The Lot

After a bunch of unforeseen delays, it looks like we are finally going to break ground on our new house.  It should happen next week, or the week after next at the very latest.

I want to document the build as well as I can, for my own family's memories and records, but I also thought that some of my friends and family that live far away would be interested in the progress.  So - - I am planning to post regular updates on the blog.  Starting with a rather boring picture today of the lot that will soon become the site of our home.

The horses will be fenced out, of course, so you probably won't see them again.

We are soooooo looking forward to finally getting started.  Now, we are just praying that something else doesn't come up to delay us again.  Our fingers (and toes) are crossed!!

A Completely Random Post

Just putting up a couple of pictures of some of the snow we received a few weeks ago.

The view from the backyard

Thomas playing out front.

See - just because I live in Arizona, I do not get to enjoy year round warmth.  (I probably shouldn't mention that all this snow is now gone and our temperatures have been in the 70's all week.)

I finally took the pictures off my phone and found one that I thought I should post.

Dallin was a finalist in his school's spelling bee and got to go to the District competition.  That is pretty good for a kid that did not even study one word.  In fact, he didn't even tell me that he had made it to the school spelling bee.  I wouldn't have known except they had to postpone it for a day since we had a snow delay.  The school called to let us know that it had been moved to the next day.  Dallin is pretty low-key, and just doesn't need to toot his own horn.  I love that about him.  He is good at almost everything, but you would never know it to talk to him.  He is one of those lucky few that just has a quiet confidence.

I also found a couple of videos on my phone (really poor quality) from our trip to Disneyland several months ago.  As I watched them, they actually made me tear up a little.  They are a couple little snippets from the parade and of Drake waving at all the Disney characters.  These parades are really well done and Drake loved them.  While I was there obviously I thought it was so cute that Drake was waving at all the characters, that is why I filmed it.  But something about watching it after the fact when all the stress about money and crowds and keeping track of five kids in Disneyland is gone, I was just so glad that we provided him that experience.  Disneyland was just magic for him.  I think that five is the perfect age for kids to experience Disneyland for the first time.  So, I am including the video so you can see what I mean - just try to ignore my poor little phone's really bad video capabilities.

I have had several random posts on this blog through the years, but I think this one just may take the cake!