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Excuse me while I drool…

We got our exterior finished this week and I can’t stop drooling over it! It’s even more beautiful than I imagined. It makes such a difference to have all these finishing touches on and to see it all put together. Big shout-out to Stuccoworks II for the incredible job on the exterior. I literally sent them a mockup of what I wanted it to look like and they completely nailed it. It was so great working with them and trusting them with the exterior so we could focus on the inside of the house.

Pat has been working his tail off hanging drywall for the last 3 weeks and just got his inspection passed! We still have to tape, mud, and texture, but I’d say the hardest part is done.

We got our furnace and fireplace up and running, electricity hooked up, and garage doors installed all this week so its been really exciting to see things moving along. Our move-in deadline is the first week of March. Its still a pretty steep deadline but hopefully we can keep plugging away at all the odds and ends. Luckily I can help tape and mud the walls while Patrick focuses on building the deck and wiring the outlets, so we should be able to work faster at this stage. 

We're going to Disneyland in a few weeks and our goal is to be done mudding and hopefully on to the painting stage before we leave. Once we get back it should just be finishing up painting, starting tile work, and assembling all the cabinets for the bathrooms and kitchen. There’s still a lot to do in the next 6 weeks but we’ve come so far and if anyone is determined to get it done, it’s Pat. Poor guy is so burnt out right now and we are so anxious to be together as a family again. We’ve been in it for the long haul but we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. On a side note, we’re expecting a baby GIRL in May! As if we didn’t have enough on our plate. :) We are so excited and the boys already love their baby sister.

We have been so fortunate to be on this journey and have had so many blessings in return. Pat has met tons of people who will gladly funnel work his way once he’s done with the house, which will be a huge blessing for us once the baby comes.


Our beautiful home with completed exterior!

Side view

Recessed panel garage doors

Entry hall

Fireplace wall

Fireplace

Great room/kitchen

Great room- view from kitchen
Pantry

Drywall goals...Can you say, OCD?

Downstairs bathroom

Mud room

Front office

Stairwell view

Bronson's room

Bronson's closet complete with "doggy door" to Beckham's room. (we may regret this later)
Beckham's room


Boys bathroom

Baby GIRLS room :)

Master bedroom

Master Bedroom


Master bathroom
Tub view

Master shower

Master closet


Laundry room

Pat working hard on the deck
Our favorite helper, Uncle Drew:)










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