Iowa Iowa Iowa!

Well, we had a Hawkeye weekend (as usual) in our household this past weekend. I took Carver to the basketball game Saturday night, and then Amy and I took all three kids to the wrestling meet Sunday night. Attached is a picture of the kids with Herky at the wrestling meet last night, as well as a picture of our hawkeye snowman we made before the meet.

Taylor and Kinnick loved the wrestling, but Carver was much more interested in the bball the night before. It was funny, at the end of the night when I was putting Taylor to sleep and her prayer involved “Good thing the Hawkeyes one tonight with that pinch”. She was referring to Keddy’s pin in the last match of the meet.

Interior Pics

A look at the basement rec/family room area



Storage and utility room



A look at our kitchen/dining area








Backside boy's room







Front side boy's room w/ the dormer





A view from the window in the loft space

Exterior Pics

The back of the house



View from the garage during the snow



A look at ther dormers and different roof lines, again during the snow



A closer view at the breezeway area

Woo Hoo, Roof Trusses!

The framers are working like crazy and it's especially amazing with this yucky weather we've had. This week they have framed the garage and today started setting the roof trusses. As you can see in the pics they have made great progress just by lunchtime! Can't wait to see what the next few days brings.

We got the official word today that the boys will be able to start daycare in West Branch on June 2nd so some things are starting to come together. We've been busy preparing our current house to sell. We plan on listing it the first week in February. We have a few things left to do, but nothing major, mostly just de-cluttering the house. We have borrowed a storage pod from Knutson and have placed it on site and have been busy putting stuff we don't need in it.

On Our Way Up

Well, despite the ridiculous cold temperatures the contractor keeps on framing and things look great. They started working on the second floor in fact, with hopes of getting the roof trusses on next week. We are amazed that they continue to work in these temps and are excited to see the progress.

We've Got Wood!

Despite the bitter cold temps, the framer was out there today as they proceed with framing the house. It is so exciting to see as you actually start to see the layouts of rooms and basement floor plan. Amy and I continue to make final decisions such as window color, type of stone, shingles, etc.

Looking Ahead

Well, the plan is to start framing tomorrow (Wednesday). Amy and I are in the process of making some final decisions on the few items that remain out standing. Below are a few pictures after the basement floor was poured, showing the wintery scene and abundance of snow that we received.