House pictures

The builder insists that we will be in the house on August 15th. I brought the first two loads of (stuff) over to the house today and we are storing it in the basement.
The third picture shows the rear of the house, and also the well digging equipment on the side of the house. The first picture shows the west side down the road a little ways. The last picture shows the mound system, which is gigantic. The second picture shows the windows and the view as you walk in the front door.
The same weekend Michelle and I celebrated our 5th anniversary we also began the 5 day long process of painting the whole house. It is great to have that done. Hope to see everyone soon. I think my brother is already planning the house-warming party in September.

5 Year Anniversary

Michelle and I have now been married for five wonderful years. We decided to celebrate the occasion in Eau Claire at Country Jam on Saturday. We got rained on, but we stuck it out and enjoyed Lady Antebellum, Joe Nichols, Clay Walker, and the headliner Carrie Underwood. She can really sing. We think that for our ten year anniversary we will be going back to Hawaii.

Kids at play

The kids are keeping us busy along with their toys. Grace has a motorized jeep and Gavin with his pedal John Deere tractor.

Kid pics

The kids are doing great. They are very active and are keeping us busy. They are now wrestling around together. Gavin can get the best of Grace at times when he fights dirty and pulls her hair. They fight over toys and Grace can be very motherly when she tells Gavin what to do. You'll notice in the pics that Gavin found some dirt and Grace loves the water.

More house pictures

Trip to Manning, Iowa

We went down to visit with Michelle's Grandpa Knudson and Dorothy in Manning, Iowa recently. The trip went well and we didn't run into any flooding. We ate well, visited some sights, and played in the parks. Thanks to Ken and Dorothy for their great hospitality and entertainment.

More Pictures of the House

Some more pics

The house is going up. We are busy making decisions for the inside and out. They are starting on the drywall, mound, and siding. We are going to move out of our twin home in Baldwin at the end of July and might have to live with Grandpa and Grandma Sell for a week or two until the August 15 move in date set by the builders. Here are a few pictures of what is going on.

I am just getting the blog started. Please forgive me as I learn what I am doing. We are busy building our house and enjoying the summer weather. I will try to include as many pictures as possible and some text to explain them.