Construction, Construction, Construction!!!!

We are so entirely grateful to my parents and grandparents for their trip here to visit us and help us get going on our basement!! We never could have completed what we did without them. Andy and I have a lot to learn when it comes to building/construction/electrical/etc/etc/etc. In about 6 1/2 days the three men (my 81 year old grandfather-- what a guy!--, my dad, and my adorable hubby) were able to complete all the framing, electrical, heating/duct work, door hanging, and storage room shelf building. It may not seem like too much until you take into consideration that our basement is 1300 square feet!!!! That's quite a week's job for just those three men. AND my grandma, who was my grandpa's right hand girl (literally-- he doesn't have a right thumb, which limits a lot of what he can do :o). She was so great to be such a huge help! On top of all this: we were able to get a plumber in here while they were working, so all the plumbing is complete as well. Woohoo!!!! All in all, we'll have down there: a bedroom, den, family room, toy/game room, full bathroom, and two decent sized storage rooms! We're so excited-- when it's all said and done-- our house will be double the size it is now! Yeah!

Andy and I are set to go! Now we've got to get working on all the insulation, so that we can get going on all the sheetrock, so that we can hopefully have at least one room and the bathroom done enough to be 'livable' for when we've got Andy's entire family here (all 20 people in our little house) for the Burningham family reunion. We're so, so grateful, though to my family who helped us get this major, huge head start! They're so awesome!! They just left this morning, and it's already a very quiet, lonely day at our house! Good thing we've got baby coming in about 6 months when my mom gets to come back! Yea! Drew sure had a great time with all the attention he recieved from the 6 adults here who all love him-- he'll be glad to have family back in town again!

Here are some pics from our adventures. I didn't get enough of them while they were working-- I got the whole process on video, but wasn't too good about pictures. Most of these were taken on the last day-- when we were all done :o)


Drew and Grandpa Clayson (my dad) cuddling while we all watch Americal Idol


Drew and Grandma Julie (my mom). Drew is oh so happy because Grandma gave him chocolate pudding - yum!


Drew and Mommy doing what we do best: watching and cheering on the guys!


The hard working men


The Gang!


This sign says it all (B&B are my grandparents: Bevan and Betty!)