Week 1: It's really happening!!

We really are going to have our own house! Right here in this beautiful spot. I still can't believe it.

While I've been busy doing this: 

the kids have been busy doing this:

And the "worker guys" have been busy digging a hole for the crawlspace, putting in the septic system, and bringing a water line and a power line out to the well site.Check it out:

Elijah and Dancin' McKay in front of our new home site!

McKay inside our new house

The place for "solids", as the professionals call it.

Leach field.

Site for the well.

Let the fun begin!!

For 5 1/2 months we've been trying to buy a home or some land to build on. We have spent countless hours on the phone and in person with builders, sub-contractors of all kinds, utility companies, the county planning and zoning and building departments, the Division of Water Rights, etc, etc. We have a binder FULL, FULL, FULL of notes we've taken down, business cards, contacts, contracts, forms, house plans, and more. Many, many times our plans fell through, disappointing us, and then we were blessed with an even better situation. Trust the Lord! He really does know what is best for us!

We started this journey not knowing what we were doing, or where we would raise our family. But we have been so blessed.

Yesterday we signed papers and closed on this sweet little 5 acre farm. Can you see where we had the perc test done in the back of the property (see this big dirt/rock pile?).

Here's Elijah helping Pappa measure and stake out where the house will go!!

After so many months of paper work and leg work, we get to start on the fun stuff! Here we go... Wish us luck!

Just try to not say "Awwwww." I dare ya.

It's so fun having a little girl! We all adore this little one. She's a funny girl, making us all laugh every day.

The boys often bring books over to where Heidi is sitting. Yes, just sitting. She's almost 9 months old now, and she still doesn't know she could crawl if she tried. She doesn't even put any weight on her legs if we try to stand her up. She's content to just sit. Maybe because everything she wants is brought to her by her loyal big brothers.

 

Wait, did I say she was content to just sit? I meant to sit and grab everything. Elijah nicknamed her "Grabzilla." Ha! Those big eyes and smile tell it all.

The other night we had lentil soup full of spinach. I told the boys about Popeye and his amazing ability to grow super muscles after eating spinach. After supper, the boys grew their own big muscles. But they were made out of rice heat packs instead of spinach.

Personally, I like these even better than bunny slippers.

Miscellaneous family pictures from the last few weeks:

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