And so it begins...

Well, I haven't written in a while. To be honest, you get in your routine and nothing really exciting happens. You think to yourself, "Who would really care about me saying -- everything is the same as always?" Maybe that's the wrong perspective to have, but when nothing too noteworthy is going on, you don't really think about your blog. Of course, with Colten growing like a weed, I should probably post more often anyway, and I will try to post some pictures of him on a new blog within a few days.

Today....today I want to talk about something exciting that is now going on in our lives. We broke ground yesterday for our new house on our land....finally! This little doozie came out and started digging and moving dirt.




Our contractor, Zac, came out and posted the permit sign and his sign. It's really official!


This is looking down from where the house is going to be at the dirt being pushed and dug for our pond.


Here is our driveway being dug out from the road to the house.

And here is the house pad. I have had to adjust as it looks so small to me, even in person. I have to keep reminding myself that the house won't be any smaller than the one in Hurst and that it looks tiny because there is all that land around it with nothing to give it perspective.


Of course, this is just the beginning. We will make a trip to the land once or twice a week to see how things are going and take pictures to keep everyone posted on progress. Right now, the construction timeline has us able to close and start moving by October 15. Of course, it is construction, so we will see how that goes. For now, we are praying for no rain (or at least rain to avoid the land) for about the next two weeks until they can get the dirt work done and the slab poured and set up.

Stay tuned.....