Dirt Yard - Part 2 of 2

Some more pics of our dirt yard. Scroll down for more dirt pics... :)
1st PHOTO: From the street, right side of driveway
2nd PHOTO: From the street, looking towards the left
3rd PHOTO: From the end of the basement garage driveway, looking out back
4th PHOTO: Similiar view as 3rd photo
5th PHOTO: View from the main garage, looking out back

Dirt Yard Part 1 of 2

Our landscape plan got approved on Tuesday, so we are crossing our fingers that the landscapers can begin planting trees and shrubs tomorrow. We will be so happy to have something other than dirt and mud in our yard.
1st PHOTO: Front of house, taken from the street
2nd PHOTO: Front right corner of house
3rd PHOTO: Front left corner of the house
4th PHOTO: From the front porch, looking at the left side of our front yard
5th PHOTO: from the front porch, looking at the right side of our front yard

Decorated House Pics Part 1 of 2

Here are some pics of the house somewhat decorated. We still have a lot to do, but we'll get it all done with time. We are decorated and ready for Santa, so the kids are happy!! :)

1st PHOTO: Bonus Room
2nd PHOTO: Guest Bedroom
3rd and 4th PHOTOS: Master Bedroom
5th PHOTO: Family Room

Bare House Pics - Part 3

1st PHOTO: Master Bathroom
2nd PHOTO: Bonus Room/Play Room
3rd PHOTO: Main Garage
4th PHOTO: Basement Garage
5th PHOTO: Unfinished Basement

Bare House Pics - Part 2

1st PHOTO: Pantry
2nd PHOTO: G's bedroom
3rd PHOTO: B's bedroom
4th PHOTO: Master bedroom
5th PHOTO: Screened porch, off family room and master bedroom

Bare House Pics - Part 1

Here are some pics from Friday morning, of our clean, empty house. The house is now filled with furniture and boxes. Hopefully there will be furnished, decorated house pics coming soon...
1st PHOTO: Walking in the front door - foyer, kitchen, family room, screened porch
2nd PHOTO: View from kitchen into family roon
3rd PHOTO: View of kitchen from family room
4th PHOTO: family room fireplace and entertainment center

Moving Day...

Tomorrow we will start to move into our new home. We are hoping to take pics in the morning of the house before any furniture is moved in. Be sure to check back over the weekend, as we hope to update then. We are so very blessed.

Final Inspection...

I'm very happy to report that we passed our final inspection this morning, and will have our CO by the end of the day. It's been a long and tiring 80 days, since we started clearing the lot, but the end is finally near. We're going to start moving in on Friday.
Still to do:
~Painters are touching up the inside today, and hopefully the outside tomorrow.
~Sod and landscaping
~Staining grille deck and screened porch

Pics to come, as we begin to move in...

Stone!

It seems as though we have waited for the stone to be installed for weeks now. Well, it's done!! And it looks great. Really finishes off the house nicely. And no more cinder block steps!!

Appliances

The appliances were delivered and installed last week. We are still waiting for our refrigerator, but we don't need that for our final inspection this week.
1st PHOTO: Laundry Room, washer and dryer
2nd PHOTO: Cook Top and vent
3rd PHOTO: Double Oven (microwave is the top one), space in middle is for frig
4th PHOTO: Sink, in island

Exterior Paint & Interior Carpet

1st PHOTO: Right Side of Family Room
2nd PHOTO: Left Side of Family Room
3rd PHOTO: Left Side of House
4th PHOTO: Front of House
5th PHOTO: Right Side of House

The carpet guys came out installed the carpet in the family room, bedrooms, and upstairs. It is so thick and plush, it almost killed our vacuum. The painters are almost done with the exterior painting. They still need to paint the front door, and then head inside to do a ton of paint touch-ups. The walls are messy from the tile/carpet installation, electricians, HVAC guys, etc.
We are hoping to have the stone veneer put on the front of the house on Monday.
Still to do:
~stone veneer/steps/railing at front porch
~screens on screened porch
~continue grading
~irrigation/landscaping/sod

Our goal is to have our CO (certificate of occupancy) on Wednesday or Thursday. Movers are scheduled for Friday!

Built-In's and Updates...

The trim guys came out yesterday and installed our built-in's, in the family room and bonus room. They will be painted the same color as the trim, an off white.

Today's agenda:
~security system install
~carpet install
~continued exterior painting
~continued final grading
~conditional power is on, so we can actually turn on a few lights and see things after 5:30!!

Still waiting on:
~exterior stone and stone steps
~paint main garage and built-in's
~hang towel bars and shower curtain rods

1st PHOTO: Bonus Room built-in, for kids' toys and games. Area under window is a seat with a lid for storage underneath.
2nd & 3rd PHOTOS: Family Room built-in, to the right of the fireplace.
3rd PHOTO:

Stamped Concrete Patio

Back when we were planning our house, I mentioned that I would like a small patio behind the house, off the basement doors. A little place to put a few chairs, so we can watch the kids play in the backyard. B has been asking for a fire pit for a while now (so we can roast marshmallows), so we plan to put one just off the patio in the future sometime. Originally, we were going to hold off, and eventually do a paver patio. Then Chris decided to just do a stamped concrete patio, while the concrete guys were are the house pouring the driveway, and just get it done. It looks great!! Can't wait until there's pretty landscaping around it, and some comfy chairs to lounge in! We're planting a corkscrew willow off the one corner of the patio.
**Pics of the finished driveway are in the post below...**

Driveway - Part 2

The driveways are done!! The concrete is still drying - we're hoping no critters walk on it and leave their paw marks. It looks great. There's a lot of driveway, which means there will be less grass to mow.
1st PHOTO: Front of house, to the right of the driveway, standing on the street
2nd PHOTO: Front of house, main garage to the left, basement garage on the right
3rd PHOTO: Driveway comes straight of the street, and goes straight back to the basement garage. In the front, it "Y"'s off to the left to get to the front door and to the main garage.
4th PHOTO: Driveway in front of the basement garage, back right corner of the house
5th PHOTO: View from the back right corner, looking towards the street