What's the Motto?!

Nothing! What's the motto with you?!

(JK)

Okay from day 1, our motto was

"No more pretty hammers"

(after day one)

-- sniff sniff --

*where have all the pretty little hammers gone?*

VOTE!

I went in to vote right at the last minute because of working on the house on Tuesday.

Because I was the last one, they let me take some stickers home to the kids...

a WHOLE sheet!

(of course I saw this as a picture opportunity!)

(I love this smile of Porter's!!)

Basement View

All done on top...

Isn't that basement pretty?!

Look, stairs!!

I know this isn't OUR house, but it's still fun to see the first one go up -- and well, this is still work from my hands (and many, many others.)

Monday - Sheeting

Starting sheeting on the first house.

Lay down the glue...

Lay down the board. Nail in down.

The last pieces look like it was specially made in Utah...

"Here's the kitchen" --

we can actually walk on the floor we'll be

walking on everyday until... well, we die or move.

Sunday Trip to the Site

Sunday, we brought the kids up to see what we'd been working on...

Porter size!

"The Claaaawww"

(ahhh! It's going to get us!!)

Kids enjoying the BIG toys!!

Lot 2 started...

support wall

Jenn did the joint spacers

(yes, they're supposed to alternate sides.)

Isn't that pretty?

House 1

We'll start sheeting tomorrow

(monday)

Trunk or Treat 2010

Some of our favorites!!

Mad scientist trunk...

Our favorite family costumes!!!

Frog prince family

(sorry about the pictures -- ergh.)

Peter Pan and the Pirates

Dane - the tourist

(headed for Hawaii, but got lost in the Utah snow)

Debany and her friend

(Debany was the Hula girl on Dane's tour)

Jen - the injured tour guide on safari

hunting leopards and lions...

First Saturday

Look at that basement!!

You go guys...

Joists, joists, joists...

Organizing trusses already...

Working late into the night...

Know you no rest?!

Flooring is going in above the basement!

(I flipped this picture down below to be right side up...

c'mon pics...)

We worked a TON,

but the rain, rain, rain came down, down, down...

and we decided it was safer...

(to call it quits).

(... but the birds thought differently!!)

get those worms! ATTACK!!!