Folks, we are in and we have the net

Hey all family and friends out there. We have been disconnected from the world for some time out here. We are in our new home! We moved in on Janurary 18th. We had a great crew! Thanks to all that helped out! We had family and friends in abundance and it made it such a great move if moves can be termed great. Anyway, much has happened since but I won't bore you with a great amount of detail. Instead, I'll give you the condensed version of the update. We moved in, it began snowing, we got our certificate of occupancy, it snowed some more, I bought a four-wheeler with a snow plow, it continued to snow, Heidi left me to go to San Diego and sunshine for a week, now it's raining and slushy. That pretty much brings us up to date. Oh, yeah! For all who don't know by now, we are expecting! Heidi is about 5 months and showing nicely. Doc appointment is Thursday this week for an ultrasound. Don't get too exited though. We have elected not to be informed of the sex. We'll keep you guessing for another 4 months. Good to be back in the blogosphere. Expect more from the Days of Frazier in the near future. Check out the latest pics of our goings on below.

Christmas Day

Princess Elise enjoyed Christmas day with family on both sides. We all went to my parents and had Christmas Eve crab dinner and opened presents. It was fun seeing Krista, Darrin, and Lucia all in from out of town. We had Christmas morning at our house and then off to Heidi's parents for brunch and later dinner. We made one more stop at my parents again on Christmas night to say hi. We were on the go and had a good time with all the family. Here's some photos of Elise with her Christmas gear. Happy Holidays.

Getting Closer

Hi all. Hope everyone is having a good December. We have made a lot of progress with the house. Here are some updated pictures from inside.




Looking in from the entryway you can see the entire living space. The kitchen living area and dining area are all one large room. The counter tops were just installed and Russ and Mike, the finish carpenter, have put some detail into the bar front. The opening at the end of the room leads to the master bed and Elise's room. The the left is the office and behind the kitchen is the guest bath.


Russ has wrapped all the windows in vertical grain fir. He has done an exceptional job and the woodwork adds so much to the look of the windows.

















Guest bath is all tiled and grouted. This one just needs a few touch ups and a little clean up and it'll be ready for the plumbers.

















Master bath tub surround and shower still in progress. Just have to finish up with some small pieces and grout it in.

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays friends and family! We have been pretty busy as usual moving forward with the house project but we have managed to continue with our normal fun stuff. We had Thanksgiving with both my folks and Heidi's, went to Disney on Ice for Elise, and went Christmas tree hunting with a group of our friends. I have been pretty neglectful of taking pictures of the house lately. Russ, Rob, myself, and my buddy Nate have been doing a lot of work. Russ put in the cabinets, Rob and I have been installing flooring, and Nate has started on our bathroom tiles. I'll get some pics posted soon. I put together a couple of posts below so check those out as well. Stay warm.

Elise and her many outfits

Snow Bunny Elise



















Elise is stylin for winter time















Keep rockin. Nice mohawk.



















Dressed up and ready to go to Disney on Ice's Princess Wishes

The Christmas tree that didn't make it home

We went Christmas tree hunting this morning. This little tree caught our attention and we were pleased to bring it home with us for the holidays. Little did we know that it would blow out the back of the truck on the way home and then get smashed to smithereens by another pick up. It was disappointing but we managed. We went to Lowes and grabbed another tree. We had fun going tree hunting as usual though. We have been going with the same group of friends for several years now and look forward to doing this every year. Next year I'm bringing some rope.

Wow, it's been a while. A lot has been going on during the days of Frazier. Mostly, activity has centered around the construction of the house. I have been busy with work recently attending our annual VR conference down in Boise and then going through an administrative review following a brief absence of work for the annual mule deer hunt. I will have to refer you to The Gregory Family Basket for pictures from that adventure. Two of our party were successful with two nice bucks. The rest of us will have to wait until next time. It was good being in hunting camp again.

The saga continues with the house. Real progress is being made as you can see by the following pictures of the construction. Russ, Rob, and I have been working every weekend trying to get the deck completed. After that is done, we'll move inside to begin work on the flooring, finish work, cabinetry, etc. We are hopeful that we'll be ready for a January move in.

Update: I have posted links to other blogs of family note on the side bar of the site. Take some time to peruse if you get a chance.

The slash pile has been burned!! I was pretty happy about that after the torture I endured trying to chip it with an industrial chipping machine. Burn baby burn.















Here's the deck. We're about 3/4 the way there with the decking. It's hard to see but the deck is about 11 feet in width and 45 feet long. It is going to be party deck central. Can't wait to bbq.
We got it piped for gas baby so no havin to change out the propane tank!





























Here is a view from inside looking from the kitchen out to the great room. All of the windows, electrical, hvac, and plumbing have been installed. The drywallers have been mudding and taping and will hopefully be done by the end of this week.















Here is a view from across the way. The roof is on and the siding is underway. Things are coming together.