Are We Still Building a House?!

No... absolutely not.

We quit.

Now, we just go up to Saratoga Springs to enjoy ourselves.

Porter made a new friend in a random 'fly'-by-day visitor...

We enjoy looking around model homes to get ideas on how to change things up a bit.

(what'd'ya think? no doors: Good or Bad?)

We watch the local merchants whip up some art on the spot and even cheer them on!

We marvel at such accuracy they put into their work.

(I didn't inhale!)

We even had a realization as to why it's foggy inside houses...

It's put there by this guy here!

(He must keep REALLY busy in the spring.)

;) wink wink ;)

We were urged to watch our step after we tripped over these on our evening constitutional.

And then asked what all that was for...

Photography!

It's used to make outlines of different views around the area!

(Now I know how photos are rectangular!!!)

(Random.)

'Favoritest' Saying:

"Hey Jenn... Did you guys shuck corn in here?!"

(Yes, that's IN a house - greenhouse project gone wrong... way way wrong.)

They call this roofing! We had to buy this guy special kinds of shoes to work on a slanted surface all day. (They also came with a special glue on the soles to prevent falling off slanted surfaces over 10 feet high.)

Special shoes: $300

Happy wife of roofer: priceless

We had to ask what they were doing...

Their response:

"These are tubs..."

Bill Cosby was across the street...

"Rriiiiiiiiiiiight!"

Yes, no more building. Strictly ballroom from now on.

Princess Timpanogos

View from our area of Mt. Timpanogos...

Very majestic

Princess Timpanogos is sleeping on a VERY soft bed today!

Mountains HAVE to be majestic

when they're higher than the clouds.

Progress... Sweet Progress

Thank Heavens for those anchored ropes!

Header Planner Extraordinaire...

Yeeeeeeah... windows!!!

Booooooooo! Snow... IN the house.

(Mud isn't much better... "Who let the dog in?!")

The LAST exterior door goes in...

... by that AWESOME mud-covered mess there! (aka: Anne)

The view from the street on the way to our home...

What'd'ya think:

pyramid or chinaman's hat?

"Watch out below!"

Now, is that the roofers or Thor?

-- The pyramid coming to its peak --

"Aaaannd... the Luxor is almost finished!"

What do you think?! Leave a hole in the top, put a huge spotlight in the attic, and shoot out thousands of watts into the sky?!

(---Dave you have the BEST ideas!---)

-- Side 4 of the roof --

-- Side 3 of the roof --

--- Side 2 of the roof --

"The dragon has moved upstairs... I repeat, the dragon has moved upstairs!!"

--- Side one of the roof --

David working under the roof - still in the attic.

Dane's getting much braver...

... or more insane. You pick.

Family Visits...

Our trip today to the house...

(the kids and gma Debi)

Silly faces - they froze like that for the next three hours! (jk)

It was cold!!

In we go! Look that that AWESOME porch!

(doors and windows)

Our garage... Thank you Miss My'Vanna' White...

Debany checks out (off) the punchlist...

Yesterday, Dane extended out our nook - much nicer!

We didn't stay upstairs long because not all the windows were put in yet.

But the basement was a tad warmer because Dane & Jenn stayed up onsite until 9pm (or so) last night putting in those windows!

Work?! Sure!

Blue skies, baby. Nothing but blue skies...

Do you like the paint job on our ceiling?!

Okay, that's really the sky...

Amazing views. I just loved how it looked from under the trusses.

Once the roof goes on, views like this have to be enjoyed outside.

Spacious trusses...

Oh yeah, I totally don't mind working on days like this:

So you can get an idea to what heights I can work at.

(still nothing compared to the roofers.)

okay... you privileged few.

For perspective only:

(the last punchlist is close to being done.)

I love it when the kids can be part of!

Here is our house

(the sticks there.)

We went to an open house with the same plan,

here is what it'll look like (minus a few cosmetic changes)

when it's all done: