Let the work begin!

Basement Saturday #1

This past week on Monday, two guys we hired came and put in an egress window and replaced the two south windows with slightly larger windows. Thus, the basement was ready to start framing. Friday night my uncle Paul and Dad came up to help Jameson start work in the basement. Thanks to their experiance, a lot of work got done. All 3 worked hard all day Saturday and got a lot of the framing done, some eletrical run, beams reinforced and some block removed to raise the door height. Paul also replaced 3 windows on the back side of the house. Needless to say, they worked very hard all day! We are glad to have the project started and know it'll take working all day almost every Saturday in order to get the basement finished by August for Jenessa and Amanda. (Jameson's sister and friend are going to live down there this coming school year).

My mom, grandma, aunt Carol, and cousin Christine also came to visit. We went to some garage sales Sat. morning, the farmers market, the antique mall, made tasty food, and enjoyed the beautiful weather (someone had to while the guys worked in the basement). Aunt Carol brought me some hostas and flowers and helped me plant those. She also spent a lot of time pulling weeds from the flower beds along the fence in our back yard. I think it looks wonderful now and am grateful for her work!

Here's some pictures from the weekend:


Before the work begins


Building and putting up the framing


West half mostly framed. Where the table is will be a rec area, just on the other side of the half wall will be kitchenette / dinning area, and down by the windows will be a living area.


Supper time


Sunday after church (I'm 21 weeks here).

We're expecting!

As you probably know, we are expecting! We are extremely excited to be starting our family, are enjoying the journey of pregnancy, and are looking forward to meeting our baby around October 9. We told our immediate family when we moved into our house in the middle of March and starting telling other family and friends once we heard the heartbeat.

This past week we had our 20 week ultrasound and the baby is healthy. We are choosing not to find out the gender until the baby arrives. I'm very thankful that my pregnancy has gone smoothly. I've been more tired than normal and have had to eat a little snack every few hours but I've had no sickness! Seeing ultrasound pictures and no longer fitting into my normal clothes has made it feel more real. I still find it absolutely amazing that there is a baby growing inside me and don't think I'll really believe it till the baby comes.

Below are some pictures of the nursery. My mom found the bedding at a garage sale and we absoutely love it!

House Pictures- Finally

We LOVE our house. It is so nice to have more space and a garage! It seems to be just the right size for us, all the rooms are good size but it's not to much space to take care of. The whole basement is unfinished, so we'll have all that space to grow into in the upcoming years. We are going to finish the basement this summer so Jameson's sister and friend can live down there and then it'll be finished for us when we want the extra space in a couple of years.

I said in my last posting we would post pictures of our house once we found our camera. Well, we've been in our house for almost a month now and there is still no sign of our camera. We had it Sunday of moving weekend after almost everything was moved it, so you'd think it be here somewhere. We've searched every imaginable place multiple times, however, with no success.

Jordan and Joy came to visit 2 weekends ago. Their youngest, Lydia (3 months), is SO precious so I grabbed Jameson's phone and took a couple pictures with it. We just loaded them onto the computer to see how well they turned out and they look suprising good. So until we find our camera or get a new one, his phone will be serving as our camera. Anyway, here's some pictures of the house.

Living Room



Dining Room / Kitchen


As you can see, the walls are still bare. Pictures and curtains will be a summer project for me.

Our Bedroom



I think our bedroom is our favorite room, probably because it has nice, quality furniture (a wedding present from my parents).

Guest Bedroom / Office



Garage. We can fit both cars and the canoe/bike/camping trailor in front without having to take in apart. Our dads helped us hang the canoe the weekend we moved in. It is SO nice to be able to keep all our outdoor toys inside!


Garage closet (over basement step). It's very convienient having a built in closet in the garage, allowing us to keep the garage more clutter free. As you can see we keep yard tools and sports equipment here and it works great!

Jameson and Jordan put up this shelving system to hold our recycling.

Jameson and Jordan also took out a white post the was buried in 2 feet of cement from the middle of our backyard. Timothy was right in there with they guys, as usual!

Moved In!

We are moved in to our house! Lisa's parents and brother and Jameson's parents, brothers, sister, and oldest nephew all came to help us move in. We are very thankful for all the help which allowed for a very smooth move. The weather was absolutely beautiful and everything was moved out of our apartment and into the house by mid-afternoon. In addition to moving, the ladies helped me get a lot of things put away and the guys hung our canoe in the garage, raked leaves, and trimmed trees.

I have spring break this week, so I'm working on getting everything unpacked and organized in the house. The living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, and our bedroom are all looking great! We still have a number of boxes to go through in the spare bedroom and papers to file now that we have more file cabinet space. We already have a corner designated garage sale / good will.

I was hoping to post some pictures, but I can't seem to find our camera. As soon as I find it, I'll get pictures posted.