The Queen Bee... and her growing hive

The following montage of pictures portray Mom in her element...enduring the elements over the past 4 seasons.

(Early October 2008 snowfall)

Mom up on the roof!

This is from about 200 yards away, this is what the house looks like as of last night. In the next month we hope to get the windows installed, exterior stonework and roof completed.

Saturday Night (Idaho) Fever!

One might wonder what fun can possibly be had on a Saturday night in Idaho. Well, some of our favorite city folk (Ricky, Eden and Lincoln) were lucky enough to find out last night! After two days of running all over town, we were all exhausted, so we retreated to the mountains for a little relaxation. We toured the property, had a BBQ, and looked at the stars.

As you can see, the house is coming along at an almost alarming rate.

No, Mom isn't slapping Ricky, although thats what it looks like. She's just explaining plans as Ricky and Eden marvel at the height of the ceiling in the guest house.

Dad proudly showcasing the revision of our once too-narrow stairwell

Ricky and Dad standing on the stamped concrete that will shortly become our entry. Notice the beautiful sunset captured by Nat's photographic prowess! (=

After the sun drifted behind the rolling hills of the Marsh Creek Valley, it was time for the real fun to begin! We set up a bonfire (which was, admittedly a little too close to our house in its current wooden state), and prepared for a weenie roast. Hot dogs and marshmallows are becoming quite a traditon for us! As the unpredictable flames died down to embers perfect for cooking, the boys kept themselves busy playing with toys.

Ricky wanted Dad to teach him how to ride the tractor.

He got the hang of it pretty quick!

Lincoln had already mastered driving a car, and was impressed by Daddy's tractor skills...

So, we thought it was time for Lincoln to learn the tractor too. It took him about 3 seconds to find the clutch. Like Father, like son!

It's been so fun having Ricky and Eden and Lincoln here to visit. Everybody is welcome to come up and we'll show you a good Saturday night too!

Conrad, Connie or Con's dream house

The title is a Seinfeld reference, sorry if you didn't get it. (So, thats pretty much everybody except JJ and Ryan). But... I'm sick of titling everything "Progress in Poky" so thats the best I could come up with.

(Freckles says to say hi to Daisy, Lucy, Kayla, Cuomo, Jango, Yoda, Lizzy, Lando and Leia)



Mom went up to the property Friday afternoon and she's so excited because it's really starting to look like a house! She actually made a video on her camera, but my computer tried to download it for like 4 hours last night until I finally gave up. Any tips on uploading videos would be appreciated. We are so excited to have everyone come and see it! We hope to have the guest house finished by Christmastime, but the big house might not make the cut.














These are both pics of the guest house (aka Nat and Freckles' hosue). Mom uses terms like "tressels" or something when describing what you might know as the roof.























The first picture here is of the basement level on the main house, looking eastward. The second picture is looking southward at the basement's main room. The third picture is of a guy putting the roof on the basement / the floor of the main level. I would definitely not want that dudes job. Nice view though!