The Edwards Build a House

We've been told that we are targeting a completion date somewhere around mid-late September.  Sometimes we think "yeah, ok.  That seems reasonable" and sometimes we think "there is no way in Hell that's going to happen!"
It truly seems like now we are in the home stretch, only dealing with the final finishing touches.  But there is still a lot of installation to do.

A trip over to the house gave us a nice surprise - the kitchen granite countertops had been installed!  And we were so pleased with how it came out.

Here are some pictures of the progress:

Kitchen

Close-up: Milky Way granite

Mom helped me find this old decorative metal stove top cover.
I plan to use it in place of a stainless steel backsplash to the oven/range.

Looking into foyer

Jacob's room - they've installed all interior doorknobs

Jack & Jill bathroom - vanity top & light installed.
The trim work looks amazing in here!

Mady's room

Master bedroom with tray ceiling

Making progress on the bar

The kids were in a goofy mood and were actually trying  to get in my pictures!

 

Doing a dance

 For some perspective, I took a few shots of our surroundings.  With any luck, it will fill in and we will forget we ever had this much space between our neighbours!

Looking west to the front of the house/greenspace

 Here, you can see the apartments we are staying at currently way at the end of the street.

Looking south to the left of the house/backyard

Looking east towards back of the house

Another east/back of the house angle

We've each had a chance to meet some of our neighbours this week.  One family has been in the area for a few years and has a son just one month younger than Jacob!  We stopped to meet them and their adorable Goldendoodle puppy while we were out for a dog-walk ourselves.  And as the parents were talking, the little boy brought out his own scooter to play with the kids for a short time - and the kids had a great time!  Another future neighbour was at the playground with his kids and talked to Brian about the house they are just starting to build.
This just helps to confirm for me that we hopefully have made the right decision for our family.  Moving to the " 'burbs" is a sacrifice we are willing to take for the kids.  I look forward to my kids going on bike rides with neighbour kids, running into the doorway for a drink and running back out again.  An easy-going feel where we feel safe having them outside.  Not to mention the schools and the convenience (for us!).

And the next day, the kids were asking to go by the house with the new kids again.  :)  I think we are going to be happy here.