage. The area above it will be unfinished space. They place each of the trusses using a large crane.






Once the trusses are up there, they attach them to the rest of the structure.



There are several of them spanning the garage.



Here is the completed view from inside the garage.





Monday, March 1st, 2010
They worked on the house a good bit today. Most of what they did were things that needed to be done, but not things that you might necessarily notice. They added overhangs all the way around the roof.


They also poured a pad in the garage for our support pole to be placed on.





Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Today they started placing our roof trusses


I can't believe how quickly they went up.







Here is a view from inside the house.



This is looking down the main hallway in our upstairs.





Thursday, February 25th, 2010
I made this layout as part of the 1 Kit, 4 Ways post for DHD's blog. It's amazing how many looks your can create from this one little mini kit. You can check out the post here: 1 Kit, 4 Ways – Apron Strings Mini Kit

Journaling reads:
I always look forward to days when Wes and Tara call and ask if I can babysit Faith. I have so much fun just chasing her around the house. We pretty much always end up having an impromptu photo session at some point during the day. As long as I provide her with cereal or some type of distraction, she’s usually happy to appease me and my inner shutterbug.


Credits:
Everything is from the Apron Strings Mini Kit By Meredith Fenwick
Drop shadows - Subtle Shadows by Jen Martakis


Thursday, February 25th, 2010
I just found out that you can find me on Barnes and Noble listed as the Photographer of a book they are selling!


You can find the link here:
Gettysburg Soldiers

My dad sells painted civil war scenes for different gaming conventions and collectors, and they asked him to put together a rule book explaning the game and how to play. And he asked me to take the photos for the book. Apparently when they registered the ISBN, Barnes and Noble picked it up.

I know it's probably not actually a big deal, but I'm pretty excited about it. Little painted men aren't really my target clients, but it's still pretty cool to see "photographer" beside my name.

You can find my dad's talented work here:
Gettysburg Soliders



Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
They have completed most of the walls at this point - both interior and exterior. They added the outside wall that closes in the staircase on the front of the house.


They also finished the main interior walls for the upstairs.



This is one photo I have been very excited to share... this is our master closet!!!



They also delivered our roof trusses.



We also now have a gas meter. The water tap was hooked up a few days ago, in fact we already received our first bill!