tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88602535257196976592024-03-12T20:21:05.608-05:00The Evans FamilyKerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03991813283527087480noreply@blogger.comBlogger308125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8860253525719697659.post-10707039109791597712015-08-08T13:48:00.001-05:002015-08-08T13:48:19.109-05:005/1/15 - 5/31/15<div style="text-align: center;">
The progress had been moving so FAST so far! But the month of May it seemed to come to a complete halt. There were a couple of other houses in the neighborhood they were trying to finish before ours. This month the cable, electrical lines, plumbing and and duct work was completed.</div>
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<br />I'm sorry if you've stumbled upon my blog and this is really boring to you. I'm blogging the construction of our new home so I will have a permanent "diary" of it. I have hundreds of pictures of the process and wanted a place to document them. The whole process has been really fun for us as we have never done anything like this before. We bought our first home as a "fixer upper" and never really got around to fixing it like we had planned (other than painting). I guess I shouldn't forget Chad's hard work of laying ceramic tile in both bathrooms and laminate wood in the living room! He did a fantastic job on those I might add!</div>
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But this was much different. Someone else was doing all the hard work and we just got to go by and admire it all. It has been a lot of fun! Plus our new home was going to be double the size of our previous home. We were FINALLY going to have room to stretch our legs and store all of our STUFF!</div>
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The most exciting part of these two weeks was seeing the upstairs take shape.</div>
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This is the guest room with bathroom and closet.</div>
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This room may be Eli's favorite room! It's the bonus/play room. </div>
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Looking down from the top of the staircase </div>
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The kitchen and breakfast area </div>
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Our master room and master bath room </div>
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Standing in the breakfast area looking into the kitchen </div>
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And my favorite part... the front doors were installed! I was so excited when Chad sent me this picture! </div>
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At this rate the house felt like it was going up so fast! Our original completion date was July 15th and we thought we may even be in it sooner at the rate it was going! It was so fun to drive by and see the progress. This week we got exterior walls, windows and a roof.</div>
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This is the office closet </div>
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Staircase </div>
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Eli loved going to see the new house each week. That meant he got to play on the dirt piles! </div>
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Living room and fireplace </div>
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Looking into the kitchen and through our bedroom and mudroom </div>
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The office <br />
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The house really took shape this week! We were able to get a good picture of the layout and size of the rooms. We can't wait to see what's next!</div>
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More framing this week! We finally had a better idea of what the house would look like. While house hunting we looked at quite a few of our builders previous homes but had never seen this particular floor plan in person. So the whole house has been sort of a surprise to us!</div>
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Two weeks after we signed the sales contract on our new home they poured the foundation. The next week after the foundation was poured the framing began. </div>
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We decided to finally put our house up for sale after many years of talking about it. We cleaned and decluttered everything we could think of until we thought it was "show ready". We finally signed papers and it was listed! Four days later we had our first showing. We got an offer immediately after the showing and our house was sold. Just like that! We couldn't stop laughing because we were in such disbelief! We listed our house with hopes we could sell it in 6 months. We closed on March 24th and moved out of our home. The first home we had bought. The home we brought Eli to from the hospital. The home where we had created so many memories of our little family of three. It was a bittersweet day but we were so excited for the future!</div>
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Eli's class went on their very first field trip. Of course I couldn't miss it! </div>
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Chad went to Eli's school for Doughnuts with Dad one morning. I think Eli was pretty proud to show off his daddy :) </div>
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Eli finally got up the nerve to try out the rock wall. I've figured out he's afraid of heights! He wanted to come down just after this picture was taken. </div>
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My mom came up for Grandparent's day at Eli's school. We had a great weekend of shopping and eating while she visited. </div>
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Eli's school had a fundraiser of selling cookie dough. Eli got this prize for selling cookie dough. What is it you ask? A 10 foot plastic bag that was supposed to a balloon. </div>
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Somehow Eli and his best friend, Tyler, got on the same team! They had a great time playing together. </div>
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We went to the farm for Labor Day weekend and then again for opening dove season the next weekend. We love going to the farm. It's so relaxing and a great place for kids, big and little!</div>
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The hummingbirds were going crazy while we were down there! There are about 5 feeders around the deck. There were about 10 birds swarming around all the feeders at one time. I could watch them all day. I love them!</div>
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Eli with his twin cousins, Emma and Gracie </div>
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We spent some time riding around</div>
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Eli's finally big enough to drive the golf cart. Watch out everyone! </div>
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Eli loved this tiny tree frog. He was pretty cute! </div>
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My boys both doing what they love best!</div>
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Playing a little redneck golf as we call it </div>
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He's obsessed with driving the golf cart now! </div>
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A little more redneck golf with all the guys </div>
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Don't worry folks. It's just a Sprite. </div>
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Eli loved having other kids to play with at the farm! </div>
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Eli's first dove hunt. I think he had a great time! </div>
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It was not in our original plan but Eli started a new school after the first couple of days. It was more difficult than I imagined but it was the best decision for all of us. Eli started on "Chapel Day" so he had to wear his chapel shirt.</div>
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They have a dress code on all the other days. Eli was so proud to wear his belt! </div>
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After the first few days Eli decided he wanted to start walking into school by himself. I snapped this picture while watching him walk in by him. Before he jumped out of the car he gave me a kiss on the cheek and told me he loved me, all with out prompting. I may have had a tear in my eye that morning! Too sweet!</div>
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I have a few days off work and we are at the farm for Thanksgiving. I'm going to try to play catch up on the past few months just so I can have everything documented.</div>
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Eli started kindergarten back in August. I still don't know how that happened so fast! He was so excited and proud to be going to school with big kids. Last year in preschool they had a field trip to an elementary school. He has been excited ever since. I'm happy to say there were no tears... from anyone!</div>
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We celebrated his first day of school with frozen yogurt afterwards. </div>
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I realized the end of July there was so much we hadn't done throughout the summer that I had wanted to do with Eli. I quickly made a mental note of a few things I wanted to do before school started. Next summer we are writing down a bucket list and starting early!</div>
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While we spent a lot of days with our friends, Kristin and Tyler, this day was just the four of us. We let the boys pick out where we went for lunch and what we did. We all had a great time!</div>
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Eli asked one day if we could go to the "cupcake place" (Bliss Cupcakes). It's one of our favorite places to get yummy cupcakes.</div>
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We decided at the spur of the moment one day to head out to Fast Lane. We invited Eli's friend, Alexi and her mom to join us. The kids (and adults) had a great time! We rode go karts, bowled, and played games! </div>
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The Springdale airport has a restaurant right on the runway called Flaps Down Grill. We love to go and sit outside and eat while watching the planes take off and land. The food is really good too!</div>
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Chad took Eli to the Lowe's Build and Grow sessions a couple of times. They met up with Chad's friend, Doug, and his 4 boys. I imagine it was a fun and wild experience with all of these boys! </div>
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Eli and Tyler helped pick vegetables from Tyler's grandparent's garden. Eli wants a garden like this so badly! Maybe one day we will have room for it. </div>
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We spent lots of days outside while Eli played. He's such a little daredevil on that bike! </div>
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The weekend before school started we took Eli to Locomotion. He had been begging to go play putt-putt golf. </div>
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We finished that same weekend with dinner at Carrabba's... Eli's favorite restaurant ever! He loves their cavatappi side dish that he calls "spicy pasta". </div>
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All of these fun things happened in just the first couple of weeks of August!</div>
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See why I'm writing down these bucket list items and starting at the beginning of summer next year! Whew!</div>
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Here are a few of my favorite pictures from July. Eli and I really enjoyed our breakfast dates this summer! He always wanted to go to Cracker Barrel but I tried to persuade him to try other places. It wasn't too hard when I mentioned doughnuts :)</div>
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We went to Forrest City one weekend for a golf tournament and stayed at the farm. The sunflowers were gorgeous that weekend! </div>
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We made a trip to Silver Dollar City. Eli had been talking about riding a real roller coaster for a while. He was all smiles until about half way through. I think it will be a while before he gets back on it!</div>
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Hey, it's me, Mario! </div>
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We have finally gotten rid of these plastic golf clubs! We definitely got our $5 worth! </div>
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Eli and Josey have become the best of friends. Josey has become a little more tolerant of Eli and sleeps with him each night. </div>
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Whoever thought of putting Nerds candy in a slushes at Sonic is brillant! </div>
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Breakfast date again! This time Susan's was the pick of the day. </div>
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Eli had been saving his Toys R Us gift card since Easter. It was a rainy day so we went to spend his gift card and get a new toy. This is what he picked out. He was pretty proud!</div>
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And that folks, was what happened in our lives during the month of July.</div>
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Aren't we so exciting?!?!</div>
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We had a nice low key 4th of July this year. We shot lots of fireworks ourselves and went to two big displays locally. Eli used to be scared of fireworks but he loves them now!</div>
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We also caught lightning bugs!</div>
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Of course we had to buy the poopy puppy firework!</div>
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Who comes up with these things???? </div>
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The 4th of July is my favorite summer holiday!</div>
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And this was one of the best!</div>
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We went to Connecticut the end of June for a long weekend. I love flying into New York City and seeing the skyline. American Airlines should pay me for this picture!</div>
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Eli and Grant went straight to playing when we arrived.</div>
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We spent a lot of time outside playing, swimming and enjoying the great weather.</div>
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Eli has wanted a lemon tree for a couple of years. We found one and decided we would give it a try. It's still alive with a few lemons on it!</div>
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I decided at the beginning of summer that Eli and I would try to have a breakfast date once every couple of weeks. It became one of my favorite parts of summer and something we will definitely make a tradition for the summers to come!</div>
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They were pretending to dig for gold. Too bad they didn't strike it!</div>
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This was one of the many trips to the Aquatic Center over the summer.</div>
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If you ask Eli what he wants to be when he grows up he will tell you he wants to be a monster truck driver. There was a monster truck show in town so we thought it would be fun to take Eli.</div>
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Eli and Chad rode in the monster bus.</div>
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Eli's last day of preschool seems like forever ago. But I didn't want to skip over it because I was so far behind in blogging. His last day of preschool was bittersweet for me. We loved his teachers and school!</div>
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I love comparing first day and last day pictures. He always changes so much during the school year!</div>
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They had an end of the year program at school with a Disney theme. This superhero shirt was the closest we could find to anything Disney related in Eli's closet.</div>
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They sang a few songs and were awarded a certificate for completing preschool.</div>
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Eli and his best friend, Lane.</div>
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Eli and his awesome teachers, Mrs. Leigh Ann and Mrs. Trisha</div>
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Some of my favorite memories are those living in the Chi Omega house during college. Some of our 1998 pledge class got together for a reunion a few weekends ago. We were allowed to the stay in the Chi Omega house for the weekend. I felt like we were back in college!</div>
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Adrienne was my roommate for two years in the Chi O house.</div>
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We spent Mother's Day in Forrest City with my family at the farm. It was the perfect weekend and I wish we could go back and have another weekend just like it. The weather was perfect. The food was delicious (as always). And we had the best time just being together.</div>
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Eli looks so small beside the jeep </div>
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Even the dogs had a good time! </div>
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We can't go to the farm without letting Eli ride the tractor </div>
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Eli and Chad mowing down a path to the lake </div>
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My nephew, Matthew </div>
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There is a new litter of kittens in the shop. They were soooo cute! It's a good thing we have two dogs or we might have come home with a new kitten!</div>
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Flying kites with Grandy </div>
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3 generations of mothers in our family. From left to right, Robyn (my sister), Grandma Graves (mom's mother), my mom, and me. I can't remember the last time we had a picture together.</div>
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What would we do without the iPads???</div>
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Our rainy morning</div>
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Brothers and best friends</div>
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Beach time. The ocean was chilly but not as cold as the past years. This little pool made by the ocean was actually warm and gave the kids a good area to play.</div>
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Fun in the pool. Yes, it was heated and the temperature was perfect! </div>
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Chad's parents kept the kids for us and we had a date night with Chad's brother and sister-in-law. We tried Cafe Thirty-A, our new favorite restaurant! It was fabulous! It was fun to have a little adult time too.</div>
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We came home from our date night to this gorgeous sunset. I'm a sucker for sunsets, especially at the beach.</div>
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Heading home from the beach. We drove straight through for 13 hours. It wasn't bad at all and Eli was a great traveler.</div>
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I wish we were back at the beach right now! We are all looking forward to next April already!</div>
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April was also packed full of fun.</div>
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Eli started T-ball. We were so excited he was finally old enough for T-ball. It was quite hilarious watching the games. He loved it!</div>
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We had fun at our church's Easter egg hunt</div>
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I made these fun pancakes the morning of Easter. Then we went to church and out to eat. We came home, dyed eggs and played outside with neighbors. It was a great, low-key Easter!</div>
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Eli had a good check up at the dentist in April. He's still a member of the "No Cavities" club!</div>
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We went to a birthday party for one of friends little girl who turned one year old. </div>
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Isn't she the cutest little doll baby! </div>
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Family selfie on the trampoline at dusk. We are loving the longer days. That means more time to play outside!</div>
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And longer days mean more time for riding bikes! </div>
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April went by too fast!</div>
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