24 is coming back!! Party at the Moser's on Nov. 23!

OK....I may be the last to know but we have missed 24 terribly! Not like we have a lot of time to spend watching tv these days but when we do we want it to be quality programming like 24 or Lost! Tonight we were really wanting to watch an episode of 24 or Lost so I got on the net to see when the new episodes are starting and I found this trailer for next season's 24. We have decided we are having a 24 party at our new house on Nov. 23 to watch this Season 7 prequel so consider yourself invited! We are so excited for the new season we might even watch it on tv instead of waiting for the DVD's to come out!

Parade of Homes...Missoula style!

Today Brian and I went to the parade of homes here in Missoula. I told him it probably wasn't a good idea to take me because I would find lots of great ideas for our new house that would cost a fortune! Actually, we found some ideas that are doable and others that are so far out of our price range, but definitely fun to look at! One house we went to was 6000 sq. ft. and had a $125,000 media and sound system. I think there were probably 10 flat screens in the house...crazy huh? Another one of the houses was 4900 sq. ft. all on one level. You wouldn't have to go to the gym...just walk back and forth through your house for exercise. At this house, I found my dream bathroom pictured below.

The tub sits in the middle of the room with columns around it and you have a fireplace with a flat screen above it to watch while you soak in the bath. And so you don't miss your favorite show while you do laundry there is a flat screen in there too. As well as a chaise lounge so you can rest while you watch your shows and watch your laundry being done??

So obviously these were some of the over the top things, but below I have a few pictures of ideas we liked. We have trying to figure out how we want to do our fireplace so we found a few ideas for that (minus the interesting artwork.) Any suggestions??

Here is some tile I found that I liked. We are still not sure if we want tile or hardwood.

And we also found a house with concrete countertops which we have been thinking about. I had a hard time picturing what that would look like because I just kept thinking it would look like a sidewalk on my countertop. I actually really liked them when I saw them in this kitchen...I am not crazy about the color but the overall look is pretty cool.

We have to start making these decisions over the next few weeks so any advice you have would be great!!

Another house update!

Can you believe it...I have managed to post almost every day this week! I can't promise that my laundry is done or the house is clean though! I took more pictures of the house today so I thought I would post them. The front porch was finished today and we absolutely love it! We have always wanted a "Montana" style house and this porch gave our house that look. We will stain it to look like cedar and then there will be cedar shake in the gable above the window area. We ordered siding this week to and it comes pre-painted which is nice...the color for the exterior is "Greek Olive" with cream trim. We will also be doing some rock work along the front bottom of the house as well...something we wanted to do to our last house but didn't. Next week the roof will be shingled and then its windows and siding. I'll keep posting pictures as the house progresses!

Our little ballerina!

Abby started Ballet this week at a local dance studio. There were so many dance places to choose from here in Missoula that I wasn't sure what to do. After researching a bit, I found the Ballet Arts Academy. Abby started on Monday and seemed to really enjoy her class! They also do "The Nutcracker" at Christmas and recently had auditions. We gave it a moment's thought and decided this was probably not the year to take on something else! Maybe next year we will try it! I am sure she would love it! The boys will be starting flag football in a few weeks as well so that should be fun for them as well!

My 100th Post + the kids go back to school!

I have been sitting around trying to think of something exciting to post for my the 100th post but to no avail. My brain is mush...too many house decisions to be made! I think I will post pics of my kids going back to school because in reality they are the reason that I am blogging. I think when they are all grown up this will be a great thing to share with them (especially since I am not a scrapper...sorry Kristi...maybe someday I will be.) I found a website blurb.com that will turn my blog into a book so I thought every year or so I can have 4 copies made and put them away for when they get older. So here are the pics of the kids first day back to school. It has been an adjustment but they are all starting to meet friends and enjoy it!

The house building continues!

So much has happened to the house in the last month! We are on target to finish up by the 1st week in November. It will be fun to be in for the holidays! I haven't taken pictures in a week so these aren't the most up to date but I thought I would share the progress.

Our dining room view.

Our living room view.

Jordan and Brock's room in the basement.

Riley's view from his bedroom.

The back of the house before the roof and covered porch.

The truss truck arrives.

Our family room door.

The kid's bathroom...double sink with pocket door to shower.

Our door style minus the sidelights and the dentil shelf...if you don't know what that is I didn't wither until I started shopping for front doors. Amazing what you learn!

Our window style.

River City Church Launches!

We launched the church on Sunday with 158 people!!! We had a great time and are looking forward to next Sunday. It was great meeting new people and seeing all of the families with kids! Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers! We will keep you posted! I have more pics that someone else took so I will post those when he sends them. For now this is all I have of worship practice and my man vs. wild banner in the background I designed.