HIZOUZZ UPDATE

I know ya'll have been dying, dying I say, to hear an update on the house building. Well it has been a tad boring with a dash of frustrating up until last week when the framing finally started to make this process fun.
Here is a very broken down version of what the past couple of months have been for us. No worries, I am compiling a post of The Shupe Do's and Don'ts When Building a House.

First you patiently wait weeks on end to dig a giant hole for the neighborhood kids to ride their bikes on, over, around, and through. We have some serious street cred:

Then, you wait another week for the footing supports to go in. Then the footings get poured. Then another for the rough plumbing, gas, and electrical to be done. Another week to back fill dirt and prep for the slab:

After that, you get a slab of concrete! Its taking shape. And hello neighbors to the East! Why, yes, we should have gone five more feet the other way. I will send you over a copy of The Shupe's Do's and Don't When Building a House. It will all be explained in there.:

Now the fun begins, the lumber was delivered a week and a half ago. Oh wait, it didn't begin because it rained. And sat. And made a muddy mess:

Then the sun came last Wednesday. Do you see it?! It's glorious! Let's get our frame on:

And here we are tonight. Day light savings is not on our side, so the next few pics may have a crew or two in them if I take the shots earlier in the day. Chris has been taking them every day after work. 

We have most of our exterior walls up and had a whole lotta wood delivered today. They are rollin' in the crane tomorrow. The kids are going to love it:

We are excited....now. We have been through every emotion under the sun, mostly stress and questioning our every decision. That'll make fore a few more gray hairs or a few less days in our lives. But we are in a great place now. Let the Shupe hizzouzzz rise!