Eva was digging through some clothes that someone had given us a while back and found this bikini.
The second she put it on she turned into a super model.
But then quickly went back to being a cowgirl on her horse. In a bikini
I wish I liked to run like this boy does….
Or this girl- she’s a runner. Always taking off in stores, etc
After school was done Blake decided he wanted to burn his “knowledge”
So he did
As it all went up in flames he said, “this fire smells like knowledge”
Happy Birthday Coley man!!!
I come sit and look at that face all day. Love this kid.
Happy Birthday!!!
When we bought our 1950′s ranch it was for the location. And the yard size. But being a basic box, we knew we could do just about anything with it.
Andy and I prefer old houses, so we knew we wanted something that looked old but narrowing down the options was harder than I thought.
In the end we decided on a farmhouse. Because it just fits.
The front of the house will look like this- we will take the roof off and increase the ceiling height on the first floor to 10 ft instead of 8. The front porch roof will be metal.
This is the side of the house- with a side porch entry off the driveway into the mudroom
The opposite side of the house
And the back- part of the back garage will have barn doors that open to the backyard, where we hope to eventually add a pool. The balcony upstairs is off the master bedroom.
The inside first floor- the big box thing between the living room and the family dining is a fireplace (that is already there) but we going to have it be open on both sides. To the left of the back staircase will have barn doors that open up to back butlers pantry type thing. Mudroom/laundry room will be a workhorse room that has lockers for the kids stuff and lots of storage for lacrosse gear and other messy stuff. The hardest part about working with an existing house is trying to rework the old spaces. If I were designing this house from scratch I would probably ditch the living room but it is already there so we are just going to open it all up.
The 2nd floor was a bit easier to plan since it doesn’t exist yet.
So that’s what we have so far. Can’t wait to get this party started.
Wow the house is gonna be GOR-JUS!!!! And I see you have a guestroom I will have my bags all packed and ready to visit when it’s all done 
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Omgosh. Having seen the inside before, I can’t wait to see how this turns out. I love the exterior elevations too. Wow.
Beautiful….looks perfect!
Tiffany
Love it!!!
Looks awesome! Can’t wait to see the progress on your blog! One question… are 2 of the boys sharing a room or is there another bedroom in the basement?
I love love love it. I can’t wait to see it come to life
So when we hit the little snafu and got delayed Andy ordered a dumpster so he could start some demo himself- I think to relieve some frustration.
Turns out demo is fun and everyone wanted in on it.
I don’t think there are words to describe how gross our kitchen is. And yes our laundry is in the kitchen as well.
There is a weird pass-thru to the dining room (which used to be a side porch)
Blake and I knocked out the cabinets and countertop
It was therapeutic
Eva was a hard worker
Child labor
They were fighting over who’s turn it was to hit the wall
There was only one injury- when Austin kicked the wall and a big chunk hit Andy. In a painful spot.
We called it a day after that.
I am trying to figure out how to save our house plans in jpeg form so I can put them on the blog. So far I am not having any luck. As soon as I figure it out I will post them.
Looks like everyone really got into it. Fun memories to look back on after the renovation is done. It’ll all be worth it in the end.
I’m glad we got to spend a few days there and know the “before” look to the house. Can’t wait to follow the progress.
Have your Architect save your files in jpeg format… Autocad and vectorworks will do that. Then he can make a pdf of them for you. Those are easy to post.
We have some friends who are also doing some major rehab to a house they recently purchased and we helped with some of the demo work as well. 14 and 8 year old boys thought it was a blast smashing things! Love that Cole is wearing a paintball mask!
Birthdays always involve silly string around here
Two more June birthdays to go1
Great pictures and love, love, love your yard.
Happy Birthday Blake! Hope all is well:)
Tiffany
Happy birthday Blake! Seriously, he has really changed in the past few months. His face has thinned out in that teenager way. Who is that kid?
He has gotten so big! I remember when i first started following your blog and they were all so tiny. Time sure does fly…
That first shot is priceless:) The quote too. Have a good one.
Tiffany