Was a challenge to know where to put what when you've never decorated for Christmas in a new home. Was fun to pull out the Christmas bins that hadn't been used the previous 4 Christmas's.
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Off road for the 'experienced'
Not crazy enough yet to do this
Coast to Coast stops
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Paul and Ryan riding Plasma cars . The best time they had on Thanksgiving day!
Dave giving Ranger a manicure - dremel works great!
At the corn maze - hot chocolate and s'mores!
Michelle is starting to open their new couch
11 grandchildren all together
We played games in the evening and lots of activities during the days
Papa and Tolan
boating fun
BB guns were a hit
Dave, Doug, Cheri, but no Michelle
Darn, Michelle couldn't come this time and we sure missed her!
After trimming view side a bit
West view extends further now
Deck finished - concrete next
basement door entry pad prepared for concrete pour
Paul looking at view from next door
just after 5:00 - light pouring into view windows
Guest bathroom cabinets
Our granite slabs
Warehouse after warehouse of granite in Seattle
Some ceiling fans in
looking up with bank of windows on right and bridge ceiling on left
Granite choice we like
I think we're going dark
West deck being built
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Here we snow again
they keep saying this is very unusual for this area!
Kitchen cabinets
part of the island and a section for the wall are waiting for installation
window seats
These fit in the bump-outs at both ends of the house and are wide enough for a bed
1 of 2 armoires
instead of a closet in the master bedroom, we have 2 armoires
armoire opened
opposite side of window is another armoire with hanger on opposite side, these have 6 drawers at bottom
master vanities
another just like it on the opposite wall
above toilet cabinets
downstairs powder room; guest bathroom; and master bathroom areas all have these above the toilets
laundry unit
laundry unit with openings for front load washer and dryer, cabinets above
cubby in bathroom/laundry area. Wall to right will have a mirror and below mirror a pedistal sink
Day of skiing
Paul is taking Monday for Skiing with the guys
great room fireplace
all finished except real mantle to go in later
gutters arrive
long trailer needed for the delivery of gutters that are delivered whole
installing window frames
this area has 4 high windows above the walkway
pre tile laying
waterproof backing on top of concrete before tile is layed in area of downstairs guest bathroom looking into toilet/shower area and what will be in front of sinks
downstairs guest bathroom
toilet area visable on right, shower not visable on left inside this area
Garage door panel
one of 4 panels getting it's first coat of finish. The next coat will darken it a bit.
stone being delivered
nothing wrong with your computer, it's very foggy here now.
Ice from Fog
never seen this before, but our fog turns to ice when it's cold enough
Decking prepared in guest room
decking is sanded, stained, and sealed ready for installation soon
Beautiful in the woods
these are views we see looking out of our boathouse windows
View from master bedroom
Snow is on the peaks - will be better view when we trim out the trees
Bryce feeding Tolan
Alana
Paul painting Michelle's livingroom
All done and put back together
Sights on the way to Tennessee
Bad Lands
Mt. Rushmore
Devils Tower
Fun picking interior material for the house
Jordan and Doug checking out rug colors
Radiant Heat tubes
great room - kitchen area
north end of west side
scaffalding up for tomorrow's work on shingles
Brandon and Dave
Brandon's Baptism Day
Plumbing started inside the house
Starting to frame around windows
East side showing South end
East side showing North end
West side showing North end
West side showing South end
The lift helped the installation
The Mullions match
It took them 24 windows to get 6 that were right. Mullions line up with bottom of window in adjacent rooms
Swantown Marina - Port of Olympia
Off shore of Hope Island
rafting up with Denver's
Dinner at Tugboat Annies
tied up at dock and went in for dinner
Staging area at marina
Out of the water again
Windows arrive
Unloading windows
3 section frame
caulking for bottom strip
making sure window frames are plum
6 sections of glass for windows
This glass to be installed in bottom panels for kitchen/greatroom
Four Swallows
This is the dining room we were in. The original farm house was converted to a 5 star restaurant
Dance Festival
Jacob and Sabryna at Tacoma Dome
At our beach and Bay
Doug takes Brandon and Jake kayaking
As the tide goes out Brandon finds lots of starfish on rocks
Jake finds starfish while wadding
Brandon catching crab
Brandon and Preston exploring for treasures
Jake swinging high
ready for a boating day
eagle viewed from the boat
view on one side - Olypics
Mt. Renier
Our beach
our beach viewed from the boat
Michelle, Josh, and Court
Paul, Jan, Michelle, and Josh
They both needed bibs for dinner
Cutting the cake
dance as Husband and Wife
Michelle and Paul
Michelle and Dave dancing
the car
breakfast together at Embassy Suites
Opening Presents
The Wedding Cake
Finished
Baking & Putting it all together
the last 16" square batter ready
all but one layer baked
rolling out the fondant for red ribbons
red fondant ribbon around and now starting the bottom edging
Screw and Washer from Paul's elbow
7 mm thick and 4 1/2" long
The spong bath begins
Not happy at all
Woops - He got her!
Alana at Tolan's level
She told him all about making her head band in church nursery class
Alana is excited to hold little brother
Tolan is Home
love the expressions
Congratulations Jordan
Jordan has earned the highest rank you can get for Boy Scouts and is being honored tonight
Tolan Paul Sharp in NICU
Cheri and Tolan
Tolan loved being held by his Mom!
Tolan Paul Sharp
only a few hours old
older brother, Jared
Oldest brother Bryce
Our view
Paul and Preston
Starfish and snails are fun to see
The boathouse
The "21' Ranger Tug" is in the garage and we live above
Inside of boathouse upstairs
railing system
Main House East Side
This is the woods side
Main house West side
This is our water view from the house
Main House West Side
We'll view the ocean Bay and the Mountains looking out this side
Main House East side
tar paper on - metal roof next week
The 'Boathouse'
Our new little home
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