TWILIGHT!!!!!

So, totally went to the midnight showing of Twilight at the District...loved it!! I went with Gilbs, Johnny, Mom and aunt Fralinka (yes...those are nicknames).

***EDITED***HUGE UPDATE!!!!! Exciting but Stressfull!

Okay...so....our HUGE UPDATE was a false alarm...our realtor sent us an email saying our house was going to be done by December 4th...and our superintendant had told us a week and a half before that it would be done end of December. So...being stressed about this conflicting information I contacted our contact at Holmes Homes and he said that our closing dates are between December 19th-23rd...so we should hopefully close before Christmas but at least its not as soon as we thought.

As for our condo going up for sale...that will be tomorrow...so seriously...any interested buyers check us out at utahhomes.com!

End of December...what?!

So on Thursday, October 30th, Justus and I did our pre-sheet rock walk through with our superintendent of our build job. We asked him what he thought the dealine was for our house to be done. We've been thinking maybe January at the earliest or February....he laid it on us

END OF DECEMBER!!

We were totally shocked, but really excited. What a great anniversary/Christmas present that could be this year! After the walk through everything looked great. We went back this weekend and wanted to see the progress and this is what we found....

(I have a bunch of pictures of when it was all framed, but I figured unless you really know what the layout is, you probably wouldn't know what I was showing you)

Above is the living room off the entry way and also the front closet next to the stairsIf you continue through the front room you'll see our family room and dining area (can't really see the dining space I know)

This is our kitchen

Here's a better shot of the dining area and the family room and the doors to our side yard

I know...this is a terrible picture of the master bedroom....I wasn't standing in a great place so the room looks tiny!!

When you walk in the master bedroom we have a little "knook" for a table or shelves and then our walk-in closet

This is wear our double vanity will be....I accidentally deleted the picture of the rest of the master bath...so I'll hopefully get another one soon

This is the second bath upstairs

This room is going to be our office (again a terrible angle that I took the picture from)

This is the third bedroom for whatever

This is the upstairs hallway. At the end of the hall is the master bedroom door, off to the left is the stairs and the doorway to the laundry room

This is an exciting picture! They already started our exterior!! The house that is about a week ahead of ours had their exterior painted last week. So hopefully by my next post you'll get to see our colors!!

The Progress Continues!!

The Framing Process

So I know that some of these pictures aren't the best quality...but sometimes you only have your camera phone available! But they are definitely kicking butt on our house!! Its getting up really fast! Hopefully we don't run into any problems selling our condo...we will be putting that on the market next week...so if anyone is insterested...let me know!!

Just a reminder

Hey all...we are going private as of Oct. 20th 2008...so if you haven't already get us your email addresses so we can add you to our blog! email me at kbkoelliker@hotmail.com (and if you are going private too...my blog address is katiebugburt@hotmail.com)

Katie & Justus

The Next Step...

So after you get a hole dug for a house they put in your foundation!! Justus and Connor went out to our lot a week after our hole was dug and they found that the foundation was already put in!! Hooray!

Above is a shot from the front of our house
Side Shot
Shot from the garage
This is Connor by the lake (he's doing his pirate eye)
Connor was so entertained by Day Break. Justus and him played on "the beach" at the lake and even built a sand castle! Justus said he also saw all the parks that they have built throughout the neighborhoods and wanted to play on one (even though it was very cloudy and close to storming). But they pulled off at a park and played on all the toys that were there. Apparenlty Connor said "I love it here!" So its definitely going to be a great place to live! We are so excited! Our sales agent at Holmes Homes told our realtor, Claudia, that our house is 90 days out. Now my dad is in construction so he said add at least another month or two on the end of that, espcially since its going to be in the winter months. So Justus and I are thinking February!

The Boy of a Thousand Expressions

Justus has nicknamed Connor "The Boy of a Thousand Expressions." And isn't that just so true about him? He's so animated. If you haven't seen my other past posts he pulls funny faces and just does random things, some things I've never seen little kids do before! Below are some pictures over the past little while that I haven't posted. I love the one from him at Halloween last year, his favorite prize was his toothbrush! Go figure! Then just some random ones when we've been babysitting him or just hanging around. He keeps things animated and fun. Like his Primary Program, he stole the show, as most sunbeams do. But when he got up to say his part the president was going to read it in his ear and he says "I already said that one!" straight at the lady and right in the mic and everyone laughed in the audience. Then, he turned straight to the microphone and said his part perfectly and walked away. It was hilarious!! What a goofball! We love him so much!

Connor last Halloween
Connor likes to try my shoes on
Isn't he pretty? haha
Just eating at Rock Creek, they have the "bideo games"
Connor hanging out in the fridge

The boy pulling faces at Training Table

The boy showing off his "vampire" teeth

Our Home Sweet Hole!!!

This is a picture of our lot I took with my phone camera as we were driving past one day. Its underneath all that dirt.

(its the only picture I think we have before....keep reading)

So on Tuesday we got the email from Holmes Homes that they were going to pull our permit and start construction ASAP. So, I guess in my mind I was thinking, maybe next week they would start. So, I had this plan to go out to our lot and take a picture pre-construction and then go out maybe once a week or every other week to take pictures as its being built. So, on Thursday (yesterday) I went out to take a picture of the lot, and what did I find?????

A HOLE!!!!!

They had started digging that day! I pulled up to the lot and screamed I was so excited! (I know I know, I'm weird right?) But this is like a big deal! So I'm hoping that they can get as much done as possible before the weather starts to turn bad for the winter.

New House Construction to Start!!!

So, for those of you that know and don't know...we are going to be building a house out at Day Break. Wahoo!! And today we got the email from Holmes Homes stating that they are going to pull our permit from South Jordan City and they will start construction ASAP! I'm so freaking excited!! It should take about 6 months we expect for it to be finished, so sometime after the new year. And then, we will have a house warming party and have you all over to see it!

This is a draw up of the color scheme for our house. We are also having a full covered porch across the front with white columns. So its going to be beautiful!

Going Private...too

Hey all,

We will also be going private with our blog. So like many others, send me your email address to kbkoelliker@hotmail.com. I will leave this up for a few weeks as well.

Thanks!

Koelliker's

The Water Weanie

Since we weren't at Bear Lake for that long, we didn't get to do much wake boarding like we hoped. But we had a good run on the water weanie!

Me, Christin, Kenzie and Ashley
Kenzi, Danielle, Me, Katherine, Janae, Claire, Lexa, Brooklynn, and Christin

(from left to right, back to front row)
Connor had his first run on the moster! He loved it!!
Me, Justus, Jeffrey and Brett having a good run

I guess these two went on their own on the way in for lunch? Not really sure...haha
Justus took the little ones out...Connor, Claire and Brooklynn