We've Been Framed!

This is starting to get really fun!  We have been driving out to our lot nearly every day, just to see if any progress has been made.  Now they finally have the ball rolling--these guys work hard!  This was early last week . . . 

 on Wednesday,

 and this was Saturday after the kids' soccer game (Eleni & Jacob are on a team together and loving it)--we were all so excited!  The kids spent about an hour running through the framing and taking a "tour" of our new house.

 Above is the front view, and below is the view from behind.  I love Gabe jumping out the back window . . .

I took a couple of pictures in panorama view, so don't be worried about the slanting boards--they were all perfectly straight, I promise!  This is the view from the kitchen facing the master bedroom & entryway (I know--you really can't tell what's what yet . . .) .

 And this is the opposite view--me standing where the kids were above, facing the kitchen/dining area.  It's just so big!  We are not going to know what to do with all this space, so everyone had better come visit!

Movin' Right Along

Where do you think this bright-eyed crew is headed?

To our new lot!  We sold our home out of nowhere in a matter of days.  We weren't looking to move--we live in a beautiful place, on a perfect cul-de-sac, and in an amazing ward, but after following some very distinct promptings, we listed our home on KSL.com and sold it a couple of days later.  Suddenly we found ourselves without a place to live, and we soon felt good about this beautiful little spot in Little Valley, which is farther south and east of St. George than we were.  Here--maybe this will clear things up:

Our building permit just cleared yesterday, but we snuck over a week early to see where they had broken ground for our footings.  We are so excited! Sad to leave our home, yes, but feeling blessed to be able to build in this new, beautiful spot.  The above picture was taken on the hillside you can see in this picture below--there's a road that cuts into the mountain.

Here's the lot!  Looking South . . .

and Northwest.

The kids thought it was a giant maze--they had way too much fun and ruined all their Sunday clothes.  We will keep you posted with the progress!