2 years- before and after

Over the past 2 years we have been working our tails off at building a home for our family.  When you hear us say we've been busy we're not just saying it.  We have been crazy busy.  On top of Don and I both working and having 3 kids we have been putting our last name KAIZEN to the test.  We have been putting forth continuous effort everyday and striving for better.  Here's a brief overview of what we've been up to .

In the beginning..............there was nothing but dirt. (Dec 2009)




Then we found this house at it's comfy location up in Avila Bay Estates
The walkway
The front door and slider

The front picture windows and the old view
We decided to remove this house from Avila Bay estates and take it to its new home in the  community of Suey Creek.  Here it is heading up the bumpy mountainous roads.

A very tight squeeze, YIKES!
Almost there

Our future home, made it safely in one piece, or 3 pieces at least. (Jan 2010)

The picture windows

After the move the house was in shambles. Here's our front room.The future dining area

More of the dining area.
Slowly starting to take shape
Yay, our dining area.
The office area

  The middle bathroom before
 



The middle bathroom after .



The kids room before
A little help from Mommy's paint brush.  Here's the kids room after.

 


 

 







The living room before.


The bar area before.
 
The kitchen 



The view from the kitchen window before. More of the living room and fireplace area before.


Starting to take shape.



The master bedroom before.
 
Some paint. Some furniture.
The master bedroom almost done.

Looking out the slider in the master bedroom before.
Looking out the master bedroom slider after.
The hideous master bathroom before.






Master bathroom after.


The deck before



The dirt aka future yard before. (Dec 2009) After lots of picks , shovels, breaking bars and wheelbarrow loads  the yard is starting to level out.  (June 2010)
And now the fence building begins.  Not an easy task when the ground is almost solid rock. There were a few times we thought dynamite might have been a better option. (Dec 2010)
The future shed space leveled out.
The frame for the foundation. ( I'm about 7 months pregnant with Asher here.)

The cement is in.


Up go the walls.
Small side deck. This is where our future deck will be. (Feb 2011) The beginning stages of our deck and prepping for a paint job on the house. (April 2011)

Finally a coat of paint!
Future garden area.  (Jan 2011) We began by terracing some levels.Planter beds built and dirt and plants in. (April 2011) My little helpers.

Starting our chicken coop.
The chicken coop. Finally feeling like home. (July 2011)

Our home nestled in the trees. 



The beautiful view from our fabulous deck.  We feel so blessed.