House photos

Someday we'll post more than just house photos. We are almost done.

We love the outside

and . . .

the inside.


It's even kind of fun at night.



But then again, a home isn't a home without . . .


FAMILY!

Updated house pictures

We hope to have the work completed by the end of September. The exterior rock work should be done this week. We've already finished the mud room and we are now ready to paint the rest of the house.

The unfinished exterior will be rock finish with a metal roof on the shed

Mud room. Yeah!!!!

Weekend Pictures

Teya's soccer game

Cooling Cara off

Oh, Dad!

After a long day.

The kids got tired of waiting for the house to be finished, so they built their own to sleep in.

Real Salt Lake - 4; Chivas USA - 0

We had another fun excursion on August 26 at the Real Soccer Game. (Pronounced REE-AL for all non-soccer fans). It was Kids Night sponsored by the school district, and we walked away with free hotdogs, drinks, popcorn, and bike helmets. Not to mention an action packed 4-0 win.

We made new friends.



Enjoyed the concessions.

Half-time

Tadd celebrating one of the four goals by RSL

Beautiful sunset

Salt Lake County Fair

After finishing our morning work on Saturday, August 8th, Jeremie took the kids to the County Fair. Sarah stayed home to work on the house and finished framing out a kitchen closet. The fair was a blast, and the kids enjoyed the carnival rides, petting zoo, exhibits, and fried corn dogs. Cara, Kyle, and Teya went on the Gravitron without Dad, and had so much fun, the girls did it again. Kyle wanted to go on the ride again, but after puking after the first time, Jeremie wouldn't let him get on it again. Teya also refused to use the port-o-potty, saying that they were too gross. I wonder where she gets that from. After Jeremie noticed that her pants were a little wet, she was sent back to the port-o-potty.

Look at Teya's expression

Tadd's favorite part was the petting zoo

Tractor Tadd!
(He has a mouth full of candy he took from an exhibit)

That's a funny looking sheep

What can you feed the birds?

Wouldn't it be nice if . . .

House Updates

Our home addition is coming along nicely. We've had a couple of setbacks, but construction is never as simple as it looks on paper.

A new window was added to the south side of the old part of the house for Teya's bedroom.

The new siding is looking great.

New upstairs hallway through Kyle's and Tadd's former room.

Laundry room at left. Hooray!

Vaulted addition

Basement addition

Basement addition
(Cara's room in back)

Basement addition

(New family room with fireplace)

Tadd earning his keep

Working on adding a shower to the basement bathroom

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House

Eternal families are sealed together here.

24th of July Park City Trip

For the 24th of July, we visited Park City. Our fun trip consisted of a visit to Main Street Pizza & Noodle, walk through Park City resort, visiting the Olympic Park, riding a ski lift, going down the Alpine Slide, going down the zip line, and watching a youth ski jumping competition (yes, it was summer, and no, there was no snow for the ski jumpers). You can see some of the summer ski jump slopes below Cara and Kyle on the zip line in the following photos.

Lunch at our favorite pizza shop on Main Street
(compliments of Heather)

Park City wildlife

Teya and Franz
(preparing for Yosemite)

Alpine slide fun

Cara and Kyle on the zip line

Cara and Kyle fly by

4th of July Fun

We had a fun 4th of July at Grandma and Grandpa Lewis'.

Spencer and Grandpa raising Old Glory

Kyle and Brevin showing their patriotism

Grandpa reminiscing about his "old glory" days with his Navy helmet

Teya says, "Fits great!"