Framing Process

We have been so excited about our house going up! We go over pretty much every day (and sometimes a second time when Dave gets home from work) to check on progress. I'm sure the crew working over there thinks we're absolutely crazy, but we couldn't be more excited and the kids love it too! Every day when I pick up Hero from school, she requests we drive over there and see it. It has become our routine to swing by and take a look. Luckily it is only 5 min. out of our way and doesn't take much extra time out of our day. This is the neighborhood we are building in. As you can see the neighborhood has only just started being built and we are only the 6th house going up. It looks like things are starting to take off though and two other homes have just been started as well.

Day 1 - The first floor and some of the second go up.

Day 2 - The second floor is completed and the roof is added.

Day 3 - The windows are put in and the trim is added.

Cement Truck Video

Car Time

Corbin and I get to have some time hanging out in the car waiting for Hero to get out of school every day. Most of the time we play Go Fish or practice learning our ABC's with flash cards, but we had the camera in the car, so we took some pictures. I really enjoy this one-on-one time Corbin and I get!

Our House - Week 1

After searching for many, many months for a house and not finding anything that fit what we needed and wanted within our budget, we happened to check out a new development going up nearby and found exactly what we were looking for within our price range. We are building a 2043 sqft., four bedroom house and can't be more excited! This past week they started the building process. They dug the footers last weekend, then this past Thursday we bundled up Corbin and Bastian and dropped Hero off at school and headed over to watch our foundation being poured. I wanted to take pictures and thought Corbin would love to see a cement truck in person. So here are some pictures of the beginning stages of our house and the view of Pilot Mt. we will have from the back of the house.

It Had to Happen Sometime!

We got back from our trip and Monday the kids were out of school for President's Day. Just before dinner and before Dave got home from work I had some people come over to look at some furniture I was selling. While they were here Corbin fell out of his bed and hit his head. He came out of his room crying and Hero told me what happened. I was trying to comfort him and tell him he was fine when I saw a trickle of blood on the back of his shirt. I searched through his mass of hair and found the source of the bleeding, but considering the things I heard about head wounds, it didn't seem to be bleeding too badly. With a closer look though, it seemed to me that it might need stitches, so Dave's mom came over to watch Hero and Bastian until Dave got home from work and Corbin and I headed over to the urgent care clinic down the road. After some waiting, then some crying (he actually did fairly well considering), Corbin left with 4 staples in the back of his head and Mommy with some lingering nausea. After a trip to the McDonald's drive-thru to get Corbin a Happy Meal with a chocolate milkshake, Corbin was right as rain. He hasn't complained once about his head hurting since it happened. I'm very impressed! Besides the normal bumps and bruises kids get, this was our first trip to the doctor for something serious. With two boys, I'm sure it won't be our last! I apologize to those who are squeamish, but I had to document the injury with a picture.

Trip to the NC Coast

The day after Valentine's we drove to the NC coast and stayed in a hotel with a heated, indoor pool. The kids loved swimming in the pool that evening, so we ate breakfast the next morning then went back to the pool in the morning before we checked out. Then we went to the aquarium and had a great time. Hero's favorite things were the octopus and the baby sea turtle. Corbin loved the giant, clawless lobsters (I can't remember the specific name, but they really were enormous.) We also really loved the huge puffer fish, the jelly fish and the 2 story tank with sharks, stingrays, eels and other large fish. Unfortunately I forgot the camera, which I'm still beating myself up about. We had lots of fun though and that's what counts!

Valentine's Day

The kids woke up to some snow Valentine's morning and of course in NC that also means no school. Since we don't often get a lot of snow the kids were not too disappointed about missing school Valentine's parties. They were too excited about building their first snowman of the year, which was decked out in heart sequined mittens and hat and conversation hearts. Of course Mommy was a little disappointed that some of her hard work the day before slaving over batch after batch of pink, heart shaped rice crispy treats was slightly in vain. We had a fun day making Valentine's crafts and playing together!

For Valentine's we made a special dinner for the kids. One of their favorite things is breakfast for dinner, so I made heart shaped pancakes with eggs, bacon and fruit. I also made a special strawberry slushie drink. The kids had fun eating then opening a Valentine's present. They each got a game and we played games until bedtime. Dave and I waited to eat until after the kids went to bed. We used a gift certificate we got for Christmas to our favorite Indian restaurant and got a big spread of our favorite dishes. We ate by candlelight then watched a romantic movie while enjoying some dessert.