Surf's Up - Thanks BP!

Coop Scoop - Hangin' With The BFF

Mr. Cooperton has a BFF. Her name is Stella. They had a date down on the farm. As my mom said... typical boy - climbing on the fence... typical girl - chilling at the bottom. Please note that Stella is wearing a John Deere tractor dress to the farm. Very fashion forward.

"Psst... how do I look? Do I have anything on my face?"

Our House...

...in the middle of the dirt. Our house. Yesterday we stopped by our dirt lot (twice - don't ask). The only noticeable change from the last visit was that some of the obstacles in the middle of the road have been removed. Honestly, the slower they move the better though... we would benefit from our closing date being pushed out. We stopped and took pictures of the storm water management pond. Hopefully the geese stick around!

This shot is from the opposite side of the street, facing the front of the house.

Our lot marker. Fancy.

My car wants to test out the driveway...

Ian apparently wants to test out the curb...

This is the view down the street.

Towards what would be the entrance to the development is a storm water management pond. It's fairly pretty... and awesome because it's a geese hang out spot.

If you look closely, you can see a few geese on the far bank.

Happy Friday

It's Friday. The last few weeks have felt so long. It's been like a little rollercoaster ride. But my fingerprints should arrive in West Virginia this morning. It's really out of my hands at this point. I need to realize that. Anyway, this weekend should be relaxed... a Doon Creek visit... Costco... etc. Just have to make through the rest of this work day!

Max Quacks - What Up GMa?

Speaking of GMa, she is at a rocket launch celebrating Erik's life. I really wish I could be there to support her. They created a wonderful t-shirt for the annual event that features Erik. Peace - Love - Rockets = Erik.

Coop Scoop & Max Power

Just hanging out...

One thing I must mention though... Seems Cooper is spending a little too much time down on the farm. I give you... Exhibit A:

Coop Scoop - Down On The Farm

We Bought A House!

Well... a pile of dirt that a house is going to go on! I don't think it's really sunk in... but a year from today... if all goes as planned we will be in our newly built house! Crazy!

Here are a few shots of what the site looks like now. They have started to put in the roads and have finished taking out any trees. The good news is that the area was farm land so most of the trees were already gone. Most of the woodlots surrounding the area are protected. So it will be pretty for awhile~

We drove a little bit up the hill and we think that our house will be roughly in this general area. It's really hard to tell... I wasn't brave enough to start driving on the construction roads just yet.

We picked a corner lot... and the good news is that our neighbor to the left is a bungalow. So our second story will look out onto their roof and not into their windows.

Overall, very exciting. Ian and I are really happy that our hard work to get to this point appears to be paying off. So many life events tucked into a few months. The only part is that it kills me that Erik isn't here to give his opinion... Those that know him would know he would be allllllllll over this. The crappy part being.. his opinions would probably be all correct. (I wouldn't tell him that of course.... but it's true!). I can only hope that he is watching over us and helping us make the right choices. I expect him to be "on site" when they put in the wiring to make sure they do it right! (Don't worry, we are upgrading to the 200amp panel!)

This is tiny... but this is the elevation we picked. I don't mind it... I just need to get into the brick and siding choices before I really like it.

Stay tuned for more construction pictures as we get closer and closer to being settled! Oh and look for more polls on here... I envision some extra help deciding styles and upgrades to get. Yay!

Max Quacks - I'm Back!

After a little endoscopy action... Maximus Prime is back! Complete with new rollover feature.

Max Quacks - I Has A Sick

Max was admitted to the hospital today and will be held overnight. He is having some GI issues... It just breaks my heart. He seems pretty relaxed though for not being able to eat!