Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Arches Trip
I am spending a few days with our Sr.Operations Team in Moab this week. We are working on our strategy for 2008/2009(I know really exciting). We did break away today to do the quick hike to Delicate Arch. Here are a few pics of my trip.
They are starting to Frame the house!!
Monday, as I drove by the house they were smoothing the cement in the garage. I ment to go back and take a picture but life got crazy and I was not even able to make it by the house yesterday. So after I dropped Isaac off at preschool this morning I stopped by the house and they have started framing! I did not want to get in their way so I just took some pictures from the street. I'm hoping to go back by this evening with the kids and take some pictures of them,and some more detailed ones as well. I bet it will also look a lot different this evening. They frame houses really quickly.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
House, Easter and Much More
Well, after a blazing week of blogging we had a bit of a slow down. So, we will try and catch up in this blog. The house is coming along. Early this week the excavator came and filled all the dirt in around the house. They put gravel all around the foundation, seal the foundation and put in the window wells. Late last week the plumbers came and put in all the below ground plumbing such as floor drains, the water main, and all the main drains for the entire house. Here are a few pictures of the house. Next step is concrete on the basement floor and in the garage and then framing. They are estimating that by the first week in May we will have all the framing, electrical, and plumbing done. The roof will also be on. We will see if they can keep to the timeline.
On Saturday of last week we went up to the Halverson's for a late Easter celebration in between the afternoon session and Priesthood session. It was great to have the entire family together for a nice afternoon. Everyone was there except for Tina. Her boys were able to come. The goal was to find all of your eggs. The kids got candies, trinkets and a little money in their eggs. The adults all had a chance to choose three eggs from a large basket. Then each individual got to decide if and how the group would switch their eggs. After everyone had a turn to decide the switching everyone opened their eggs and there was money ranging from one dollar to one egg that had $100 bill. It was fun to see everyone open the eggs and see what they had given away to other people and what they had received. Here are a few pictures of the party.
Then last Sunday we were able to have the Cannon family up to our house for Conference Crepes and a great day together. Sandra and Grant were planning on having us all to their house for the gathering, but unfortunately Sandra's dad unexpectedly passed away. Grandma passed away from a graceful battle with cancer about three months ago. It was a surprise to have him pass away, but it is great that he is together with Grandma again. My sister-in-law Chris has a great tribute to them on her blog. The link to her page is on the right. Here are a few pictures of our conference day.
We also celebrated Karen's 24th Birthday while everyone was here. WOW, that is a lot of candles.
Lisa and I had scheduled to go to Hawaii for a work trip this last week, but with Grandpa's funeral we rescheduled for the week of April 21st. Grant and Sandra are reshuffling their schedules to help us get away for a few days. Thanks!!!
On Wednesday we packed up the family and went up to Aberdeen, ID for the viewing and funeral. It was an amazing service and really made me think of what a great example Grandpa was of having your priorities straight. He didn't need a lot of material things, but he definitely loved the Lord and served Him with all his might. It was a great service.
Today has been a great Sunday. We enjoyed a wonderful fast day. Lisa shared her testimony with the ward today. I was outside with Josh and missed it, but all the sisters in the ward made a point to tell me how absolutely beautiful it was. She is a great example to our family. Her trust in the Lord and ability to hear his counsel and then follow it is an example to us all.
We enjoyed a nice spring day out in front of the house with the neighbors. We are definitely going to miss the neighborhood.
On Saturday of last week we went up to the Halverson's for a late Easter celebration in between the afternoon session and Priesthood session. It was great to have the entire family together for a nice afternoon. Everyone was there except for Tina. Her boys were able to come. The goal was to find all of your eggs. The kids got candies, trinkets and a little money in their eggs. The adults all had a chance to choose three eggs from a large basket. Then each individual got to decide if and how the group would switch their eggs. After everyone had a turn to decide the switching everyone opened their eggs and there was money ranging from one dollar to one egg that had $100 bill. It was fun to see everyone open the eggs and see what they had given away to other people and what they had received. Here are a few pictures of the party.
Then last Sunday we were able to have the Cannon family up to our house for Conference Crepes and a great day together. Sandra and Grant were planning on having us all to their house for the gathering, but unfortunately Sandra's dad unexpectedly passed away. Grandma passed away from a graceful battle with cancer about three months ago. It was a surprise to have him pass away, but it is great that he is together with Grandma again. My sister-in-law Chris has a great tribute to them on her blog. The link to her page is on the right. Here are a few pictures of our conference day.
We also celebrated Karen's 24th Birthday while everyone was here. WOW, that is a lot of candles.
Lisa and I had scheduled to go to Hawaii for a work trip this last week, but with Grandpa's funeral we rescheduled for the week of April 21st. Grant and Sandra are reshuffling their schedules to help us get away for a few days. Thanks!!!
On Wednesday we packed up the family and went up to Aberdeen, ID for the viewing and funeral. It was an amazing service and really made me think of what a great example Grandpa was of having your priorities straight. He didn't need a lot of material things, but he definitely loved the Lord and served Him with all his might. It was a great service.
Today has been a great Sunday. We enjoyed a wonderful fast day. Lisa shared her testimony with the ward today. I was outside with Josh and missed it, but all the sisters in the ward made a point to tell me how absolutely beautiful it was. She is a great example to our family. Her trust in the Lord and ability to hear his counsel and then follow it is an example to us all.
We enjoyed a nice spring day out in front of the house with the neighbors. We are definitely going to miss the neighborhood.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
The Footings
The house is moving forward! We did not go by the house yesterday and they had poured the footings. Our neighbor was kind enough to let Clint know this morning. So this morning before school in the rain/snow we went over to see them. It was a little muddy and the kids actually did not want to get in it. So they decided to stand on the sidewalk. I was not so timid though and actually climbed down in the hole. That is why some of these pictures do not have people in them (I'm not as talented as Karen at taking pictures of myself, and plus I was not really ready for the day yet). They have also started to frame the foundation as you can see in this picture.
As you can tell I'm not very good at making a blog look good, Clint is much better. I will have to have him teach me how this works. I'm lucky I got the pictures in the order I wanted them. I'm sure there will be more progress on the house soon. We will keep you updated.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
I'm 2!!!
Josh is 2 years old!!! On Monday, March 31st, Josh will be 2. We celebrated his birthday with family today. We can't imagine life without our little Joshy. He is so mellow and calm. He loved all the presents he got today. Most of all he loved his new clothes and pajamas. You could tell he is a 5th child and is use to hand me downs. He hugged his clothes with a lot of excitement after opening them. Not the typical reaction for a 2 year old. This is a picture of Josh hugging his clothes.
Josh loves life and is a joy to have around. He is a handful, but is the biggest snuggler ever.
Happy Birthday Josh. We love you!!!
Grounding Breaking!!!!
Well it has been a while since we last posted and a lot has happened! We have decided to build a new home. We have our current house up for sale. We really hope that despite a slow housing market we can sale our current home for a decent price. We currently have our house listed on the MLS. Check it out - the MLS listing # is 783404. If you know of anyone that wants a great house in Kaysville let us know.
With spring upon us, they broke dirt on our new house this week! We are pretty excited. We are building with Woodside Homes in a subdivision called Quail Crossing. We are one of the last lots to be finished. From what we can tell there are a ton of little kids that live in our culdesac so it should be great for the kids. The first picture is the family on the lot prior to any work being done and the second is the kids near the hole after it was dug this week.
Our new home will eventually allow everyone in the family to have their own room. With the size of the Halverson Clan that is a lot of bedrooms!!! The home we have chosen to build is called the Ashton Manor. You can check out the floor plan at http://www.woodside-homes.com/docs/1755_plan_1.pdf#zoom=60. We are finishing all but the two bedrooms and the bathroom in the basement. Lisa has had a great time picking out all the options. I must admit she will have one amazing kitchen. We will have to have October Conference at the Halverson's this year to show off the new house.
Our new address will be 2156 South 175 East in Kaysville. The kids will go to a new elementary school, but the way boundaries currently are they will still go to Farmington Jr. and Davis High.
Other exciting news is that on April 7th, Lisa and I will take off for a whirlwind trip to Hawaii. Extra Space owns two properties in Hawaii and I will be spending a day or so at each one working on some technology issues. We have cashed in SkyMiles and Lisa will be traveling with me. We are calling this an early birthday present for her and it will be great to spend some time with just the two of us. We are excited to hang out on the beach and actually relax (even if for a short time) instead of chasing kids around in the water and we are really looking forward to some nice dinners with no crayons and kids menus. One of the best parts is that Grant and Sandra, Lisa's parents, are going to come and stay with the kids. The kids love it when they come and are very excited for us to leave. We are very grateful for the blessing of family in our lives! We will leave on Monday the 7th and fly home on the red eye flight on the evening of the 10th. Like I said, it will be a whirlwind trip, but we are excited.
Lisa and Alicia are also excited and getting ready for their trip to CA to see Uncle Rick graduate at the end of May. Grant and Sandra are taking Lisa for her Birthday. Once again, what a great blessing family is! They also invited Alicia to come along. The boys are going to enjoy a couple days at home doing "Man Stuff". We will be lucky to get out of our PJ's long enough to restock the chips and soda. It is actually the kids last day of school in their current elementary school so I will be playing Mr. Mom. Fitting since I already drive the mini-van in the family!
With spring upon us, they broke dirt on our new house this week! We are pretty excited. We are building with Woodside Homes in a subdivision called Quail Crossing. We are one of the last lots to be finished. From what we can tell there are a ton of little kids that live in our culdesac so it should be great for the kids. The first picture is the family on the lot prior to any work being done and the second is the kids near the hole after it was dug this week.
Our new home will eventually allow everyone in the family to have their own room. With the size of the Halverson Clan that is a lot of bedrooms!!! The home we have chosen to build is called the Ashton Manor. You can check out the floor plan at http://www.woodside-homes.com/docs/1755_plan_1.pdf#zoom=60. We are finishing all but the two bedrooms and the bathroom in the basement. Lisa has had a great time picking out all the options. I must admit she will have one amazing kitchen. We will have to have October Conference at the Halverson's this year to show off the new house.
Our new address will be 2156 South 175 East in Kaysville. The kids will go to a new elementary school, but the way boundaries currently are they will still go to Farmington Jr. and Davis High.
Other exciting news is that on April 7th, Lisa and I will take off for a whirlwind trip to Hawaii. Extra Space owns two properties in Hawaii and I will be spending a day or so at each one working on some technology issues. We have cashed in SkyMiles and Lisa will be traveling with me. We are calling this an early birthday present for her and it will be great to spend some time with just the two of us. We are excited to hang out on the beach and actually relax (even if for a short time) instead of chasing kids around in the water and we are really looking forward to some nice dinners with no crayons and kids menus. One of the best parts is that Grant and Sandra, Lisa's parents, are going to come and stay with the kids. The kids love it when they come and are very excited for us to leave. We are very grateful for the blessing of family in our lives! We will leave on Monday the 7th and fly home on the red eye flight on the evening of the 10th. Like I said, it will be a whirlwind trip, but we are excited.
Lisa and Alicia are also excited and getting ready for their trip to CA to see Uncle Rick graduate at the end of May. Grant and Sandra are taking Lisa for her Birthday. Once again, what a great blessing family is! They also invited Alicia to come along. The boys are going to enjoy a couple days at home doing "Man Stuff". We will be lucky to get out of our PJ's long enough to restock the chips and soda. It is actually the kids last day of school in their current elementary school so I will be playing Mr. Mom. Fitting since I already drive the mini-van in the family!
Friday, October 26, 2007
Alicia is 7!
We had lots of fun with Alicia's birthday this year. On her actual birthday October 17th it was just the family. We had lots of fun! She got a Barbie, the movie High School Musical, and lots of new clothes and shoes. She decided to have Chicken Cordon Bleu for dinner which is her favorite.
Aunt Chris helped us make these cool party invitations. So on Friday, we had 14 kids at a fun cowgirl party. Aunt Chris stayed and helped (the only way I made it through). We had a relay race, shooting gallery, roped our rootbeer bottles, opened presents, had a cowgirl dinner, played Rattle Snake Rope, a snake version on Hot Potato, then at the end we had a Round-Up (my neighbor hid over 50 bead necklaces in the front yard for them to find). Alicia had so much fun!
Then on Sunday we were able to have the family come for cake and ice cream. Grant, Sandra, Dionne, Phil, Christine, and Elizabeth were able to come. It was a lot of fun. Grandma and Grandpa Cannon Gave her some new boots(which she wears all the time), a notebook and pen, and a new outfit. Grandpa and Granny Halverson gave her lots of nice clothes, a doll, and a knitting machine. Chris and Elizabeth (and Greg) gave her a picture of her in her cowgirl clothes(she took this to school to be displayed all week).
We are so proud of Alicia and can barely believe she is already 7. Time just flies by.
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